Paul’s Greeting to the Galatians 1 LSV Paul, an apostle—not from men, nor through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised Him out of 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 LSV and all the brothers with me, to the assemblies of Galatia: BSB BSB: and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia:
3 LSV Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, BSB BSB: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
4 LSV who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us out of the present evil age, according to the will of our God and 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 LSV to whom is the glory through the ages of the ages. Amen. BSB BSB: to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
No Other Gospel 7 LSV not that there is another, except there are certain who are troubling you, and wishing to pervert the good news of the Christ; BSB BSB: which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.
9 LSV As we have said before, and now say again: if anyone may proclaim to you good news different from what you received—let him be accursed! 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 LSV For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I yet pleased men—I should not be Christ’s servant. 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 LSV And I make known to you, brothers, the good news that was proclaimed by me, that it 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 LSV for neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it , but through a 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 LSV and I was advancing in Judaism above many equals in age in my own race, being more abundantly zealous of my fathers’ deliverances, BSB BSB: I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
15 LSV and when God was well pleased—having separated me from the womb of my mother, and having called me through 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 LSV to reveal His Son in me, that I might proclaim Him as good news among the nations, I did not immediately confer with 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 LSV nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away to Arabia, and again 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 LSV And the things that I write to you, behold, before God—I do not lie; BSB BSB: I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.
21 LSV then I came into the regions of Syria and of Cilicia, BSB BSB: Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
22 LSV and was unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea, that are in Christ, BSB BSB: I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
23 LSV and they were only hearing that “he who is persecuting us then, now proclaims good news—the faith that he was then destroying”; BSB BSB: They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
24 LSV and they were glorifying God in me. BSB BSB: And they glorified God because of me.