Gal 1 | ESV | STEP | Paul , an apostle — not from men nor through man , but through Jesus Christ and God the Father , who raised him from the dead

1 Paul, an ^aapostle— ^bnot from men nor through man, but ^cthrough Jesus Christ and God the Father, ^dwho raised him from the dead— 2 and all ^ethe brothers ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church; also verse 11} who are with me,

To ^gthe churches of Galatia:

3 ^hGrace to you and peace ⁱfrom God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4 ^jwho gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present ^kevil age, according to the will of ^lour God and Father, 5 to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

No Other Gospel

6 I am astonished that you are ^mso quickly deserting ⁿhim who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to ^oa different gospel— 7 ^pnot that there is another one, but ^qthere are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we or ^ran angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, ^slet him be accursed. 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, ^tlet him be accursed.

10 For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying ^uto please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a ^vservant ^{▼▼Or slave; Greek bondservant} of Christ.

Paul Called by God

11 For ^xI would have you know, brothers, that ^ythe gospel that was preached by me is not man’s gospel. ^{▼▼Greek not according to man} 12 ^aaFor I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it ^abthrough a revelation of Jesus Christ. 13 For you have heard of ^acmy former life in Judaism, how ^adI persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it. 14 And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely ^aezealous was I for ^afthe traditions of my fathers. 15 But when he ^agwho had set me apart ^ahbefore I was born, ^{▼▼Greek set me apart from my mother’s womb} and who ^ajcalled me by his grace, 16 was pleased to reveal his Son to ^{▼▼Greek in} me, in order ^althat I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone; ^{▼▼Greek with flesh and blood} 17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.

18 Then ^anafter three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and remained with him fifteen days. 19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James ^aothe Lord’s brother. 20 (In what I am writing to you, ^apbefore God, I do not lie!) 21 ^aqThen I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. 22 And I was still unknown in person to ^arthe churches of Judea that are in Christ. 23 They only were hearing it said, “He who used to persecute us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.” 24 And they glorified God because of me.