1 From: a1:1 The Gk. lacks From Paul—an apostle not sent b1:1 The Gk. lacks sent from men or by a man, but by Jesus the Messiah, c1:1 Or Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead— ISV — Galatians 1:1
2 and all the brothers who are with me. To: The churches in Galatia. ISV — Galatians 1:2
3 May grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, d1:3 Or Christ be yours! ISV — Galatians 1:3
4 He gave himself for our sins in order to rescue us from this present evil age according to the will of our God and Father. ISV — Galatians 1:4
5 To him be the glory forever and ever! Amen. ISV — Galatians 1:5
6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of the Messiah e1:6 Or Christ and, instead, are following f1:6 Lit. Messiah for a different gospel, ISV — Galatians 1:6
7 not that another one really exists. To be sure, there are certain people who are troubling you and want to distort the gospel about the Messiah. g1:7 Or Christ ISV — Galatians 1:7
8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should proclaim to you h1:8 Other mss. lack to you a gospel contrary to what we proclaimed to you, let that person be condemned! ISV — Galatians 1:8
9 What we have told you in the past I am now telling you again: If anyone proclaims to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let that person be condemned! ISV — Galatians 1:9
10 Am I now trying to win the approval of people or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be the Messiah’s i1:10 Or Christ’s servant. j1:10 Or slave ISV — Galatians 1:10
11 For k1:11 Other mss. read Now I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel that was proclaimed by me is not of human origin. ISV — Galatians 1:11
12 For I did not receive it from a man, nor was I taught it, but it was revealed to me by Jesus the Messiah. l1:12 Or Christ ISV — Galatians 1:12
13 For you have heard about my earlier life in Judaism—how I kept violently persecuting God’s church and was trying to destroy it. ISV — Galatians 1:13
14 I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries, because I was far more zealous for the traditions of my ancestors. ISV — Galatians 1:14
15 But when God, who set me apart before I was born and who called me by his grace, was pleased ISV — Galatians 1:15
16 to reveal his Son to me so that I might proclaim him among the gentiles, I did not confer with another human being m1:16 Lit. with flesh and blood at any time, ISV — Galatians 1:16
17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to see n1:17 The Gk. lacks see those who were apostles before me. Instead, I went away to Arabia and then came back to Damascus. ISV — Galatians 1:17
18 Then three years later, I went up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Cephas, o1:18 i.e. Peter and I stayed with him for fifteen days. ISV — Galatians 1:18
19 But I did not see any other apostle except James, the Lord’s brother. ISV — Galatians 1:19
20 (Before God, what I’m writing to you is the truth.) p1:20 Lit. is not a lie ISV — Galatians 1:20
21 Then I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia. ISV — Galatians 1:21
22 But the churches of the Messiah q1:22 Or Christ that are in Judea did not yet know me personally. ISV — Galatians 1:22
23 The only thing they kept hearing was this: “The man who used to persecute us is now proclaiming the faith he once tried to destroy!” ISV — Galatians 1:23
24 So they kept glorifying God for what had happened to r1:24 The Gk. lacks what had happened to me. ISV — Galatians 1:24