Paul’s Greeting to the Galatians 1 CPDV Paul, an Apostle, not from men and not through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead, BSB BSB: Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead—
2 CPDV and all the brothers who are with me: to the churches of Galatia. BSB BSB: and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia:
3 CPDV Grace and peace to you from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, BSB BSB: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
4 CPDV who gave himself on behalf of our sins, so that he might deliver us from this present wicked age, according to the will of God our Father. BSB BSB: who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
5 CPDV To him is glory forever and ever. Amen. BSB BSB: to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
No Other Gospel 7 CPDV For there is no other, except that there are some persons who disturb you and who want to overturn the Gospel of Christ. BSB BSB: which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.
9 CPDV Just as we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone has preached a gospel to you, other than that which you have received, let him be anathema. BSB BSB: As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!
Paul Preaches the Gospel 10 CPDV For am I now persuading men, or God? Or, am I seeking to please men? If I still were pleasing men, then I would not be a servant of Christ. BSB BSB: Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
11 CPDV For I would have you understand, brothers, that the Gospel which has been preached by me is not according to man. BSB BSB: For I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man.
12 CPDV And I did not receive it from man, nor did I learn it, except through the revelation of Jesus Christ. BSB BSB: I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.
14 CPDV And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my equals among my own kind, having proven to be more abundant in zeal toward the traditions of my fathers. BSB BSB: I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
15 CPDV But, when it pleased him who, from my mother’s womb, had set me apart, and who has called me by his grace, BSB BSB: But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
16 CPDV to reveal his Son within me, so that I might evangelize him among the Gentiles, I did not next seek the consent of flesh and blood. BSB BSB: to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,
17 CPDV Neither did I go to Jerusalem, to those who were Apostles before me. Instead, I went into Arabia, and next I returned to Damascus. BSB BSB: nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.
20 CPDV Now what I am writing to you: behold, before God, I am not lying. BSB BSB: I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.
21 CPDV Next, I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. BSB BSB: Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
22 CPDV But I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea, which were in Christ. BSB BSB: I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
23 CPDV For they had only heard that: “He, who formerly persecuted us, now evangelizes the faith which he once fought.” BSB BSB: They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
24 CPDV And they glorified God in me. BSB BSB: And they glorified God because of me.
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