Paul's Letter to the Galatians (WEB)
Paul's Letter to the Galatians
1:1Paul, an apostle (not from men, neither through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the
Father, who raised him from the dead), 1:2and all the brothers who are with me, to the assemblies
of Galatia:
1:3Grace to you and peace from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, 1:4who gave himself
for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil age, according to the will of our God
and Father -- 1:5to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
1:6I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different
gospel; 1:7and there isn't another gospel. Only there are some who trouble you, and want to pervert
the gospel of Christ. 1:8But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any
gospel other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed. 1:9As we have said before, so I
now say again: if any man preaches to you any gospel other than that which you received, let him
be cursed. 1:10For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men?
For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn't be a servant of Christ. 1:11But I make known to you,
brothers, concerning the gospel which was preached by me, that it is not according to man. 1:12For
neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus
Christ. 1:13For you have heard of my way of living in time past in the Jews' religion, how that
beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God, and ravaged it. 1:14I advanced in the Jews'
religion beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for
the traditions of my fathers. 1:15But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from
my mother's womb, and called me through his grace, 1:16to reveal his Son in me, that I might
preach him among the Gentiles, I didn't immediately confer with flesh and blood, 1:17nor did I go
up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia. Then I
returned to Damascus. 1:18Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and stayed
with him fifteen days. 1:19But of the other apostles I saw no one, except James, the Lord's brother.
1:20Now about the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I'm not lying. 1:21Then I came to
the regions of Syria and Cilicia. 1:22I was still unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea which
were in Christ, 1:23but they only heard: "He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he
once tried to destroy." 1:24They glorified God in me.