1Paul, an apostle. I was not sent by men, and not through any man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead.
2All the brothers and sisters who are with me join me. To the churches of Galatia:
3Grace be to you, and peace, from God the Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ.
4He gave himself for our sins, to rescue us from this present evil world. This was the will of God, our Father,
5to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
6I am amazed that you are turning away so quickly from the one who called you into the grace of Christ, and going to a different gospel.
7It is not really another gospel. But there are some who are troubling you, and who want to twist the gospel of Christ.
8But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach to you any gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be cursed.
9As we said before, so I say now again: if anyone preaches to you any gospel other than the one you received, let him be cursed.
10Am I now trying to win people over, or God? Am I trying to please people? If I were still pleasing people, I would not be the servant of Christ.
11But I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not something human.
12I did not receive it from any man, and no one taught it to me. It came by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
13You have heard how I behaved in the past in the Jews' religion. I persecuted the church of God beyond all measure, and tried to destroy it.
14In the Jews' religion I went further than many of my own age in my nation. I was far more eager for the traditions of my fathers.
15But God set me apart from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace. When it pleased him
16to reveal his Son in me, so that I might preach him among the nations, I did not at once talk it over with flesh and blood.
17I did not go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me. Instead I went into Arabia, and then returned to Damascus.
19I saw none of the other apostles, except James, the Lord's brother.
20Now about the things I am writing to you: look, before God, I am not lying.
21Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
22The churches of Judaea that were in Christ did not know my face.
23They had only heard people say, "The man who once persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy."
24And they gave glory to God because of me.