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| 1. | Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) | Paul, an apostle (not from men, neither through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead), | Paul, an Apostle (not from men, and not through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who made him come back from the dead), | ||
| 2. | And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia: | and all the brothers{The word for "brothers" here and where context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."} who are with me, to the assemblies of Galatia: | And all the brothers who are with me, to the churches of Galatia: | ||
| 3. | Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, | Grace to you and peace from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, | Grace to you and peace from God the Father and 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: | who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father-- | Who gave himself for our sins, so that he might make us free from this present evil world, after the purpose of our God and Father: | ||
| 5. | To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. | to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. | To whom be the glory for ever and ever. So be it. | ||
| 6. | I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: | I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different "good news"; | I am surprised that you are being so quickly turned away from him whose word came to you in the grace of Christ, to good news of a different sort; | ||
| 7. | Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. | and there isn't another "good news." Only there are some who trouble you, and want to pervert the Good News of Christ. | Which is not another sort: only there are some who give you trouble, desiring to make changes in the good news of Christ. | ||
| 8. | But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. | But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any "good news" other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed. | But even if we, or an angel from heaven, were to be a preacher to you of good news other than that which we have given you, let there be a curse on him. | ||
| 9. | As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. | As we have said before, so I now say again: if any man preaches to you any "good news" other than that which you received, let him be cursed. | As we have said before, so say I now again, If any man is a preacher to you of any good news other than that which has been given to you, let there be a curse on him. | ||
| 10. | For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. | For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn't be a servant of Christ. | Am I now using arguments to men, or God? or is it my desire to give men pleasure? if I was still pleasing men, I would not be a servant of Christ. | ||
| 11. | But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. | But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the Good News which was preached by me, that it is not according to man. | Because I say to you, my brothers, that the good news of which I was the preacher is not man's. | ||
| 12. | For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ. | For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ. | For I did not get it from man, and I was not given teaching in it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ. | ||
| 13. | For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it: | For you have heard of my way of living in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God, and ravaged it. | For news has come to you of my way of life in the past in the Jews' religion, how I was cruel without measure to the church of God, and did great damage to it: | ||
| 14. | And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers. | I advanced in the Jews' religion beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers. | And I went farther in the Jews' religion than a number of my generation among my countrymen, having a more burning interest in the beliefs handed down from my fathers. | ||
| 15. | But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, | But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me through his grace, | But when it was the good pleasure of God, by whom I was marked out even from my mother's body, through his grace, | ||
| 16. | To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: | to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I didn't immediately confer with flesh and blood, | To give the revelation of his Son in me, so that I might give the news of him to the Gentiles; then I did not take the opinion of flesh and blood, | ||
| 17. | Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus. | nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia. Then I returned to Damascus. | And I went not up to Jerusalem to those who were Apostles before me; but I went away into Arabia, and again I came back to Damascus. | ||
| 18. | Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days. | Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and stayed with him fifteen days. | Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Cephas, and was there with him fifteen days. | ||
| 19. | But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother. | But of the other apostles I saw no one, except James, the Lord's brother. | But of the other Apostles I saw only James, the Lord's brother. | ||
| 20. | Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not. | Now about the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I'm not lying. | Now God is witness that the things which I am writing to you are true. | ||
| 21. | Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia; | Then I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia. | Then I came to the parts of Syria and Cilicia. | ||
| 22. | And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ: | I was still unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea which were in Christ, | And the churches of Judaea which were in Christ still had no knowledge of my face or person: | ||
| 23. | But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed. | but they only heard: "He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy." | Only it came to their ears that he who at one time was cruel to us is now preaching the faith which before had been attacked by him; | ||
| 24. | And they glorified God in me. | And they glorified God in me. | And they gave glory to God in me. | ||