| New King James Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Paul, an apostle (not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead), | 1Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead— |
| 2and all the brethren who are with me, To the churches of Galatia: | 2and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia: |
| 3Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, | 3Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, |
| 4who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, | 4who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, |
| 5to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. | 5to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. |
| 6I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, | 6I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— |
| 7which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. | 7which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ. |
| 8But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. | 8But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse! |
| 9As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed. | 9As 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 under a curse! |
| 10For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ. | 10Am I now seeking the approval 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 servant of Christ. |
| 11But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. | 11For I certify to you, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man. |
| 12For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through the revelation of Jesus Christ. | 12I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ. |
| 13For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it. | 13For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it. |
| 14And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers. | 14I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers. |
| 15But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, | 15But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased |
| 16to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood, | 16to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood, |
| 17nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and returned again to Damascus. | 17nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus. |
| 18Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and remained with him fifteen days. | 18Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days. |
| 19But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother. | 19But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother. |
| 20(Now concerning the things which I write to you, indeed, before God, I do not lie.) | 20I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie. |
| 21Afterward I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. | 21Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia. |
| 22And I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea which were in Christ. | 22I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ. |
| 23But they were hearing only, “He who formerly persecuted us now preaches the faith which he once tried to destroy.” | 23They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.” |
| 24And they glorified God in me. | 24And they glorified God because of me. |
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