The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians

Chapter 1

American Standard Version

Ga 1:1	Paul, an apostle (not from men, neither through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead),
Ga 1:2	and all the brethren that are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:
Ga 1:3	Grace to you and peace from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ,
Ga 1:4	who 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:
Ga 1:5	to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Ga 1:6	I marvel that ye are so quickly removing from him that called you in the grace of Christ unto a different gospel;
Ga 1:7	which is not another gospel only there are some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
Ga 1:8	But 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.
Ga 1:9	As 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.
Ga 1:10	For 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.
Ga 1:11	For I make known to you, brethren, as touching the gospel which was preached by me, that it is not after man.
Ga 1:12	For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.
Ga 1:13	For 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:
Ga 1:14	and 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.
Ga 1:15	But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me, even from my mother's womb, and called me through his grace,
Ga 1:16	to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles; straightway I conferred not with flesh and blood:
Ga 1:17	neither went I up to Jerusalem to them that were apostles before me: but I went away into Arabia; and again I returned unto Damascus.
Ga 1:18	Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and tarried with him fifteen days.
Ga 1:19	But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.
Ga 1:20	Now touching the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.
Ga 1:21	Then I came unto the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
Ga 1:22	And I was still unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ:
Ga 1:23	but they only heard say, He that once persecuted us now preacheth the faith of which he once made havoc;
Ga 1:24	and they glorified God in me.