NHEBJE - Galatians - 1

1:1  Paul, an apostle (not from men, neither through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead),

1:2  and all the brothers who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:

1:3  Grace to you and peace from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ,

1:4  who 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-

1:5  to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

1:6  I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different "good news";

1:7  and there is not another "good news." Only there are some who trouble you, and want to pervert the Good News of Christ.

1:8  But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should proclaim to you any "good news" other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed.

1:9  As we have said before, so I now say again: if any man preaches to you any "good news" other than that which you received, let him be cursed.

1:10  For 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 would not be a servant of Christ.

1:11  But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the Good News which was preached by me, that it is not according to man.

1:12  For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.

1:13  For you have heard of my way of living in time past in Judaism, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and ravaged it.

1:14  I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

1:15  But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me through his grace,

1:16  to reveal his Son in me, that I might proclaim him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood,

1:17  nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia. Then I returned to Damascus.

1:18  Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and stayed with him fifteen days.

1:19  But of the other apostles I saw no one, except Jacob, the Lord's brother.

1:20  Now about the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I'm not lying.

1:21  Then I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

1:22  I was still unknown by face to the churches of Judea which were in Christ,

1:23  but they only heard: "He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy."

1:24  And they glorified God because of me.