1Paul, an apostle — not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead —
2and all the brothers who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:
3grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
4who gave himself for our sins, so that he might rescue us out of the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
5to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
6I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you in the grace of Christ, for a different gospel —
7which is not another — except that there are some who are troubling you and wanting to distort the gospel of Christ.
8But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should proclaim to you a gospel other than what we proclaimed to you, let him be accursed.
9As we have said before, so now I say again: if anyone proclaims to you a gospel other than what you received, let him be accursed.
10For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I seeking to please men? If I were still pleasing men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
11For I make known to you, brothers, that the gospel proclaimed by me is not according to man.
12For I neither received it from man nor was taught it, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ.
13For you have heard of my former manner of life in Judaism — that beyond measure I was persecuting the church of God and trying to destroy it,
14and I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, being far more zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
15But when it pleased the one who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me through his grace
16to reveal his Son in me, so that I might proclaim him among the nations, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood,
17nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia, and again returned to Damascus.
18Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to get acquainted with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days.
19But I saw no other of the apostles except James the brother of the Lord.
20Now in what I write to you — look, before God — I am not lying.
21Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
22But I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
23They were only hearing that “The one who once persecuted us is now proclaiming the faith he once tried to destroy,”
24and they glorified God because of me.
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