Galatians 1 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Greetings and Grace

1 Paul ^G3972, an apostle ^G652—not sent from men ^G444 nor ^G3761 through ^G1223 man ^G444, but through ^G1223 Jesus ^G2424 Christ ^G5547 and God ^G2316 the Father ^G3962, who raised ^G1453 Him from the dead ^G3498—

2 and all ^G3956 the brothers ^G80 who are with me,

To the churches ^G1577 of Galatia ^G1053:

3 Grace ^G5485 to you and peace ^G1515 from [fn]God ^G2316 our Father ^G3962 and the Lord ^G2962 Jesus ^G2424 Christ ^G5547, 4 who gave ^G1325 Himself ^G1438 for our sins ^G266 so ^G3704 that He might rescue ^G1807 us from this ^G3588 present ^G1764 evil ^G4190 [fn]age ^G165, according ^G2596 to the will ^G2307 of our God ^G2316 and Father ^G3962, 5 to whom ^G3739 be the glory ^G1391 forever ^G165 and ever ^G165. Amen ^G281.

Distorting the Gospel

6 I marvel ^G2296 that you are so ^G3779 quickly ^G5030 deserting ^G3346 G575 Him who called ^G2564 you [fn]by the grace ^G5485 of Christ ^G5547 for a different ^G2087 gospel ^G2098,

7 which ^G3739 is really not another ^G243, only ^G1487 G3361 there are some ^G5100 who are disturbing ^G5015 you and want ^G2309 to distort ^G3344 the gospel ^G2098 of Christ ^G5547. 8 But even ^G2532 if ^G1437 we, or ^G2228 an angel ^G32 from heaven ^G3772, should proclaim ^G2097 to you a gospel ^G2097 [fn]contrary ^G3844 to the gospel ^G3739 we have proclaimed ^G2097 to you, let him be [fn]accursed ^G331! 9 As we have said ^G4280 before ^G4280, so ^G2532 I say ^G3004 again ^G3825 now ^G737, if ^G1487 any ^G5100 man ^G5100 is proclaiming ^G2097 to you a gospel ^G2097 [fn]contrary ^G3844 to what ^G3739 you received ^G3880, let him be [fn]accursed ^G331!

10 For am I now ^G737 seeking ^G3982 the ^G3982 favor ^G3982 of ^G3982 men ^G444, or ^G2228 of God ^G2316? Or ^G2228 am I striving ^G2212 to please ^G700 men ^G444? If ^G1487 I were still ^G2089 trying to please ^G700 men ^G444, I would not be a slave ^G1401 of Christ ^G5547.

Paul Called by God

11 For I make ^G1107 known ^G1107 to you, brothers ^G80, that the gospel ^G2098 which I am proclaiming ^G2097 as good ^G2097 news ^G2097 is not according ^G2596 to man ^G444.

12 For I neither ^G3761 received ^G3880 it from man ^G444, nor ^G3777 was I taught ^G1321 it, but I received it through ^G1223 a revelation ^G602 of Jesus ^G2424 Christ ^G5547.

13 For you have heard ^G191 of my former ^G4218 conduct ^G391 in Judaism ^G2454, how ^G3754 I used to persecute ^G1377 the church ^G1577 of God ^G2316 beyond ^G2596 G5236 measure ^G5236 and tried to destroy ^G4199 it. 14 And I was advancing ^G4298 in Judaism ^G2454 beyond ^G5228 many ^G4183 of my contemporaries ^G4915 among ^G1722 my countrymen ^G1085, being ^G5225 far ^G4056 more ^G4056 zealous ^G2207 for the traditions ^G3862 of my fathers ^G3967. 15 But when ^G3753 God, who had set ^G873 me apart ^G873 from my mother’s ^G3384 womb ^G2836 and called ^G2564 me through ^G1223 His grace ^G5485, was pleased ^G2106 16 to reveal ^G601 His Son ^G5207 in me so ^G2443 that I might proclaim ^G2097 Him as good ^G2097 news ^G2097 among ^G1722 the Gentiles ^G1484, I did not immediately ^G2112 consult ^G4323 with [fn]flesh ^G4561 and blood ^G129, 17 nor ^G3761 did I go ^G424 up to Jerusalem ^G2414 to those ^G3588 who were apostles ^G652 before ^G4253 me, but I went ^G565 away ^G565 to Arabia ^G688, and returned ^G5290 once ^G3825 more ^G3825 to Damascus ^G1154.

18 Then ^G1899 three ^G5140 years ^G2094 later ^G3326 I went ^G424 up to Jerusalem ^G2414 to [fn]become ^G2477 acquainted ^G2477 with ^G2477 Cephas ^G2786, and stayed ^G1961 with him fifteen ^G1178 days ^G2250. 19 But I did not see ^G3708 any ^G2087 other ^G2087 of the apostles ^G652 except ^G1508 [fn]James ^G2385, the Lord’s ^G2962 brother ^G80. 20 (Now ^G1161 in what ^G3739 I am writing ^G1125 to you, [fn]I assure ^G2400 you before ^G1799 God ^G2316 that I am not lying ^G5574!) 21 Then ^G1899 I went ^G2064 into the regions ^G2824 of Syria ^G4947 and Cilicia ^G2791. 22 And I was still unknown ^G50 by [fn]sight ^G4383 to the churches ^G1577 of Judea ^G2449 which are in Christ ^G5547; 23 but only ^G3440, they kept hearing ^G191, “He who once ^G4218 persecuted ^G1377 us is now ^G3568 proclaiming ^G2097 the good ^G2097 news ^G2097 of the faith ^G4102 which ^G3739 he once ^G4218 tried to destroy ^G4199.” 24 And they were glorifying ^G1392 God ^G2316 [fn]because ^G1722 of me.