{"book":"Galatians","slug":"galatians","ch":1,"genre":"letter","sub":"Galatians","prev":"2-corinthians/13","next":"galatians/2","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Paul, an apostle — [sent] not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God [the] Father, who raised Him from [the] dead —","f":[],"h":"Paul’s Greeting to the Galatians","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia:","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"and all the brothers with me,"},{"style":"reg","t":"To the churches of Galatia:"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":3,"t":"Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,","f":["SBL, BYZ, and TR God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ"],"style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,","f":[]},{"v":5,"t":"to whom [be] glory forever [and] ever. Amen.","f":[]},{"v":6,"t":"I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the [One who] called you by [the] grace of Christ [and are turning] to a different gospel —","f":[],"h":"No Other Gospel","style":"reg"},{"v":7,"t":"which is not even [a gospel]. Evidently some [people] are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.","f":[]},{"v":8,"t":"But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":9,"t":"As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!","f":[]},{"v":10,"t":"{Am I} now seeking the approval 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 servant of Christ.","f":[],"h":"Paul Preaches the Gospel","style":"reg"},{"v":11,"t":"For I want you to know, brothers, [that] the gospel I preached was not devised by man.","f":["Literally not according to man"]},{"v":12,"t":"I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught [it]; rather, [ I received it ] by revelation from Jesus Christ.","f":[]},{"v":13,"t":"For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":14,"t":"I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries [and] was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.","f":[]},{"v":15,"t":"But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called [me] by His grace, was pleased","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":16,"t":"to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,","f":[]},{"v":17,"t":"nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles [who came] before me, but I went into Arabia and [later] returned to Damascus.","f":[]},{"v":18,"t":"Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days.","f":["That is, Peter"],"style":"reg"},{"v":19,"t":"But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.","f":[]},{"v":20,"t":"I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.","f":[]},{"v":21,"t":"Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":22,"t":"I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that [are] in Christ.","f":[]},{"v":23,"t":"They only heard the account:“ The [man who] formerly persecuted us {is} now preaching the faith {he} once tried to destroy.”","f":[]},{"v":24,"t":"And they glorified God because of me.","f":[]}]}