Galatians · Majority Standard Bible
Galatians 1 Majority Standard Bible
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1 Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead—
1 Παῦλος, ἀπόστολος οὐκ ἀπ᾽ ἀνθρώπων, οὐδὲ δι᾽ ἀνθρώπου, ἀλλὰ διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ καὶ Θεοῦ πατρὸς τοῦ ἐγείραντος αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν,
2 and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia:
2 καὶ οἱ σὺν ἐμοὶ πάντες ἀδελφοί, ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις τῆς Γαλατίας·
3 Grace and peace to you from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,
3 χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ Θεοῦ πατρὸς καὶ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ,
4 who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
4 τοῦ δόντος ἑαυτὸν ὑπὲρ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν, ὅπως ἐξέληται ἡμᾶς ἐκ τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος αἰῶνος πονηροῦ κατὰ τὸ θέλημα τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ πατρὸς ἡμῶν,
5 to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
5 ᾧ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων· ἀμήν.
6 I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—
6 Θαυμάζω ὅτι οὕτω ταχέως μετατίθεσθε ἀπὸ τοῦ καλέσαντος ὑμᾶς ἐν χάριτι Χριστοῦ εἰς ἕτερον εὐαγγέλιον,
7 which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.
7 ὃ οὐκ ἔστιν ἄλλο, εἰ μή τινές εἰσιν οἱ ταράσσοντες ὑμᾶς καὶ θέλοντες μεταστρέψαι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Χριστοῦ.
8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!
8 ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐὰν ἡμεῖς ἢ ἄγγελος ἐξ οὐρανοῦ εὐαγγελίζηται ὑμῖν παρ᾽ ὃ εὐηγγελισάμεθα ὑμῖν, ἀνάθεμα ἔστω.
9 As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!
9 ὡς προειρήκαμεν, καὶ ἄρτι πάλιν λέγω· εἴ τις ὑμᾶς εὐαγγελίζεται παρ᾽ ὃ παρελάβετε, ἀνάθεμα ἔστω.
10 Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
10 ἄρτι γὰρ ἀνθρώπους πείθω ἢ τὸν Θεόν; ἢ ζητῶ ἀνθρώποις ἀρέσκειν; εἰ γὰρ ἔτι ἀνθρώποις ἤρεσκον, Χριστοῦ δοῦλος οὐκ ἂν ἤμην.
11 But I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man.
11 Γνωρίζω δὲ ὑμῖν, ἀδελφοί, τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τὸ εὐαγγελισθὲν ὑπ᾽ ἐμοῦ ὅτι οὐκ ἔστι κατὰ ἄνθρωπον·
12 I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.
12 οὐδὲ γὰρ ἐγὼ παρὰ ἀνθρώπου παρέλαβον αὐτὸ οὔτε ἐδιδάχθην, ἀλλὰ δι᾽ ἀποκαλύψεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.
13 For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.
13 Ἠκούσατε γὰρ τὴν ἐμὴν ἀναστροφήν ποτε ἐν τῷ Ἰουδαϊσμῷ, ὅτι καθ᾽ ὑπερβολὴν ἐδίωκον τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ ἐπόρθουν αὐτήν,
14 I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
14 καὶ προέκοπτον ἐν τῷ Ἰουδαϊσμῷ ὑπὲρ πολλοὺς συνηλικιώτας ἐν τῷ γένει μου, περισσοτέρως ζηλωτὴς ὑπάρχων τῶν πατρικῶν μου παραδόσεων.
15 But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
15 Ὅτε δὲ εὐδόκησεν ὁ Θεὸς ὁ ἀφορίσας με ἐκ κοιλίας μητρός μου καὶ καλέσας διὰ τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ
16 to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,
16 ἀποκαλύψαι τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐμοί, ἵνα εὐαγγελίζωμαι αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, εὐθέως οὐ προσανεθέμην σαρκὶ καὶ αἵματι,
17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.
17 οὐδὲ ἀνῆλθον εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα πρὸς τοὺς πρὸ ἐμοῦ ἀποστόλους, ἀλλὰ ἀπῆλθον εἰς Ἀραβίαν, καὶ πάλιν ὑπέστρεψα εἰς Δαμασκόν.
18 Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Peter, and I stayed with him fifteen days.
18 Ἔπειτα μετὰ ἔτη τρία ἀνῆλθον εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα ἱστορῆσαι Πέτρον, καὶ ἐπέμεινα πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡμέρας δεκαπέντε·
19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.
19 ἕτερον δὲ τῶν ἀποστόλων οὐκ εἶδον εἰ μὴ Ἰάκωβον τὸν ἀδελφὸν τοῦ Κυρίου.
20 I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.
20 ἃ δὲ γράφω ὑμῖν, ἰδοὺ ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ ὅτι οὐ ψεύδομαι.
