1 P aul, an apostle (not from men, neither through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead),

Paul, 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—

2 a nd all the brethren that are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:

And all the brethren who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:

3 G race to you and peace from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ,

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

4 w ho gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father:

Who 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—

5 t o whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

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

6 I marvel that ye are so quickly removing from him that called you in the grace of Christ unto a different gospel;

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.

7 w hich is not another gospel only there are some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

Not 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).

8 B ut though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach unto you any gospel other than that which we preached unto you, let him be anathema.

But 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)!

9 A s we have said before, so say I now again, if any man preacheth unto you any gospel other than that which ye received, let him be anathema.

As 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)!

10 F or am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? or am I striving to please men? if I were still pleasing men, I should not be a servant of Christ.

Now 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).

11 F or I make known to you, brethren, as touching the gospel which was preached by me, that it is not after man.

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

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

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

13 F or ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and made havoc of it:

You 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.

14 a nd I advanced in the Jews' religion beyond many of mine own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

And 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.

15 B ut when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me, even from my mother's womb, and called me through his grace,

But 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

16 t o reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles; straightway I conferred not with flesh and blood:

To 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.

17 n either went I up to Jerusalem to them that were apostles before me: but I went away into Arabia; and again I returned unto Damascus.

Nor 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.

18 T hen after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and tarried with him fifteen days.

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

19 B ut other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.

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

20 N ow touching the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.

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

21 T hen I came unto the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

Then I went into the districts (countries, regions) of Syria and Cilicia.

22 A nd I was still unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ:

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

23 b ut they only heard say, He that once persecuted us now preacheth the faith of which he once made havoc;

They 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.

24 a nd they glorified God in me.

And they glorified God in me.