Galatians 1 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Introduction

1 Paul ^G3972, an apostle ^G652 (not sent from men ^G444 nor ^G3761 through ^G1223 human ^G444 agency ^G1223, 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 the Father ^G3962 and our Lord ^G2962 Jesus ^G2424 Christ ^G5547, 4 who gave ^G1325 Himself ^G1438 for our sins ^G266 so ^G3704 that ^G3704 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 forevermore ^G165. Amen ^G281.

Distortion of the Gospel

6 I am ^G2296 amazed ^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 not just another ^G243 account; but 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 preach ^G2097 to you a gospel ^G2097 contrary ^G3844 to what ^G3739 we have preached ^G2097 to you, he is to be [fn]accursed ^G331! 9 As we have said ^G4280 before ^G4280, even ^G2532 now ^G737 I say ^G3004 again ^G3825: if ^G1487 anyone ^G5100 is preaching ^G2097 to you a gospel ^G2097 contrary ^G3844 to what ^G3739 you received ^G3880, he is to be [fn]accursed ^G331!

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

Paul Defends His Ministry

11 For I would have ^G1107 you know ^G1107, brothers ^G80 and sisters, that the gospel ^G2098 which was preached ^G2097 by me is not [fn]of human ^G444 invention ^G2596.

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 way ^G391 of ^G391 life ^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 [fn]countrymen ^G1085, being ^G5225 more ^G4056 extremely ^G4056 zealous ^G2207 for my ancestral ^G3967 traditions ^G3862. 15 But when ^G3753 [fn]He who had set ^G873 me apart ^G873 even 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 ^G2443 I might preach ^G2097 Him 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 [fn]Cephas ^G2786, and stayed ^G1961 with him for fifteen ^G1178 days ^G2250. 19 But I did not see ^G3708 another ^G2087 one ^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 I was still unknown ^G50 by [fn]sight ^G4383 to the churches ^G1577 of Judea ^G2449 which are in Christ ^G5547; 23 but they only ^G3440 kept hearing ^G191, “The man who once ^G4218 persecuted ^G1377 us is now ^G3568 preaching ^G2097 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.