¹Paul , an apostle—not from men , nor through man , but through Jesus Christ , and God the Father , who raised him from the dead —[#1:1 “Christ” means “Anointed One”.]

²and all the brothers who are with me , to the assemblies of Galatia :[#1:2 The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”]

³Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ ,

⁴who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father —

⁵to whom be the glory forever and ever . Amen.

⁶I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different “good news ”,

⁷but there isn’t another “good news .” Only there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the Good News of Christ .

⁸But even though we , or an angel from heaven , should preach to you any “good news ” other than that which we preached to you , let him be cursed.

⁹As we have said before , so I now say again : if any man preaches to you any “good news ” other than that which you received , let him be cursed.

¹⁰For am I now seeking the favour of men , or of God ? Or am I striving to please men ? For if I were still pleasing men , I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ .

¹¹But I make known to you , brothers, concerning the Good News which was preached by me , that it is not according to man .

¹²For I didn’t receive it from man, nor was I taught it , but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ .

¹³For you have heard of my way of living in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God and ravaged it .

¹⁴I advanced in the Jews’ religion beyond many of my own age amongst my countrymen , being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers .

¹⁵But when it was the good pleasure of God , who separated me from my mother ’s womb and called me through his grace ,

¹⁶to reveal his Son in me , that I might preach him amongst the Gentiles , I didn’t immediately confer with flesh and blood,

¹⁷nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me , but I went away into Arabia. Then I returned to Damascus .

¹⁸Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter , and stayed with him fifteen days .

¹⁹But of the other apostles I saw no one except James , the Lord ’s brother.

²⁰Now about the things which I write to you , behold , before God , I ’m not lying .[#1:20 “Behold”, from “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.]

²¹Then I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia .

²²I was still unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea which were in Christ ,

²³but they only heard, “He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy .”

²⁴So they glorified God in me .