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1 From Paul, an apostle who is not sent from human authority or commissioned through human agency, but sent through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead;
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Paul, an apostle— not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—
2 and from all the brothers and sisters with me. To the churches in Galatia.
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and all the brothers who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:
3 Grace and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
4 He gave himself for our sins, so he could deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father.
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who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
5 To God be the glory forever and always! Amen.
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to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
6 I'm amazed that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ to follow another gospel.
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I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—
7 It's not really another gospel, but certain people are confusing you and they want to change the gospel of Christ.
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not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.
8 However, even if we ourselves or a heavenly angel should ever preach anything different from what we preached to you, they should be under a curse.
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But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.
9 I'm repeating what we've said before: if anyone preaches something different from what you received, they should be under a curse!
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As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed.
10 Am I trying to win over human beings or God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I wouldn't be Christ's slave.
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For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.
11 Brothers and sisters, I want you to know that the gospel I preached isn't human in origin.
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For I would have you know, brothers, that the gospel that was preached by me is not man’s gospel.
12 I didn't receive it or learn it from a human. It came through a revelation from Jesus Christ.
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For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.
13 You heard about my previous life in Judaism, how severely I harassed God's church and tried to destroy it.
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For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it.
14 I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my peers, because I was much more militant about the traditions of my ancestors.
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And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers.
15 But God had set me apart from birth and called me through his grace. He was pleased
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But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace,
16 to reveal his Son to me, so that I might preach about him to the Gentiles. I didn't immediately consult with any human being.
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was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone;
17 I didn't go up to Jerusalem to see the men who were apostles before me either, but I went away into Arabia and I returned again to Damascus.
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nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.
18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and stayed with him fifteen days.
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Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and remained with him fifteen days.
19 But I didn't see any other of the apostles except James the brother of the Lord.
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But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord’s brother.
20 Before God, I'm not lying about the things that I'm writing to you!
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(In what I am writing to you, before God, I do not lie! )
21 Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia,
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Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
22 but I wasn't known personally by the Christian churches in Judea.
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And I was still unknown in person to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
23 They only heard a report about me: "The man who used to harass us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy."
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They only were hearing it said, “He who used to persecute us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy. ”
24 So they were glorifying God because of me.
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And they glorified God because of me.
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