Galatians 1

1. Paul, an apostle (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead),

2. and all the brethren who are with me, Unto the churches of Galatia:

3. Grace be to you and peace from God the Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ,

4. who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father,

5. to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

6. I marvel that ye are so soon removed from Him, that called you into the grace of Christ, for another gospel.

7. For this is not another; but there are some who trouble you and would pervert the Gospel of Christ.

8. But should we, or an angel from Heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached to you, let him be accursed.

9. As we said before, so say I now again: If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that which ye have received, let him be accursed!

10. For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I yet sought to please men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

11. But I certify to you, brethren, that the Gospel which was preached by me is not according to man;

12. for I neither received it from man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

13. For ye have heard of my participation in times past in the Jews’ religion, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and wasted it.

14. I profited in the Jews’ religion beyond many of my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

15. But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace,

16. to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the heathen, I conferred not immediately with flesh and blood,

17. nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went into Arabia and returned again unto Damascus.

18. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.

19. But I saw none of the other apostles save James, the Lord’s brother.

20. (Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.)

21. Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia,

22. and was unknown by face unto the churches of Judea which were in Christ;

23. but they had heard only that, “He who persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.”

24. And they glorified God in me.