1 Paul an apostle--not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who 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 who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father;5 to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and turning to a different gospel--7 not that there is another gospel, but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ.8 But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to that which we preached to you, let him be accursed.9 As we have said before, so now I say again, If any one is preaching to you a gospel contrary to that which you received, let him be accursed.10 Am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still pleasing men, I should not be a servant of Christ.11 For I would have you know, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not man's gospel.12 For I did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ.13 For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it;14 and I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers.15 But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and had called me through his grace,16 was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not confer with flesh and blood,17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia; and again I returned to Damascus.18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and remained with him fifteen days.19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother.20 (In what I am writing to you, before God, I do not lie!)21 Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cili'cia.22 And I was still not known by sight to the churches of Christ in Judea;23 they only heard it said, "He who once persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy."24 And they glorified God because of me.

1 παυλος αποστολος ουκ απ ανθρωπων ουδε δι ανθρωπου αλλα δια ιησου χριστου και θεου πατρος του εγειραντος αυτον εκ νεκρων2 και οι συν εμοι παντες αδελφοι ταις εκκλησιαις της γαλατιας3 χαρις υμιν και ειρηνη απο θεου πατρος και κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου4 του δοντος εαυτον υπερ των αμαρτιων ημων οπως εξεληται ημας εκ του ενεστωτος αιωνος πονηρου κατα το θελημα του θεου και πατρος ημων5 ω η δοξα εις τους αιωνας των αιωνων αμην6 θαυμαζω οτι ουτως ταχεως μετατιθεσθε απο του καλεσαντος υμας εν χαριτι χριστου εις ετερον ευαγγελιον7 ο ουκ εστιν αλλο ει μη τινες εισιν οι ταρασσοντες υμας και θελοντες μεταστρεψαι το ευαγγελιον του χριστου8 αλλα και εαν ημεις η αγγελος εξ ουρανου ευαγγελιζηται υμιν παρ ο ευηγγελισαμεθα υμιν αναθεμα εστω9 ως προειρηκαμεν και αρτι παλιν λεγω ει τις υμας ευαγγελιζεται παρ ο παρελαβετε αναθεμα εστω10 αρτι γαρ ανθρωπους πειθω η τον θεον η ζητω ανθρωποις αρεσκειν ει γαρ ετι ανθρωποις ηρεσκον χριστου δουλος ουκ αν ημην11 γνωριζω δε υμιν αδελφοι το ευαγγελιον το ευαγγελισθεν υπ εμου οτι ουκ εστιν κατα ανθρωπον12 ουδε γαρ εγω παρα ανθρωπου παρελαβον αυτο ουτε εδιδαχθην αλλα δι αποκαλυψεως ιησου χριστου13 ηκουσατε γαρ την εμην αναστροφην ποτε εν τω ιουδαισμω οτι καθ υπερβολην εδιωκον την εκκλησιαν του θεου και επορθουν αυτην14 και προεκοπτον εν τω ιουδαισμω υπερ πολλους συνηλικιωτας εν τω γενει μου περισσοτερως ζηλωτης υπαρχων των πατρικων μου παραδοσεων15 οτε δε ευδοκησεν ο θεος ο αφορισας με εκ κοιλιας μητρος μου και καλεσας δια της χαριτος αυτου16 αποκαλυψαι τον υιον αυτου εν εμοι ινα ευαγγελιζωμαι αυτον εν τοις εθνεσιν ευθεως ου προσανεθεμην σαρκι και αιματι17 ουδε ανηλθον εις ιεροσολυμα προς τους προ εμου αποστολους αλλ απηλθον εις αραβιαν και παλιν υπεστρεψα εις δαμασκον18 επειτα μετα ετη τρια ανηλθον εις ιεροσολυμα ιστορησαι πετρον και επεμεινα προς αυτον ημερας δεκαπεντε19 ετερον δε των αποστολων ουκ ειδον ει μη ιακωβον τον αδελφον του κυριου20 α δε γραφω υμιν ιδου ενωπιον του θεου οτι ου ψευδομαι21 επειτα ηλθον εις τα κλιματα της συριας και της κιλικιας22 ημην δε αγνοουμενος τω προσωπω ταις εκκλησιαις της ιουδαιας ταις εν χριστω23 μονον δε ακουοντες ησαν οτι ο διωκων ημας ποτε νυν ευαγγελιζεται την πιστιν ην ποτε επορθει24 και εδοξαζον εν εμοι τον θεον