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Galatians 1:9-11
New Catholic Bible
Galatians 1:9-11
New Catholic Bible
9 We have said this before, and now I repeat it: if anyone preaches to you a gospel other than the one you received, let him be accursed![a]
10 Does it now appear to you that I am trying to gain the approval of human beings rather than the approval of God? Am I seeking to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
11 Paul’s Gospel Revealed to Him by Christ.[b]Brethren, I want you to be assured that the gospel I preached to you is not human in its origin.
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- Galatians 1:9 Accursed: “anathema,” a term signifying condemnation.
- Galatians 1:11 For Paul, everything begins with the event that took place on the road to Damascus. He does not describe it here but expresses its meaning. It was for him the revelation of the risen Lord in all his glory as well as the investiture that established Paul as the prophet of the last times, charged by divine authority to proclaim the mystery of salvation and to introduce the Gentiles into the new world where the Spirit is at work (see Is 49:1; Jer 1:5). This mission is clear; Paul has no need of consulting with “flesh and blood,” i.e., to embrace other human considerations or instructions. His destiny is laid out by the Lord himself.
