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Amen<MG281>. <p class="hdg">Distortion of the Gospel</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>I am<MG2296> amazed<MG2296> that you are so<MG3779> quickly<MG5030> deserting<MG3346a, 575> Him who called<MG2564> you <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>by the grace<MG5485> of Christ<MG5547>, for a different<MG2087> gospel<MG2098>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>which<MG3739> is not <i>just</i> another<MG243> <i>account;</i> but there are some<MG5100> who are disturbing<MG5015> you and want<MG2309> to distort<MG3344> the gospel<MG2098> of Christ<MG5547>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>But even<MG2532> if<MG1437> we, or<MG2228> an angel<MG32a> from heaven<MG3772>, should preach<MG2097> to you a gospel<MG2097> contrary<MG3844> to what<MG3739> we have preached<MG2097> to you, he is to be <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>accursed<MG331>! <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>As we have said<MG4275b> before<MG4275b>, even<MG2532> now<MG737> I say<MG3004> again<MG3825>: if<MG1487> anyone<MG5100> is preaching<MG2097> to you a gospel<MG2097> contrary<MG3844> to what<MG3739> you received<MG3880>, he is to be <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>accursed<MG331>! <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>For am I now<MG737> seeking<MG3982> the<MG3982> favor<MG3982> of<MG3982> people<MG444>, or<MG2228> of God<MG2316>? Or<MG2228> am I striving<MG2212> to please<MG700> people<MG444>? If<MG1487> I were still<MG2089> trying to please<MG700> people<MG444>, I would not be a bond-servant<MG1401> of Christ<MG5547>. <p class="hdg">Paul Defends His Ministry</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>For I would have<MG1107> you know<MG1107>, brothers<MG80> <i>and sisters,</i> that the gospel<MG2098> which was preached<MG2097> by me is not <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>of human<MG444> invention<MG2596>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>For I neither<MG3761> received<MG3880> it from man<MG444>, nor<MG3777> was I taught<MG1321> it, but <i>I received it</i> through<MG1223> a revelation<MG602> of Jesus<MG2424> Christ<MG5547>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>For you have heard<MG191> of my former<MG4218> way<MG391> of<MG391> life<MG391> in Judaism<MG2454>, how<MG3754> I used to persecute<MG1377> the church<MG1577> of God<MG2316> beyond<MG2596, 5236> measure<MG5236> and tried to destroy<MG4199> it; <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>and I was advancing<MG4298> in Judaism<MG2454> beyond<MG5228> many<MG4183> of my contemporaries<MG4915> among<MG1722> my <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>countrymen<MG1085>, being<MG5225> more<MG4056> extremely<MG4056> zealous<MG2207> for my ancestral<MG3967> traditions<MG3862>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>But when<MG3753> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>He who had set<MG873> me apart<MG873> <i>even</i> from my mother’s<MG3384> womb<MG2836> and called<MG2564> <i>me</i> through<MG1223> His grace<MG5485> was pleased<MG2106> <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>to reveal<MG601> His Son<MG5207> in me so<MG2443> that<MG2443> I might preach<MG2097> Him among<MG1722> the Gentiles<MG1484>, I did not immediately<MG2112> consult<MG4323> with <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>flesh<MG4561> and blood<MG129>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>nor<MG3761> did I go<MG424> up to Jerusalem<MG2414> to those<MG3588> <i>who were</i> apostles<MG652> before<MG4253> me; but I went<MG565> away<MG565> to Arabia<MG688>, and returned<MG5290> once<MG3825> more<MG3825> to Damascus<MG1154>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Then<MG1899> three<MG5140> years<MG2094> later<MG3326> I went<MG424> up to Jerusalem<MG2414> to <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>become<MG2477> acquainted<MG2477> with<MG2477> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>Cephas<MG2786>, and stayed<MG1961> with him for fifteen<MG1178b> days<MG2250>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>But I did not see<MG3708> another<MG2087> one<MG2087> of the apostles<MG652> except<MG1508> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>James<MG2385>, the Lord’s<MG2962> brother<MG80>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>(Now<MG1161> in what<MG3739> I am writing<MG1125> to you, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>I assure<MG2400> you before<MG1799> God<MG2316> that I am not lying<MG5574>.) <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Then<MG1899> I went<MG2064> into the regions<MG2824> of Syria<MG4947> and Cilicia<MG2791>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>I was <i>still</i> unknown<MG50> by <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>sight<MG4383> to the churches<MG1577> of Judea<MG2449> which are in Christ<MG5547>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>but they only<MG3440> kept hearing<MG191>, “The man who once<MG4218> persecuted<MG1377> us is now<MG3568> preaching<MG2097> the faith<MG4102> which<MG3739> he once<MG4218> tried to destroy<MG4199>.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>And they were glorifying<MG1392> God<MG2316> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[o]</a></span>because<MG1722> of me.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> One early ms <i>God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Or <i>world</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Lit <i>in</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Gr <i>anathema</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Gr <i>anathema</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Lit <i>according to man</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Lit <i>race</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> One early ms <i>God who</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> I.e., people<br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> Or <i>visit</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> I.e., Peter<br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> Or <i>Jacob</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">20</span> Lit <i>behold before God</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">22</span> Lit <i>face</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[o]</span> <span class="fnverse">24</span> Lit <i>in me</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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