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Galatians 1

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1 Sha'ul, an apostle (not from men, neither through man, but through Yeshua the Messiah, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead),

2 and all the brothers who are with me, to the assemblies of Galatia:

3 Grace to you and shalom from God the Father, and our Lord Yeshua the Messiah,

4 who 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 --

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

6 I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Messiah to a different Good News;

7 and there isn't another Good News. Only there are some who trouble you, and want to pervert the Good News of Messiah.

8 But 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.

9 As 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.

10 For am I now seeking the favor 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 Messiah.

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

12 For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Yeshua the Messiah.

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

14 I advanced in the Yehudim' religion beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

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

16 to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Goyim, I didn't immediately confer with flesh and blood,

17 nor did I go up to Yerushalayim to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into `Arav. Then I returned to Dammesek.

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

19 But of the other apostles I saw no one, except Ya`akov, the Lord's brother.

20 Now about the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I'm not lying.

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

22 I was still unknown by face to the assemblies of Yehudah which were in Messiah,

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

24 They glorified God in me.

The Message Bible MSG

1 I, Paul, and my companions in faith here, send greetings to the Galatian churches. My authority for writing to you does not come from any popular vote of the people, nor does it come through the appointment of some human higher-up. It comes directly from Jesus the Messiah and God the Father, who raised him from the dead. I'm God-commissioned.

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3 So I greet you with the great words, grace and peace!

4 We know the meaning of those words because Jesus Christ rescued us from this evil world we're in by offering himself as a sacrifice for our sins. God's plan is that we all experience that rescue.

5 Glory to God forever! Oh, yes!

6 I can't believe your fickleness - how easily you have turned traitor to him who called you by the grace of Christ by embracing a variant message!

7 It is not a minor variation, you know; it is completely other, an alien message, a no-message, a lie about God. Those who are provoking this agitation among you are turning the Message of Christ on its head.

8 Let me be blunt: If one of us - even if an angel from heaven! - were to preach something other than what we preached originally, let him be cursed.

9 I said it once; I'll say it again: If anyone, regardless of reputation or credentials, preaches something other than what you received originally, let him be cursed.

10 Do you think I speak this strongly in order to manipulate crowds? Or curry favor with God? Or get popular applause? If my goal was popularity, I wouldn't bother being Christ's slave.

11 Know this - I am most emphatic here, friends - this great Message I delivered to you is not mere human optimism.

12 I didn't receive it through the traditions, and I wasn't taught it in some school. I got it straight from God, received the Message directly from Jesus Christ.

13 I'm sure that you've heard the story of my earlier life when I lived in the Jewish way. In those days I went all out in persecuting God's church. I was systematically destroying it.

14 I was so enthusiastic about the traditions of my ancestors that I advanced head and shoulders above my peers in my career.

15 Even then God had designs on me. Why, when I was still in my mother's womb he chose and called me out of sheer generosity!

16 Now he has intervened and revealed his Son to me so that I might joyfully tell non-Jews about him.

17 and without going up to Jerusalem to confer with those who were apostles long before I was - I got away to Arabia. Later I returned to Damascus,

18 but it was three years before I went up to Jerusalem to compare stories with Peter. I was there only fifteen days - but what days they were!

19 Except for our Master's brother James, I saw no other apostles.

20 (I'm telling you the absolute truth in this.)

21 Then I began my ministry in the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

22 After all that time and activity I was still unknown by face among the Christian churches in Judea.

23 There was only this report: "That man who once persecuted us is now preaching the very message he used to try to destroy."

24 Their response was to recognize and worship God because of me!