Galatians 1 (NET)

Galatians 1:1¹From Paul, an apostle (not from men, nor by human agency, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead)Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Galatians 1:2²and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Galatians 1:3³Grace and peace to you from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Galatians 1:4⁴who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age according to the will of our God and Father,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Galatians 1:5⁵to whom be glory forever and ever! Amen.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Galatians 1:6⁶I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are following a different gospel—Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Galatians 1:7⁷not that there really is another gospel, but there are some who are disturbing you and wanting to distort the gospel of Christ.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Galatians 1:8⁸But even if we (or an angel from heaven) should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be condemned to hell!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Galatians 1:9⁹As we have said before, and now I say again, if any one is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let him be condemned to hell!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Galatians 1:10¹⁰Am I now trying to gain the approval of people, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Galatians 1:11¹¹Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Galatians 1:12¹²For I did not receive it or learn it from any human source; instead I received it by a revelation of Jesus Christ.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Galatians 1:13¹³For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how I was savagely persecuting the church of God and trying to destroy it.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Galatians 1:14¹⁴I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my nation, and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Galatians 1:15¹⁵But when the one who set me apart from birth and called me by his grace was pleasedCopy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Galatians 1:16¹⁶to reveal his Son in me so that I could preach him among the Gentiles, I did not go to ask advice from any human being,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Galatians 1:17¹⁷nor did I go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before me, but right away I departed to Arabia, and then returned to Damascus.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Galatians 1:18¹⁸Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and get information from him, and I stayed with him fifteen days.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Galatians 1:19¹⁹But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord’s brother.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Galatians 1:20²⁰I assure you that, before God, I am not lying about what I am writing to you!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Galatians 1:21²¹Afterward I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Galatians 1:22²²But I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Galatians 1:23²³They were only hearing, “The one who once persecuted us is now proclaiming the good news of the faith he once tried to destroy.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Galatians 1:24²⁴So they glorified God because of me.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions