Galatians · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Galatians 1 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
1 Παύλος απόστολος ουχί από ανθρώπων, ουδέ δι' ανθρώπου, αλλά διά Ιησού Χριστού και Θεού Πατρός του αναστήσαντος αυτόν εκ νεκρών,
1 Paul, an apostle—not from men, nor through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—
2 και πάντες οι μετ' εμού αδελφοί, προς τας εκκλησίας της Γαλατίας·
2 and all the brothers who are with me, to the assemblies of Galatia:
3 χάρις είη υμίν και ειρήνη από Θεού Πατρός και Κυρίου ημών Ιησού Χριστού,
3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,
4 όστις έδωκεν εαυτόν διά τας αμαρτίας ημών, διά να ελευθερώση ημάς εκ του παρόντος πονηρού αιώνος κατά το θέλημα του Θεού και Πατρός ημών,
4 who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father—
5 εις τον οποίον έστω η δόξα εις τους αιώνας των αιώνων· αμήν.
5 to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
6 Θαυμάζω ότι τόσον ταχέως μεταφέρεσθε από εκείνου, όστις σας εκάλεσε διά της χάριτος του Χριστού, εις άλλο ευαγγέλιον,
6 I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different “good news”,
7 το οποίον δεν είναι άλλο, αλλ' υπάρχουσί τινές, οι οποίοι σας ταράττουσι και θέλουσι να μετατρέψωσι το ευαγγέλιον του Χριστού.
7 but there isn’t another “good news.” Only there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the Good News of Christ.
8 Αλλά και εάν ημείς ή άγγελος εξ ουρανού σας κηρύττη άλλο ευαγγέλιον παρά εκείνο, το οποίον σας εκηρύξαμεν, ας ήναι ανάθεμα.
8 But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any “good news” other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed.
9 Καθώς προείπομεν, και τώρα πάλιν λέγω· Εάν τις σας κηρύττη άλλο ευαγγέλιον παρά εκείνο, το οποίον παρελάβετε, ας ήναι ανάθεμα.
9 As we have said before, so I now say again: if any man preaches to you any “good news” other than that which you received, let him be cursed.
10 Διότι τώρα ανθρώπους πείθω ή τον Θεόν; ή ζητώ να αρέσκω εις ανθρώπους; διότι εάν ακόμη ήρεσκον εις ανθρώπους, δεν ήθελον είσθαι δούλος Χριστού.
10 For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ.
11 Αλλά σας γνωστοποιώ, αδελφοί, ότι το ευαγγέλιον το κηρυχθέν υπ' εμού δεν είναι ανθρώπινον·
11 But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the Good News which was preached by me, that it is not according to man.
12 διότι ουδ' εγώ παρέλαβον αυτό παρά ανθρώπου ούτε εδιδάχθην, αλλά δι' αποκαλύψεως Ιησού Χριστού.
12 For I didn’t receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.
13 Διότι ηκούσατε την ποτέ διαγωγήν μου εν τω Ιουδαϊσμώ, ότι καθ' υπερβολήν εδίωκον την εκκλησίαν του Θεού και εκακοποίουν αυτήν,
13 For you have heard of my way of living in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God and ravaged it.
14 και προέκοπτον εις τον Ιουδαϊσμόν υπέρ πολλούς συνηλικιώτας εν τω γένει μου, περισσότερον ζηλωτής υπάρχων των πατρικών μου παραδόσεων.
14 I advanced in the Jews’ religion beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
15 Ότε δε ηυδόκησεν ο Θεός, ο προσδιορίσας με εκ κοιλίας μητρός μου και καλέσας διά της χάριτος αυτού,
15 But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through his grace,
16 να αποκαλύψη τον Υιόν αυτού εν εμοί, διά να κηρύττω αυτόν μεταξύ των εθνών, ευθύς δεν συνεβουλεύθην σάρκα και αίμα,
16 to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I didn’t immediately confer with flesh and blood,
17 ουδέ ανέβην εις Ιεροσόλυμα προς τους προ εμού αποστόλους, αλλ' απήλθον εις Αραβίαν και πάλιν υπέστρεψα εις Δαμασκόν.
17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia. Then I returned to Damascus.
18 Έπειτα μετά έτη τρία ανέβην εις Ιεροσόλυμα, διά να γνωρίσω προσωπικώς τον Πέτρον, και έμεινα παρ' αυτώ ημέρας δεκαπέντε·
18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and stayed with him fifteen days.
19 άλλον δε των αποστόλων δεν είδον, ειμή Ιάκωβον τον αδελφόν του Κυρίου.
19 But of the other apostles I saw no one except James, the Lord’s brother.
20 Όσα δε σας γράφω, ιδού, ενώπιον του Θεού ομολογώ ότι δεν ψεύδομαι.
20 Now about the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I’m not lying.
21 Έπειτα ήλθον εις τους τόπους της Συρίας και της Κιλικίας.
21 Then I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
22 Και ήμην προσωπικώς αγνοούμενος εις τας εκκλησίας της Ιουδαίας τας εν Χριστώ·
22 I was still unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea which were in Christ,
23 ήκουον δε μόνον ότι ο ποτέ διώκων ημάς, τώρα κηρύττει την πίστιν, την οποίαν ποτέ κατεπολέμει,
23 but they only heard, “He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy.”
24 και εδόξαζον τον Θεόν δι' εμέ.
24 So they glorified God in me.
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
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
… 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)