1 T his letter is from Paul. I am a missionary sent by Jesus Christ and God the Father Who raised Jesus from the dead. I am not sent by men or by any one man.

Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)

2 A ll the Christians join me in writing to you who are in the churches in the country of Galatia.

And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:

3 M ay you have loving-favor and peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

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

4 H e gave Him-self to die for our sins. He did this so we could be saved from this sinful world. This is what God wanted Him to do.

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

5 M ay He have all the honor forever. Let it be so. Men Must Not Change the Good News

To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

6 I am surprised you are leaving Christ so soon. You were chosen through His loving-favor. But now you are turning and listening to another kind of good news.

I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

7 N o! There is not another kind of good news. There are some who would like to lead you in the wrong way. They want to change the Good News about Christ.

Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

8 E ven if we or an angel from heaven should preach another kind of good news to you that is not the one we preached, let him be cursed.

But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

9 A s we said before, I will say it again. If any man is preaching another good news to you which is not the one you have received, let him be cursed. This Good News Is from God

As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.

10 D o you think I am trying to get the favor of men, or of God? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant owned by Christ.

For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

11 C hristian brothers, I want you to know the Good News I preached to you was not made by man.

But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.

12 I did not receive it from man. No one taught it to me. I received it from Jesus Christ as He showed it to me.

For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

13 Y ou have heard of my old life when I followed the Jewish religion. I made it as hard as I could for the Christians and did everything I could to destroy the Christian church.

For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:

14 I had learned more about the Jewish religion than many of the Jews my age. I had a much stronger desire than they to follow the ways of our early fathers.

And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

15 B ut God chose me before I was born. By His loving-favor He called me to work for Him.

But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,

16 H is Son was to be seen in me. He did this so I could preach about Christ to the people who are not Jews. When this happened, I did not talk to men.

To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:

17 I did not even go to Jerusalem to talk to those who were missionaries before me. Instead, I went to the country of Arabia. Later I returned to the city of Damascus.

Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.

18 T hree years later I went to Jerusalem to meet Peter. I stayed with him fifteen days.

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

19 I did not see any of the other missionaries except James, the Lord’s brother.

But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.

20 I am writing the truth. God knows I am not lying.

Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.

21 I went from Jerusalem to the countries of Syria and Cilicia.

Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;

22 N one of the Christians in the churches in the country of Judea had ever seen me.

And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ:

23 T he only thing they heard was, “The one who tried to destroy the Christian church is now preaching the Good News!”

But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.

24 A nd they gave thanks to God because of me.

And they glorified God in me.