| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 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 (not sent from men nor through the agency of man, but through 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 brethren who are with me, To the churches of Galatia: |
| 3Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, | 3Grace to you and peace 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 so that He might rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, |
| 5to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. | 5to whom be the glory forevermore. 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 that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel; |
| 7which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. | 7which is really not another; only there are some who are disturbing you and want 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 to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed! |
| 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 I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed! |
| 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. | 10For 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. |
| 11But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. | 11For I would have you know, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. |
| 12For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through the revelation of Jesus Christ. | 12For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of 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 manner of life in Judaism, how I used to persecute the church of God beyond measure 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. | 14and I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my countrymen, being more extremely zealous for my ancestral traditions. |
| 15But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, | 15But when God, who had set me apart even from my mother's womb and called me through 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 immediately 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 those who were apostles before me; but I went away to Arabia, and returned once more to Damascus. |
| 18Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and remained with him fifteen days. | 18Then three years later I went up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Cephas, and stayed with him fifteen days. |
| 19But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother. | 19But I did not see any other of the apostles except James, the Lord's brother. |
| 20(Now concerning the things which I write to you, indeed, before God, I do not lie.) | 20(Now in what I am writing to you, I assure you before God that I am not lying.) |
| 21Afterward I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. | 21Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. |
| 22And I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea which were in Christ. | 22I was still unknown by sight to the churches of Judea which were in Christ; |
| 23But they were hearing only, “He who formerly persecuted us now preaches the faith which he once tried to destroy.” | 23but only, they kept hearing, "He who once persecuted us is now preaching the faith which he once tried to destroy." |
| 24And they glorified God in me. | 24And they were glorifying God because of me. |
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