for neither did I from man receive it, nor was I taught it, but through a revelation of Jesus Christ,

for ye did hear of my behaviour once in Judaism, that exceedingly I was persecuting the assembly of God, and wasting it,

and I was advancing in Judaism above many equals in age in mine own race, being more abundantly zealous of my fathers' deliverances,

and when God was well pleased -- having separated me from the womb of my mother, and having called me through His grace --

and was unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea, that are in Christ,

and only they were hearing, that 'he who is persecuting us then, doth now proclaim good news -- the faith that then he was wasting;'

but not even Titus, who is with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised --

and having known the grace that was given to me, James, and Cephas, and John, who were esteemed to be pillars, a right hand of fellowship they did give to me, and to Barnabas, that we to the nations, and they to the circumcision may go,

only, of the poor that we should be mindful, which also I was diligent -- this very thing -- to do.

And when Peter came to Antioch, to the face I stood up against him, because he was blameworthy,

for before the coming of certain from James, with the nations he was eating, and when they came, he was withdrawing and separating himself, fearing those of the circumcision,

and dissemble with him also did the other Jews, so that also Barnabas was carried away by their dissimulation.

O thoughtless Galatians, who did bewitch you, not to obey the truth -- before whose eyes Jesus Christ was described before among you crucified?

according as Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him -- to righteousness;

Why, then, the law? on account of the transgressions it was added, till the seed might come to which the promise hath been made, having been set in order through messengers in the hand of a mediator --

the law, then, is against the promises of God? -- let it not be! for if a law was given that was able to make alive, truly by law there would have been the righteousness,

what then was your happiness? for I testify to you, that if possible, your eyes having plucked out, ye would have given to me;

and I was wishing to be present with you now, and to change my voice, because I am in doubt about you.

but as then he who was born according to the flesh did persecute him according to the spirit, so also now;