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 brothers who are with me, to the assemblies of Galatia: 3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father— 5 to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

6 I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different "good news", 7 but there isn’t another "good news." Only there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the Good News of Christ. 8 But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any "good news" other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed. 9 As we have said before, so I now say again: if any man preaches to you any "good news" other than that which you received, let him be cursed.

10 For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ.

11 But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the Good News which was preached by me, that it is not according to man. 12 For I didn’t receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ. 13 For you have heard of my way of living in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God and ravaged it. 14 I advanced in the Jews’ religion beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers. 15 But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through his grace, 16 to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I didn’t immediately 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. Then I returned to Damascus.

18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and stayed with him fifteen days. 19 But of the other apostles I saw no one except James, the Lord’s brother. 20 Now about the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I’m not lying. 21 Then I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia. 22 I was still unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea which were in Christ, 23 but they only heard, "He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy." 24 So they glorified God in me.

1 Paulus, 'n apostel nie vanweë mense of deur 'n mens nie, maar deur Jesus Christus en God die Vader wat Hom uit die dode opgewek het,

2 en al die broeders wat by my is -- aan die gemeentes van Gal sië:

3 Genade vir julle en vrede van God die Vader en onse Here Jesus Christus,

4 wat Homself gegee het vir ons sondes, sodat Hy ons kan uitred uit die teenwoordige bose wêreld, volgens die wil van onse God en Vader,

5 aan wie die heerlikheid toekom in alle ewigheid! Amen.

6 Ek verwonder my dat julle so gou afvallig word van hom wat julle deur die genade van Christus geroep het, na 'n ander evangelie toe,

7 terwyl daar geen ander is nie; behalwe dat daar sommige mense is wat julle in die war bring en die evangelie van Christus wil verdraai.

8 Maar al sou ons of 'n engel uit die hemel julle 'n evangelie verkondig in stryd met die wat ons julle verkondig het, laat hom 'n vervloeking wees!

9 Soos ons vantevore gesê het, sê ek nou ook weer: As iemand julle 'n evangelie verkondig in stryd met die wat julle ontvang het, laat hom 'n vervloeking wees!

10 Soek ek dan nou die guns van mense, of van God? Of probeer ek om mense te behaag? As ek nog mense behaag, dan sou ek nie 'n dienskneg van Christus wees nie.

11 Maar ek maak julle bekend, broeders, dat die evangelie wat deur my verkondig is, nie na die mens is nie.

12 Want ek het dit ook nie van 'n mens ontvang of geleer nie, maar deur 'n openbaring van Jesus Christus.

13 Want julle het gehoor van my lewenswandel vroeër in die Jodedom, dat ek die gemeente van God uitermate vervolg en dit verwoes het;

14 en dat ek in die Jodedom vooruitgegaan het bo baie van my leeftyd onder my stamgenote, terwyl ek veral 'n yweraar was vir die oorleweringe van my voorvaders.

15 Maar toe dit God behaag het, wat my afgesonder het van die skoot van my moeder af en deur sy genade geroep het,

16 om sy Seun in my te openbaar, sodat ek Hom onder die heidene sou verkondig, het ek dadelik nie vlees en bloed geraadpleeg nie,

17 en ook nie na Jerusalem opgegaan na die wat voor my apostels was nie, maar na Arabië vertrek en weer teruggekom na Damaskus.

18 Vervolgens, drie jaar daarna, het ek na Jerusalem opgegaan om met Petrus kennis te maak en vyftien dae by hom gebly;

19 en ek het niemand anders van die apostels gesien nie, behalwe Jakobus, die broer van die Here.

20 En wat ek julle skryf -- voor die aangesig van God, ek lieg nie!

21 Daarna het ek gekom in die streke van S¡rië en Cil¡cië;

22 en ek was persoonlik onbekend by die Christelike gemeentes van Jud,a;

23 hulle het net gehoor: hy wat ons vroeër vervolg het, verkondig nou die geloof wat hy vroeër besig was om uit te roei.

24 En hulle het God verheerlik in my.