Galatians 1

1 Paul, apostle, not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God [the] Father who raised him from among [the] dead,
2 and all the brethren with me, to the assemblies of Galatia.
3 Grace to you, and peace, from God [the] Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ,
4 who gave himself for our sins, so that he should deliver us out of the present evil world, [a] according to the will of our God and Father;
5 to whom [be] glory to the ages of ages. Amen.
6 I wonder that ye thus quickly change, [b] from him that called you in Christ's grace, to a different gospel, [c]
7 which is not another [one]; but [d] there are some that trouble you, and desire to pervert the glad tidings of the Christ.
8 But if even *we* or an angel out of heaven announce as glad tidings to you [anything] besides what we have announced as glad tidings to you, let him be accursed.
9 As we have said before, now also again I say, If any one announce to you as glad tidings [anything] besides what ye have received, let him be accursed.
10 For do I now seek to satisfy men or God? or do I seek to please men? If I were yet pleasing men, I were not Christ's bondman.
11 But I let you know, brethren, [as to] the glad tidings which were announced by me, that they are not according to man.
12 For neither did I receive them from man, neither was I taught [them], but by revelation of Jesus Christ.
13 For ye have heard [what was] my conversation [e] formerly in Judaism, that I excessively persecuted the assembly of God, and ravaged it;
14 and advanced in Judaism beyond many [my] contemporaries in my nation, being exceedingly zealous of the doctrines [f] of my fathers.
15 But when God, [g] who set me apart [even] [h] from my mother's womb, and called [me] by his grace,
16 was pleased to reveal his Son in me, that I may announce him as glad tidings among the nations, immediately I took not counsel with flesh and blood,
17 nor went I up to Jerusalem to those [who were] apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and again returned to Damascus.
18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to make acquaintance with Peter, [i] and I remained with him fifteen days;
19 but I saw none other of the apostles, but [j] James the brother of the Lord.
20 Now what I write to you, behold, before God, I do not lie.
21 Then I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
22 But I was unknown personally [k] to the assemblies of Judaea which [are] in Christ;
23 only they were hearing that he who persecuted us formerly now announces the glad tidings of the faith which formerly he ravaged:
24 and they glorified God in me.

Footnotes 11

  • [a]. Aion: 'age,' 'course of this world.'
  • [b]. Or, possibly, 'are changed.'
  • [c]. Or 'glad tidings,' as elsewhere.
  • [d]. 'But' has here the sense of 'but it is only that,' 'nothing else than that,' as Luke 4.27.
  • [e]. i.e. 'manner of life.'
  • [f]. Or 'traditions.'
  • [g]. Or 'the God who,' &c.
  • [h]. I have inserted 'even' here that it may be quite clear that 'from my mother's womb' is a point of time. There can be no doubt of it: see Matt. 19.12, Luke 1.15; Acts 3.2; 14.8. The Greek has the force of 'taking out,' as distinguished or appropriated to something, though doubtless meaning 'to separate.' I have therefore said 'set apart.'
  • [i]. Very probably 'Cephas;' and at ch. 2.11,14.
  • [j]. As ver. 7.
  • [k]. Lit. 'by face.'

Galatians 1 Commentaries

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