Paul’s Greeting to the Galatians 1 WNT Paul, an Apostle sent not from men nor by any man, but by Jesus Christ and by God the Father, who raised Jesus from among 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 WNT and all the brethren who are with me: To the Churches of Galatia. BSB BSB: and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia:
3 WNT May grace and peace be granted 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 WNT who gave Himself to suffer for our sins in order to rescue us from the present wicked age in accordance with 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 WNT To Him be the glory to the Ages of the Ages! Amen. BSB BSB: to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
No Other Gospel 7 WNT For other "Good News" there is none; but there are some persons who are troubling you, and are seeking to distort the Good News concerning Christ. BSB BSB: which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.
9 WNT What I have just said I repeat--if any one is preaching to you a Good News other than that which you originally 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 WNT For is it man's favour or God's that I aspire to? Or am I seeking to please men? If I were still a man-pleaser, I should not be Christ's bondservant. 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 WNT For I must tell you, brethren, that the Good News which was proclaimed by me is not such as man approves of. BSB BSB: For I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man.
12 WNT For, in fact, it was not from man that I received or learnt it, but by a revelation from 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 WNT and how in devotion to Judaism I outstripped many men of my own age among my people, being far more zealous than they on behalf of the traditions of my forefathers. BSB BSB: I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
15 WNT But when He who set me apart even from my birth, and 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 WNT saw fit to reveal His Son within me in order that I might tell among the Gentiles the Good News concerning Him, at once I did not confer with any human being, 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 WNT nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were my seniors in the Apostleship, but I went away into Arabia, and afterwards came back 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 WNT In making these assertions I am speaking the truth, as in the sight of God. BSB BSB: I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.
21 WNT Afterwards I visited Syria and Cilicia. BSB BSB: Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
22 WNT But to the Christian Churches in Judaea I was personally unknown. BSB BSB: I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
23 WNT They only heard it said, "He who was once our persecutor is now telling the Good News of the faith of which he formerly made havoc." BSB BSB: They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
24 WNT And they gave glory to God on my account. BSB BSB: And they glorified God because of me.
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