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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Galatians 1 NKJV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/galatians/1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/galatians/1-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NKJV</a> > Galatians 1</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../2_corinthians/13.htm" title="2 Corinthians 13">◄</a> Galatians 1 <a href="../galatians/2.htm" title="Galatians 2">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New King James Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nkjv/kjv/galatians/1.shtml" style=color:#001320 title=Parallel Chapters> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"> <h3>Greeting</span></h3><p class="chapter-1"><span class="text Gal-1-1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/1-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Paul, an apostle (not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead), </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/1-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>and all the brethren who are with me,</span></p><p class="top-1"><span class="text Gal-1-2">To the churches of Galatia:</span></p> <p class="top-1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/1-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/1-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/1-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>to whom <i>be</i> glory forever and ever. Amen.</span></p> <h3> Only One Gospel</span></h3><p><span class="text Gal-1-6"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert<span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[a]</a></span> the gospel of Christ. </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[b]</a></span>accursed. </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed.</span></p> <p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.</span></p> <h3> Call to Apostleship</span></h3><p><span class="text Gal-1-11"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/1-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/1-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught <i>it,</i> but <i>it came</i> through the revelation of Jesus Christ.</span></p> <p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/1-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and <i>tried to</i> destroy it. </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/1-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.</span></p> <p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/1-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called <i>me</i> through His grace, </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/1-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood, </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/1-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those <i>who were</i> apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.</span></p> <h3> Contacts at Jerusalem</span></h3><p><span class="text Gal-1-18"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/1-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[c]</a></span>Peter, and remained with him fifteen days. </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/1-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother. </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/1-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>(Now <i>concerning</i> the things which I write to you, indeed, before God, I do not lie.)</span></p> <p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/1-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Afterward I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/1-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea which <i>were</i> in Christ. </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/1-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>But they were hearing only, “He who formerly persecuted us now preaches the faith which he once <i>tried to</i> destroy.” </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/1-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>And they glorified God in me.</span></p> <A name="footnotes"></a><div class="footnotes"><h4>Footnotes:</h4><ol><li id="fen-NKJV-29065a"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Galatians 1:7">Galatians 1:7</span> <span class='footnote-text'><i>distort</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-29066b"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Galatians 1:8">Galatians 1:8</span> <span class='footnote-text'>Gr. <i>anathema</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-29076c"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Galatians 1:18">Galatians 1:18</span> <span class='footnote-text'>NU <i>Cephas</i></span></li></ol></div> <!--end of footnotes--></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. 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