Galatians 1
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Gal 1:1
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Paul, an apostle (not {sent} from men nor through the agency of man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead),
Gal 1:2
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and all the brethren who are with me,
To the churches of Galatia:
To the churches of Galatia:
Gal 1:3
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Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
Gal 1:4
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who gave Himself for our sins so that He might rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
Gal 1:5
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to whom {be} the glory forevermore. Amen.
Gal 1:6
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I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel;
Gal 1:7
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which is {really} not another; only there are some who are disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.
Gal 1:8
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But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed!
Gal 1:9
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As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed!
Gal 1:10
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For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ.
Gal 1:11
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For I would have you know, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man.
Gal 1:12
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For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but {I received it} through a revelation of Jesus Christ.
Gal 1:13
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For you have heard of my former manner of life in Judaism, how I used to persecute the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it;
Gal 1:14
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and I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my countrymen, being more extremely zealous for my ancestral traditions.
Gal 1:15
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But when God, who had set me apart {even} from my mother's womb and called me through His grace, was pleased
Gal 1:16
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to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood,
Gal 1:17
Gal 1:18
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Then three years later I went up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Cephas, and stayed with him fifteen days.
Gal 1:19
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But I did not see any other of the apostles except James, the Lord's brother.
Gal 1:20
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(Now in what I am writing to you, I assure you before God that I am not lying.)
Gal 1:21
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Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
Gal 1:22
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I was {still} unknown by sight to the churches of Judea which were in Christ;
Gal 1:23
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but only, they kept hearing, "He who once persecuted us is now preaching the faith which he once tried to destroy."
Gal 1:24
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And they were glorifying God because of me.
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