Greeting
1 Paul, an apostle (not from men nor through man, but Acts 9:6through Jesus Christ and God the Father Acts 2:24who raised Him from the dead), 2 and all the brethren who are with me,
To the churches of Galatia:
3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 (Matt. 20:28)who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us Heb. 2:5from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5 to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Only One Gospel
6 I marvel that you are turning away so soon (Rom. 8:28); Gal. 1:15; 5:8from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, 7 2 Cor. 11:4which is not another; but there are some Acts 15:1; Gal. 5:10, 12who trouble you and want to 2 Cor. 2:17pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if 1 Cor. 16:22we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. 9 As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you Deut. 4:2than what you have received, let him be accursed.
10 For (1 Cor. 10:33); 1 Thess. 2:4do I now 1 Sam. 24:7persuade men, or God? Or 1 Thess. 2:4do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.
Call to Apostleship
11 (Rom. 2:16); 1 Cor. 15:1But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. 12 For 1 Cor. 15:1I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but itcame(Eph. 3:3–5)through the revelation of Jesus Christ.
13 For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how Acts 9:1I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and Acts 8:3; 22:4, 5triedto destroy it. 14 And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation, Acts 26:9; Phil. 3:6being more exceedingly zealous Jer. 9:14; Matt. 15:2; Mark 7:3; (Col. 2:8)for the traditions of my fathers.
15 But when it pleased God, Is. 49:1, 5; Jer. 1:5; Acts 9:15; Rom. 1:1; Gal. 1:6who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, 16 (2 Cor. 4:5–7)to reveal His Son in me, that Acts 9:15; Gal. 2:9I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with Matt. 16:17flesh and blood, 17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those whowere apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.
Contacts at Jerusalem
18 Then after three years Acts 9:26I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and remained with him fifteen days. 19 But 1 Cor. 9:5I saw none of the other apostles except Matt. 13:55James, the Lord’s brother. 20 (Now concerning the things which I write to you, indeed, before God, I do not lie.)
21 Acts 9:30Afterward I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. 22 And I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea which Rom. 16:7were in Christ. 23 But they were Acts 9:20, 21hearing only, "He who formerly Acts 8:3persecuted us now preaches the faith which he once triedto destroy." 24 And they Acts 11:18glorified God in me.