Galatians 1:6-16
English Standard Version
No Other Gospel
6 I am astonished that you are (A)so quickly deserting (B)him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to (C)a different gospel— 7 (D)not that there is another one, but (E)there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we or (F)an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, (G)let him be accursed. 9 As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, (H)let him be accursed.
10 For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying (I)to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a (J)servant[a] of Christ.
Paul Called by God
11 For (K)I would have you know, brothers, that (L)the gospel that was preached by me is not man's gospel.[b] 12 (M)For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it (N)through a revelation of Jesus Christ. 13 For you have heard of (O)my former life in Judaism, how (P)I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it. 14 And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely (Q)zealous was I for (R)the traditions of my fathers. 15 But when he (S)who had set me apart (T)before I was born,[c] and who (U)called me by his grace, 16 was pleased to reveal his Son to[d] me, in order (V)that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone;[e]
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- Galatians 1:10 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
- Galatians 1:11 Greek not according to man
- Galatians 1:15 Greek set me apart from my mother's womb
- Galatians 1:16 Greek in
- Galatians 1:16 Greek with flesh and blood
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