'Paul,1an apostle2— not3from4men5nor6through7man,8but9through10Jesus11Christ12and13God14the Father,15who raised17him18from19the dead —20 and1all5the brothers6who2arewith3me,4To the7churches8of Galatia:10 Grace1to you2and3peace4from5God6our8Father7and9the Lord10Jesus11Christ,12 who gave2himself3for4our7sins6to deliver89us10from11the12present15evil16age,13according17to the18will19of21our24God21and22Father,23 to whom1bethe2glory3forever46andever.8Amen.9 I am astonished1that2you are5so3quickly4deserting5him7who called8you9in10the grace11of Christ12and[are turning] to13a different14gospel —15 not2thatthere is3another4one,1but56there are8some7who trouble10you11and12want13to distort14the15gospel16of Christ.18 But1even2if3we4or5an angel6from7heaven8should preach9to you10a gospel9contrary to11the one12we preached13to you,14let him be16accursed.15 As1we have said before,2so3now4I say6again:5If7anyone8is preaching10to you9a gospel10contrary to11the one12you received,13let him be15accursed.14 For2am I4now1seeking the approval4of man,3or5of God?7Or8am I trying9to please11man?10If12I were15still13trying to please15man,14I would1920not18be20a servant17of Christ.16 For2I would have1you3know,1brothers,4that11the5gospel6that was preached8by9me10is13not12man’s1415gospel. For2I3did6not1receive6it7from4anyman,5nor8was I taught9it,but10I received itthrough11a revelation12of Jesus13Christ.14 For2you have heard of1my4former6life5in7Judaism,9how10I persecuted13the14church15of God17violently1112and18tried to destroy19it.20 And1I was advancing2in3Judaism5beyond6many7of my own age8among9my12people,11so extremely13zealous14was [I]15for the16traditions19of17my18fathers.17 But2when1he6who had set7me8apart7before I was born,9101112and13who called14meby15his18grace,17was pleased3 was pleasedto reveal1his4Son3to5me,6in order that7I might preach8him9among10the11Gentiles,12I did15not14immediately13consult15with [anyone];1618 nor1did I go up2to3Jerusalem4to5those6who wereapostles9before7me,8but10I went away11into12Arabia,13and14returned16again15to17Damascus.18 Then1after2three4years3I went up5to6Jerusalem7to visit8Cephas9and10remained11with12him13fifteen15days.14 But2I saw6none5of the3other1apostles4except78James9the10Lord’s13brother.11 (In what1I am writing3to you,4before6God,8I do11not10lie!)11 Then1I went2into3the4regions5of Syria7and8Cilicia.10 And2I was1stillunknown3in person5to the6churches7of Judea9that10arein11Christ.12 They4only1were4hearing3[it said],5“He6who7used to9persecute7us8is11now10preaching11the12faith13he16once15tried to destroy.”16 And1they glorified2God6because of3me.4