Noyes - Galatians - 1

1:1  Paul, an apostle, not from men, nor through man, but through 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 the present evil world, according to the will of God our Father;

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

1:6  I marvel that ye are so soon turning from him that called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel;

1:7  which is not another; only there are certain persons who are troubling you, and seeking to change entirely the gospel of Christ.

1:8  But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel to you contrary to that which we preached to you, let him be accursed!

1:9  As we have said before, so I now say again, If any one preach a gospel to you contrary to that which ye received, let him be accursed!

1:10  For do I now seek the favor of men, or of God? Or am I endeavoring to please men? If I were still pleasing men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

1:11  But I assure you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not after man;

1:12  for I did not receive it from man nor was I taught it by any man, but it was revealed to me by Jesus Christ.

1:13  For ye have heard of my conduct formerly in Judaism; that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and was destroying it,

1:14  and made progress in Judaism beyond many of the same age with me in my nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

1:15  But when it pleased him who set me apart from my very birth, and called me through his grace,

1:16  to reveal his Son within me, that I might publish the glad tidings of him among the gentiles, immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood,

1:17  neither did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.

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

1:19  but no other of the apostles did I see, save James the brother of the Lord.

1:20  Now as to what I am writing to you, behold, before God, I do not lie.

1:21  Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;

1:22  and I was unknown by face to the churches of Judaea which were in Christ;

1:23  but they were only hearing that "He who was once our persecutor is now preaching the faith which he was once destroying";

1:24  and they glorified God in me.