Galatians 1

New International Version

1 Paul, an apostle^(A)—sent not from men nor by a man,^(B) but by Jesus Christ^(C) and God the Father,^(D) who raised him from the dead^(E)— ²and all the brothers and sisters^[a] with me,^(F)

To the churches in Galatia:^(G)

³Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,^(H) ⁴who gave himself for our sins^(I) to rescue us from the present evil age,^(J) according to the will of our God and Father,^(K) ⁵to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.^(L)

No Other Gospel

⁶I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called^(M) you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel^(N)— ⁷which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion^(O) and are trying to pervert^(P) the gospel of Christ. ⁸But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you,^(Q) let them be under God’s curse!^(R) ⁹As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted,^(S) let them be under God’s curse!

¹⁰Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people?^(T) If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Paul Called by God

¹¹I want you to know, brothers and sisters,^(U) that the gospel I preached^(V) is not of human origin. ¹²I did not receive it from any man,^(W) nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation^(X) from Jesus Christ.^(Y)

¹³For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism,^(Z) how intensely I persecuted the church of God^(AA) and tried to destroy it.^(AB) ¹⁴I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people and was extremely zealous^(AC) for the traditions of my fathers.^(AD) ¹⁵But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb^(AE) and called me^(AF) by his grace, was pleased ¹⁶to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles,^(AG) my immediate response was not to consult any human being.^(AH) ¹⁷I did not go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was, but I went into Arabia. Later I returned to Damascus.^(AI)

¹⁸Then after three years,^(AJ) I went up to Jerusalem^(AK) to get acquainted with Cephas^[b] and stayed with him fifteen days. ¹⁹I saw none of the other apostles—only James,^(AL) the Lord’s brother. ²⁰I assure you before God^(AM) that what I am writing you is no lie.^(AN)

²¹Then I went to Syria^(AO) and Cilicia.^(AP) ²²I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea^(AQ) that are in Christ.^(AR) ²³They only heard the report: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith^(AS) he once tried to destroy.”^(AT) ²⁴And they praised God^(AU) because of me.

Footnotes

Galatians 1:2 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verse 11; and in 3:15; 4:12, 28, 31; 5:11, 13; 6:1, 18.
Galatians 1:18 That is, Peter

Galacia 1

Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)

1 ^1-2Mula kay Pablo na isang apostol, kasama ang lahat ng kapatid dito. Ang pagka-apostol ko ay hindi galing sa tao o sa pamamagitan ng tao, kundi sa pamamagitan ni Jesu-Cristo at ng Dios Ama na muling bumuhay sa kanya mula sa kamatayan.

Mahal kong mga kapatid sa mga iglesya^[a] diyan sa Galacia:

³Sumainyo nawa ang biyaya at kapayapaang galing sa Dios Ama at sa ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo. ⁴Inialay ni Cristo ang sarili niya para sa mga kasalanan natin, ayon sa kalooban ng ating Dios at Ama. Ginawa niya ito para mailigtas tayo sa kasamaan nitong kasalukuyang mundo. ⁵Purihin natin ang Dios magpakailanman! Amen.

Iisa Lang ang Magandang Balita

⁶Nagtaka ako dahil ang dali ninyong tumalikod sa Dios na tumawag sa inyo sa pamamagitan ng biyaya ni Cristo. Bumaling kayo sa ibang magandang balita na hindi naman totoo. ⁷Ang totoo, walang ibang magandang balita. Nasabi ko ito dahil may mga taong nanggugulo sa inyo, at gusto nilang baluktutin ang Magandang Balita tungkol kay Cristo. ⁸Sumpain nawa ng Dios ang sinuman – kami o maging isang anghel galing sa langit – na mangangaral sa inyo ng magandang balita na iba kaysa sa ipinangaral namin sa inyo. ⁹Sinabi na namin sa inyo noon at muli kong sasabihin: Kung may mangangaral sa inyo ng magandang balita na iba kaysa sa tinanggap ninyo, sumpain siya ng Dios! ¹⁰Huwag ninyong isipin na ang nais ko ay malugod sa akin ang tao. Hindi! Ang nais ko ay malugod sa akin ang Dios. Kung ang ikalulugod ng tao ang hinahanap ko, hindi ako tunay na lingkod ni Cristo.

Paano Naging Apostol si Pablo

¹¹Gusto kong malaman ninyo, mga kapatid, na ang Magandang Balitang ipinangaral ko sa inyo ay hindi gawa-gawa lang ng tao. ¹²At hindi ko rin ito tinanggap o natutunan mula sa mga tao, kundi ipinahayag mismo sa akin ni Jesu-Cristo.

