1 P aul, an apostle— not from men nor by or through any man, but by and through Jesus Christ (the Messiah) and God the Father, Who raised Him from among the dead—

Paul, an apostle (not from men, nor through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead),

2 A nd all the brethren who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:

and all the brothers who are with me, to the assemblies of Galatia:

3 G race and spiritual blessing be to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah),

Grace to you and peace from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ,

4 W ho gave (yielded) Himself up '> to atone] for our sins '> to save and sanctify us], in order to rescue and deliver us from this present wicked age and world order, in accordance with the will and purpose and plan of our God and Father—

who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father—

5 T o Him the glory through all the ages of the ages and the eternities of the eternities! Amen (so be it).

to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

6 I am surprised and astonished that you are so quickly turning renegade and deserting Him Who invited and called you by the grace (unmerited favor) of Christ (the Messiah) to a different gospel.

I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different “good news”;

7 N ot that there is any other, but there are some who are troubling and disturbing and bewildering you '> with a different kind of teaching which they offer as a gospel] and want to pervert and distort the Gospel of Christ (the Messiah).

and there isn’t another “good news.” Only there are some who trouble you, and want to pervert the Good News of Christ.

8 B ut even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to and different from that which we preached to you, let him be accursed (anathema, devoted to destruction, doomed to eternal punishment)!

But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any “good news” other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed.

9 A s we said before, so I now say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel different from or contrary to that which you received, let him be accursed (anathema, devoted to destruction, doomed to eternal punishment)!

As we have said before, so I now say again: if any man preaches to you any “good news” other than that which you received, let him be cursed.

10 N ow am I trying to win the favor of men, or of God? Do I seek to please men? If I were still seeking popularity with men, I should not be a bond servant of Christ (the Messiah).

For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ.

11 F or I want you to know, brethren, that the Gospel which was proclaimed and made known by me is not man’s gospel.

But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the Good News which was preached by me, that it is not according to man.

12 F or indeed I did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but through a revelation by Jesus Christ (the Messiah).

For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.

13 Y ou have heard of my earlier career and former manner of life in the Jewish religion (Judaism), how I persecuted and abused the church of God furiously and extensively, and to make havoc of it and destroy it.

For you have heard of my way of living in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God, and ravaged it.

14 A nd I outstripped many of the men of my own generation among the people of my race in Judaism, so extremely enthusiastic and zealous I was for the traditions of my ancestors.

I advanced in the Jews’ religion beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

15 B ut when He, Who had chosen and set me apart before I was born and had called me by His grace (His undeserved favor and blessing), saw fit and was pleased

But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me through his grace,

16 T o reveal (unveil, disclose) His Son within me so that I might proclaim Him among the Gentiles (the non-Jewish world) as the glad tidings (Gospel), immediately I did not confer with flesh and blood.

to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I didn’t immediately confer with flesh and blood,

17 N or did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles (special messengers of Christ) before I was, but I went away and retired into Arabia, and afterward I came back again to Damascus.

nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia. Then I returned to Damascus.

18 T hen three years later, I did go up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Cephas (Peter), and remained with him for fifteen days.

Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and stayed with him fifteen days.

19 B ut I did not see any of the other apostles (the special messengers of Christ) except James the brother of our Lord.

But of the other apostles I saw no one, except James, the Lord’s brother.

20 N ow, I write this as if I were standing before the bar of God; I do not lie.

Now about the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I’m not lying.

21 T hen I went into the districts (countries, regions) of Syria and Cilicia.

Then I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

22 A nd so far I was still unknown by sight to the churches of Christ in Judea (the country surrounding Jerusalem).

I was still unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea which were in Christ,

23 T hey were only hearing it said, He who used to persecute us is now proclaiming the very faith he once reviled and which he set out to ruin and tried with all his might to destroy.

but they only heard: “He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy.”

24 A nd they glorified God in me.

And they glorified God in me.