ULT GAL Chapter 1

1 Paul, an apostle—not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, the one having raised him from the dead— 2 and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia: 3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 the one having given himself for our sins so that he might deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5 to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

6 I am amazed that you are turning away so quickly to a different gospel from the one having called you in the grace of Christ, 7 which is not another, except there are certain ones causing you trouble and wanting to pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven might proclaim to you a gospel other than the one we proclaimed to you, let him be cursed. 9 As we have said before, and now I say again, “If anyone proclaims to you a gospel other than the one you received, let him be cursed.” 10 For am I now trying to persuade men, or God? Or am I seeking to please men? If I were still pleasing men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

11 For I make known to you, brothers, that the gospel having been proclaimed by me is not according to man. 12 For neither I did receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but by revelation of Jesus Christ. 13 For you have heard about my former manner of life in Judaism, that I was persecuting the church of God beyond measure, and I was destroying it. 14 And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of the same age among my race, being far more zealous for the traditions of my fathers. 15 But when the one having set me apart from the womb of my mother and having called me through his grace was pleased 16 to reveal his Son in me, so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood, 17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the ones being apostles before me. Instead, I went to Arabia and again returned to Damascus.

18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and I stayed with him fifteen days. 19 But I did not see any of the other apostles except James, the brother of the Lord. 20 Now what I write to you, behold, before God, I am not lying. 21 Then I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia. 22 Now I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea that are in Christ. 23 But they were only hearing, “The one formerly persecuting us is now proclaiming the faith which he formerly was destroying,” 24 and they were glorifying God in me.

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