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- Paul, an apostle--sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead--
- and all the brothers with me, To the churches in Galatia:
- Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
- who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
- to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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- Paul, an apostle (not sent from men nor through the agency of man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead),
- and all the brethren who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:
- Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
- who gave Himself for our sins so that He might rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
- to whom be the glory forevermore. Amen.
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- I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel--
- which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ.
- But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned!
- As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned!
- Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
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- I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel;
- which is really not another; only there are some who are disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.
- But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed!
- As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed!
- For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ.
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- I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I preached is not something that man made up.
- I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.
- For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.
- I was advancing in Judaism beyond many Jews of my own age and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
- But when God, who set me apart from birth and called me by his grace, was pleased
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- For I would have you know, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man.
- For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.
- For you have heard of my former manner of life in Judaism, how I used to persecute the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it;
- and I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my countrymen, being more extremely zealous for my ancestral traditions.
- But when God, who had set me apart even from my mother's womb and called me through His grace, was pleased
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- to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not consult any man,
- nor did I go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was, but I went immediately into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.
- Then after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to get acquainted with Peter and stayed with him fifteen days.
- I saw none of the other apostles--only James, the Lord's brother.
- I assure you before God that what I am writing you is no lie.
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- to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood,
- nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went away to Arabia, and returned once more to Damascus.
- Then three years later I went up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Cephas, and stayed with him fifteen days.
- But I did not see any other of the apostles except James, the Lord's brother.
- (Now in what I am writing to you, I assure you before God that I am not lying.)
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- Later I went to Syria and Cilicia.
- I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
- They only heard the report: "The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy."
- And they praised God because of me.
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- Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
- I was still unknown by sight to the churches of Judea which were in Christ;
- but only, they kept hearing, "He who once persecuted us is now preaching the faith which he once tried to destroy."
- And they were glorifying God because of me.
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