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Paul an apostle-- sent neither by human commission nor from human authorities, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead-- |
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and all the members of God's family who are with me, To the churches of Galatia: |
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Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, |
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who gave himself for our sins to set us free from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, |
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to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. |
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I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel-- |
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not that there is another gospel, but there are some who are confusing you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. |
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But even if we or an angel from heaven should proclaim to you a gospel contrary to what we proclaimed to you, let that one be accursed! |
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As we have said before, so now I repeat, if anyone proclaims to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let that one be accursed! |
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Am I now seeking human approval, or God's approval? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still pleasing people, I would not be a servant of Christ. |
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For I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel that was proclaimed by me is not of human origin; |
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for I did not receive it from a human source, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ. |
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You have heard, no doubt, of my earlier life in Judaism. I was violently persecuting the church of God and was trying to destroy it. |
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I advanced in Judaism beyond many among my people of the same age, for I was far more zealous for the traditions of my ancestors. |
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But when God, who had set me apart before I was born and called me through his grace, was pleased |
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to reveal his Son to me, so that I might proclaim him among the Gentiles, I did not confer with any human being, |
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nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were already apostles before me, but I went away at once into Arabia, and afterwards I returned to Damascus. |
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Then after three years I did go up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and stayed with him fifteen days; |
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but I did not see any other apostle except James the Lord's brother. |
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In what I am writing to you, before God, I do not lie! |
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Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia, |
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and I was still unknown by sight to the churches of Judea that are in Christ; |
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they only heard it said, "The one who formerly was persecuting us is now proclaiming the faith he once tried to destroy." |
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And they glorified God because of me. |
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