1:11 Now ¹  I want you to know, brothers and sisters, ²  that the gospel I preached is not of human origin. ³  1:12 For I did not receive it or learn it from any human source; ⁴  instead I received it ⁵  by a revelation of Jesus Christ. ⁶ 

1:13 For you have heard of my former way of life ⁷  in Judaism, how I was savagely persecuting the church of God and trying to destroy it. 1:14 I ⁸  was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my nation, ⁹  and was ¹⁰  extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors. ¹¹  1:15 But when the one ¹²  who set me apart from birth ¹³  and called me by his grace was pleased 1:16 to reveal his Son in ¹⁴  me so that I could preach him ¹⁵  among the Gentiles, I did not go to ask advice from ¹⁶  any human being, ¹⁷  1:17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem ¹⁸  to see those who were apostles before me, but right away I departed to Arabia, ¹⁹  and then returned to Damascus.

1:18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem ²⁰  to visit Cephas ²¹  and get information from him, ²²  and I stayed with him fifteen days. 1:19 But I saw none of the other apostles ²³  except James the Lord’s brother. 1:20 I assure you ²⁴  that, before God, I am not lying about what I am writing to you! ²⁵  1:21 Afterward I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia. 1:22 But I was personally ²⁶  unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ. 1:23 They were only hearing, “The one who once persecuted us is now proclaiming the good news ²⁷  of the faith he once tried to destroy.” 1:24 So ²⁸  they glorified God because of me. ²⁹ 

1:1 From Paul, ³⁰  an apostle (not from men, nor by human agency, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead) 1:2 and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia. 1:3 Grace and peace to you ³¹  from God the Father and our ³²  Lord Jesus Christ, 1:4 who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age according to the will of our God and Father, 1:5 to whom be glory forever and ever! Amen.

1:6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one ³³  who called you by the grace of Christ ³⁴  and are following ³⁵  a different ³⁶  gospel – 1:7 not that there really is another gospel, ³⁷  but ³⁸  there are some who are disturbing you and wanting ³⁹  to distort the gospel of Christ. 1:8 But even if we (or an angel from heaven) should preach ⁴⁰  a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, ⁴¹  let him be condemned to hell! ⁴²  1:9 As we have said before, and now I say again, if any one is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let him be condemned to hell! ⁴³  1:10 Am I now trying to gain the approval of people, ⁴⁴  or of God? Or am I trying to please people? ⁴⁵  If I were still trying to please ⁴⁶  people, ⁴⁷  I would not be a slave ⁴⁸  of Christ!