Galatians 1:6-9; Galatians 1:17-20; Galatians 2:6-9

Galatians 1:6-9

6 I am surprised at you! In no time at all you are deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ, and are accepting another gospel.

7 Actually, there is no "other gospel," but I say this because there are some people who are upsetting you and trying to change the gospel of Christ.

8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel that is different from the one we preached to you, may he be condemned to hell!

9 We have said it before, and now I say it again: if anyone preaches to you a gospel that is different from the one you accepted, may he be condemned to hell!

Galatians 1:17-20

17 nor did I go to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before me. Instead, I went at once to Arabia, and then I returned to Damascus.

18 It was three years later that I went to Jerusalem to obtain information from Peter, and I stayed with him for two weeks.

19 I did not see any other apostle except James, the Lord's brother.

20 What I write is true. God knows that I am not lying!

Galatians 2:6-9

6 But those who seemed to be the leaders - I say this because it makes no difference to me what they were; God does not judge by outward appearances - those leaders, I say, made no new suggestions to me.

7 On the contrary, they saw that God had given me the task of preaching the gospel to the Gentiles, just as he had given Peter the task of preaching the gospel to the Jews.

8 For by God's power I was made an apostle to the Gentiles, just as Peter was made an apostle to the Jews.

9 James, Peter, and John, who seemed to be the leaders, recognized that God had given me this special task; so they shook hands with Barnabas and me, as a sign that we were all partners. We agreed that Barnabas and I would work among the Gentiles and they among the Jews.