¹³Alam naman ninyo ang dati kong pamumuhay noong kasapi ako sa relihiyon ng mga Judio. Inusig ko nang lubos ang iglesya ng Dios at sinikap ko itong lipulin. ¹⁴At tungkol naman sa pagsunod sa relihiyon ng mga Judio, nahigitan ko ang marami sa mga kaedad ko, dahil tapat kong sinunod ang mga tradisyong nanggaling pa sa mga ninuno namin.

^15-16Ngunit sa awa ng Dios, bago pa man ako ipanganak, pinili na niya ako at tinawag upang ihayag sa akin ang kanyang Anak para maipangaral siya sa mga hindi Judio. Nang mangyari ito, hindi ako sumangguni kaninuman. ¹⁷Hindi rin ako pumunta sa Jerusalem para makipagkita sa mga naunang naging apostol kaysa sa akin. Sa halip, pumunta ako sa Arabia at pagkatapos ay bumalik ako sa Damascus. ¹⁸Pagkatapos ng tatlong taon, pumunta ako sa Jerusalem para makipagkita kay Pedro. Dalawang linggo akong namalagi sa kanya. ¹⁹Wala na akong nakita pang ibang apostol maliban kay Santiago na kapatid ng Panginoon.

²⁰Totoo ang lahat ng sinasabi ko sa sulat na ito, at alam ng Dios na hindi ako nagsisinungaling.

²¹Pagkatapos, pumunta na ako sa Syria at Cilicia. ²²Nang panahong iyon, hindi pa ako personal na nakikita ng mga iglesya sa Judea na nakay Cristo. ²³Nabalitaan lang nila na ang dating umuusig sa kanila ay nangangaral na ngayon ng tungkol sa pananampalatayang sinikap niyang puksain noon. ²⁴Kaya pinapurihan nila ang Dios dahil sa ginawa niya sa akin.

Footnotes

1:1-2 iglesya: Tingnan sa Talaan ng mga Salita sa likod.

Galatians 1

New King James Version

Greeting

1 Paul, an apostle (not from men nor through man, but ^(A)through Jesus Christ and God the Father ^(B)who raised Him from the dead), ²and all the brethren who are with me,

To the churches of Galatia:

³Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, ⁴^(C)who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us ^(D)from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, ⁵to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Only One Gospel

⁶I marvel that you are turning away so soon ^(E)from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, ⁷^(F)which is not another; but there are some ^(G)who trouble you and want to ^(H)pervert^[a] the gospel of Christ. ⁸But even if ^(I)we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be ^[b]accursed. ⁹As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you ^(J)than what you have received, let him be accursed.

¹⁰For ^(K)do I now ^(L)persuade men, or God? Or ^(M)do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.

Call to Apostleship^(N)

¹¹^(O)But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. ¹²For ^(P)I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came ^(Q)through the revelation of Jesus Christ.

¹³For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how ^(R)I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and ^(S)tried to destroy it. ¹⁴And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation, ^(T)being more exceedingly zealous ^(U)for the traditions of my fathers.

¹⁵But when it pleased God, ^(V)who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, ¹⁶^(W)to reveal His Son in me, that ^(X)I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with ^(Y)flesh and blood, ¹⁷nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.

Contacts at Jerusalem^(Z)

¹⁸Then after three years ^(AA)I went up to Jerusalem to see ^[c]Peter, and remained with him fifteen days. ¹⁹But ^(AB)I saw none of the other apostles except ^(AC)James, the Lord’s brother. ²⁰(Now concerning the things which I write to you, indeed, before God, I do not lie.)

²¹^(AD)Afterward I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. ²²And I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea which ^(AE)were in Christ. ²³But they were ^(AF)hearing only, “He who formerly ^(AG)persecuted us now preaches the faith which he once tried to destroy.” ²⁴And they ^(AH)glorified God in me.

Footnotes

Galatians 1:7 distort
Galatians 1:8 Gr. anathema
Galatians 1:18 NU Cephas

New International Version (NIV)

Galatians 1

New International Version

No Other Gospel

Paul Called by God

Footnotes

Cross references

Galacia 1

Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)

Iisa Lang ang Magandang Balita

Paano Naging Apostol si Pablo

Footnotes

Galatians 1

New King James Version

Greeting

Only One Gospel

Call to Apostleship^(N)

Contacts at Jerusalem^(Z)

Footnotes

Cross references

More on the NIV

Galatians 1 New International Version

No Other Gospel

Paul Called by God

Footnotes

Cross references

Galacia 1 Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)

Iisa Lang ang Magandang Balita

Paano Naging Apostol si Pablo

Footnotes

Galatians 1 New King James Version

Greeting

Only One Gospel

Call to Apostleship(N)

Contacts at Jerusalem(Z)

Footnotes

Cross references

More on the NIV

Galatians 1

New International Version

Galacia 1

Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)

Galatians 1

New King James Version

Call to Apostleship^(N)

Contacts at Jerusalem^(Z)