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Paul, apostle, not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God [the] Father who raised him from among [the] dead,
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and all the brethren with me, to the assemblies of Galatia.
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1:3 |
Grace to you, and peace, from God [the] Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ,
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who gave himself for our sins, so that he should deliver us out of the present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father;
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1:5 |
to whom [be] glory to the ages of ages. Amen.
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1:6 |
I wonder that ye thus quickly change, from him that called you in Christ's grace, to a different gospel,
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1:7 |
which is not another [one]; but there are some that trouble you, and desire to pervert the glad tidings of the Christ.
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1:8 |
But if even *we* or an angel out of heaven announce as glad tidings to you [anything] besides what we have announced as glad tidings to you, let him be accursed.
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1:9 |
As we have said before, now also again I say, If any one announce to you as glad tidings [anything] besides what ye have received, let him be accursed.
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1:10 |
For do I now seek to satisfy men or God? or do I seek to please men? If I were yet pleasing men, I were not Christ's bondman.
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1:11 |
But I let you know, brethren, [as to] the glad tidings which were announced by me, that they are not according to man.
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1:12 |
For neither did I receive them from man, neither was I taught [them], but by revelation of Jesus Christ.
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1:13 |
For ye have heard [what was] my conversation formerly in Judaism, that I excessively persecuted the assembly of God, and ravaged it;
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1:14 |
and advanced in Judaism beyond many [my] contemporaries in my nation, being exceedingly zealous of the doctrines of my fathers.
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But when God, who set me apart [even] from my mother's womb, and called [me] by his grace,
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was pleased to reveal his Son in me, that I may announce him as glad tidings among the nations, immediately I took not counsel with flesh and blood,
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1:17 |
nor went I up to Jerusalem to those [who were] apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and again returned to Damascus.
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Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to make acquaintance with Peter, and I remained with him fifteen days;
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but I saw none other of the apostles, but James the brother of the Lord.
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Now what I write to you, behold, before God, I do not lie.
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Then I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
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But I was unknown personally to the assemblies of Judaea which [are] in Christ;
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only they were hearing that he who persecuted us formerly now announces the glad tidings of the faith which formerly he ravaged:
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and they glorified God in me.
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