Anderson - Galatians - 1

1:1  Paul, an apostle, (not from men, nor by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead,)

1:2  and all the brethren that are with me, to the churches of Galatia:

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

1:4  who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,

1:5  to whom be glory from age to age. Amen.

1:6  I am astonished that you are so soon turning away from him that called you into the grace of Christ, to another gospel:

1:7  which is nothing else than that there are some who trouble you, and are determined to pervert the gospel of the Christ.

1:8  But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach to you any other gospel than that which we have preached, let him be accursed.

1:9  As we said before, so even now I say again, if any one preaches to you any other gospel than that which you have received, let him be accursed.

1:10  For, do I now seek the favor of men, or of God? or do I strive to please men? If, indeed, I would still please men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

1:11  But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which is preached by me, is not according to man:

1:12  for neither did I receive it from man, nor was it taught me, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

1:13  For you have heard of my former mode of life in Judaism, that I greatly persecuted the church of God, and laid it waste;

1:14  and I surpassed in Judaism many of my own age and nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the tradition of my fathers.

1:15  But when God, who chose me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace, was pleased

1:16  to reveal his Sou in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I at once declined all conference 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, and then returned to Damascus.

1:18  Then, after three years, I went up to Jerusalem, in order to become personally acquainted with Peter; and I remained with him fifteen days:

1:19  but of the apostles I saw no other, but James the brother of the Lord.

1:20  With respect to the things which I now write to you, behold, before God I lie not.

1:21  Then, I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia:

1:22  but I was not known, in person, to the churches of Judea which are in Christ.

1:23  They had heard only that he who formerly persecuted us was now preaching the faith which he once destroyed.

1:24  And they glorified God in me.