Galatians - Chapter 1 | American Standard Version

  • 1. Paul, an apostle (not from men, neither through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead),
  • 2. and all the brethren that are with me, unto 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, that he might deliver us out of this present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father:
  • 5. to whom {cf15i be} the glory for ever and ever. Amen.
  • 6. I marvel that ye are so quickly removing from him that called you in the grace of Christ unto a different gospel;
  • 7. which is not another {cf15i gospel} only there are some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
  • 8. But though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach unto you any gospel other than that which we preached unto you, let him be anathema.
  • 9. As we have said before, so say I now again, if any man preacheth unto you any gospel other than that which ye received, let him be anathema.
  • 10. For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? or am I striving to please men? if I were still pleasing men, I should not be a servant of Christ.
  • 11. For I make known to you, brethren, as touching the gospel which was preached by me, that it is not after man.
  • 12. For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but {cf15i it came to me} through revelation of Jesus Christ.
  • 13. For ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and made havoc of it:
  • 14. and I advanced in the Jews' religion beyond many of mine 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, {cf15i even} 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; straightway I conferred not with flesh and blood:
  • 17. neither went I up to Jerusalem to them that were apostles before me: but I went away into Arabia; and again I returned unto Damascus.
  • 18. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and tarried with him fifteen days.
  • 19. But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.
  • 20. Now touching the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.
  • 21. Then I came unto the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
  • 22. And I was still unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ:
  • 23. but they only heard say, He that once persecuted us now preacheth the faith of which he once made havoc;
  • 24. and they glorified God in me.
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