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[1]Poul the apostle, not of men, ne bi man, but bi Jhesu Crist, and God the fadir,
[2]that reiside hym fro deth, and alle the britheren that ben with me, to the chirchis of Galathie,
[3]grace to you and pees of God the fadir, and of the Lord Jhesu Crist,
[4]that yaf hym silf for oure synnes, to delyuere vs fro the present wickid world, bi the wille of God and of oure fadir,
[5]to whom is worschip and glorie in to worldis of worldis. Amen.
[6]I wondur, that so soone ye be thus moued fro hym that clepid you in to the grace of Crist, in to another euangelie; which is not anothir,
[7]but that ther ben summe that troublen you, and wolen mysturne the euangelie of Crist.
[8]But thouy we, or an aungel of heuene, prechide to you, bisidis that that we han prechid to you, be he acursid.
[9]As Y haue seid bifore, and now eftsoones Y seie, if ony preche to you bisidis that that ye han vndurfongun, be he cursid.
[10]For now whether counsele Y men, or God? or whether Y seche to plese men? If Y pleside yit men, Y were not Cristis seruaunt.
[11]For, britheren, Y make knowun to you the euangelie, that was prechid of me, for it is not bi man;
[12]ne Y took it of man, ne lernyde, but bi reuelacioun of Jhesu Crist.
[13]For ye han herd my conuersacioun sumtyme in the Jurie, and that Y pursuede passyngli the chirche of God, and fauyt ayen it.
[14]And Y profitide in the Jurie aboue many of myn eueneldis in my kynrede, and was more aboundauntli a folewere of my fadris tradiciouns.
[15]But whanne it pleside hym, that departide me fro my modir wombe,
[16]and clepide bi his grace, to schewe his sone in me, that Y schulde preche hym among the hethene, anoon Y drowy me not to fleisch and blood; ne Y cam to Jerusalem to the apostlis,
[17]that weren tofor me, but Y wente in to Arabie, and eftsoones Y turnede ayen in to Damask.
[18]And sith thre yeer aftir Y cam to Jerusalem, to se Petre, and Y dwellide with hym fiftene daies;
[19]but Y sawy noon othere of the apostlis, but James, oure Lordis brother.
[20]And these thingis which Y write to you, lo! tofor God Y lie not.
[21]Afterward Y cam in to the coostis of Syrie and Cilicie.
[22]But Y was vnknowun bi face to the chirchis of Judee, that weren in Crist; and thei hadden oonli an heryng,
[23]that he that pursuede vs sum tyme, prechide now the feith, ayens which he fauyte sum tyme;
[24]and in me thei glorifieden God.
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