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[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]and all the brethren who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:
[3]Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,
[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]to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
[6]I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you into the grace of Christ, to a different gospel,
[7]which is not another; but there are some who trouble you, even determined to pervert the gospel of Christ.
[8]But even if we, or an angel from Heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed.
[9]As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed.
[10]For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.
[11]But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man.
[12]For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but by a revelation of Jesus Christ.
[13]For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it.
[14]And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
[15]But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb and called me through His grace,
[16]to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, immediately I did not confer with flesh and blood,
[17]nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.
[18]Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to inquire of Peter, and remained with him fifteen days.
[19]But I saw none of the other apostles except Jacob, the Lord's brother.
[20](Now concerning the things which I write to you, indeed, before God, I do not lie.)
[21]Afterward I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
[22]And I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea which were in Christ.
[23]But they were hearing only, He who formerly persecuted us now preaches the faith which he once tried to destroy.
[24]And they glorified God in me.
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