21 Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
21 ἔπειτα ἦλθον εἰς τὰ κλίματα τῆς Συρίας καὶ τῆς Κιλικίας.
22 I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
22 ἤμην δὲ ἀγνοούμενος τῷ προσώπῳ ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις τῆς Ἰουδαίας ταῖς ἐν Χριστῷ·
23 They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
23 μόνον δὲ ἀκούοντες ἦσαν ὅτι ὁ διώκων ἡμᾶς ποτε νῦν εὐαγγελίζεται τὴν πίστιν ἥν ποτε ἐπόρθει,
24 And they glorified God because of me.
24 καὶ ἐδόξαζον ἐν ἐμοὶ τὸν Θεόν.
Cross references (24)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Galatians 1:11–12; 1 Corinthians 1:1; Acts 9:15–16; Romans 1:1; Revelation 1:5
- 2 Philippians 4:21; 1 Corinthians 16:1; Acts 16:5–6; Philippians 2:22; Acts 18:23
- 3 2 John 3; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Romans 1:7–15; 2 Thessalonians 1:2; 1 Corinthians 1:3
- 4 Matthew 20:28; Romans 4:25; Galatians 2:20; 1 John 2:15–17; 1 John 5:19–20
- 5 Romans 11:36; Jude 25; Hebrews 13:21; Psalm 72:19; 2 Timothy 4:18
- 6 2 Corinthians 11:4; Galatians 5:7–8; Isaiah 29:13; Psalm 106:13; Galatians 3:1–5
- 7 Acts 15:24; Romans 16:17–18; Galatians 5:10; 2 Corinthians 11:13; Acts 15:1–5
- 8 2 Corinthians 11:13–14; Revelation 22:18–19; Galatians 1:9; 1 Corinthians 16:22; Romans 9:3
- 9 Romans 16:17; Proverbs 30:6; Deuteronomy 4:2; Revelation 22:18–19; Deuteronomy 12:32–13:11
- 10 1 Thessalonians 2:4; Acts 5:29; Ephesians 6:6; James 4:4; Matthew 22:16
- 11 Galatians 1:1; 1 Corinthians 2:9–10; Ephesians 3:3–8; 1 Corinthians 11:23; 1 Corinthians 15:1–3
- 12 1 Corinthians 2:10; Galatians 1:16; Galatians 1:1; 2 Corinthians 12:1; 1 Corinthians 11:23
- 13 Acts 22:3–5; Acts 8:3; 1 Corinthians 15:9; Acts 26:4–5; Acts 26:9–11
- 14 Colossians 2:8; Acts 26:5; Acts 22:3; Philippians 3:4–6; Matthew 15:6
- 15 Jeremiah 1:5; Isaiah 49:5; 2 Timothy 1:9; Isaiah 49:1; Ephesians 1:5
- 16 Matthew 16:17; Ephesians 3:5–10; Ephesians 1:17–18; Matthew 26:41; Romans 1:13–14
- 17 Acts 9:20–25; 2 Corinthians 11:32–33; Galatians 1:18
- 18 Acts 9:22–23; Acts 9:26–29; Acts 22:17–18
- 19 Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3; Matthew 12:46; 1 Corinthians 9:5; Matthew 10:3
- 20 Romans 9:1; 2 Corinthians 11:31; 2 Corinthians 11:10–11
- 21 Acts 15:41; Acts 6:9; Acts 9:30; Acts 13:1; Acts 15:23
- 22 1 Thessalonians 2:14; Romans 16:7; 2 Thessalonians 1:1; 1 Thessalonians 1:1; Acts 9:31
- 23 1 Corinthians 15:8–10; 1 Timothy 1:13–16; Acts 9:13; Acts 9:20; Acts 9:26
- 24 Acts 11:18; Luke 15:10; Luke 2:14; Matthew 9:8; Luke 15:32
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What the Fathers said
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… and purity; and may He bestow on you a lot and portion among His saints, and on us with you, and on all that are under heaven, who shall believe in our Lord Jesus Christ, and in His Father, who "raised Him from the dead." Pray for all the saints.
Just, then, as "Paul [was] an apostle, not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father," [so with the rest;] the Son indeed leading them to the Father, but the Father revealing to them the Son.
Against such parties it is said, "If I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ;" and, by the prophet, "They who please men are put to shame, because God hath despised them;" and again, "God hath broken the bones of those who please men;" and again the apostle, "Let us not be desirous of vainglory;" and …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
… and darting fire; which thing he himself makes a proof of the power of Him that called him, saying to the Galatians, "Ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God." And the fishermen too He called when they were in the midst of their business.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
For though we or an angel from heaven preach to you any other gospel than that ye have received, let him be to you anathema.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)