Paul, an apostle -- not from men, nor through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who did raise him out of the dead --

who did give himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of the present evil age, according to the will of God even our Father,

I wonder that ye are so quickly removed from Him who did call you in the grace of Christ to another good news;

but even if we or a messenger out of heaven may proclaim good news to you different from what we did proclaim to you -- anathema let him be!

as we have said before, and now say again, If any one to you may proclaim good news different from what ye did receive -- anathema let him be!

for now men do I persuade, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if yet men I did please -- Christ's servant I should not be.

For I would like to clarify for you, brothers, the situation regarding the Gospel that I have preached: It did not originate from man.

for I did not get it from any man; I was not taught it, but I got it through a revelation given by Jesus Christ.

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

to reveal his Son to me so that I might proclaim him among the gentiles, I did not confer with another human being at any time,

nor did I go up to Jerusalem unto those who were apostles before me, but I went away to Arabia, and again returned to Damascus,

Then after three years I did go up to Jerusalem to get to know Cephas, and I stayed with him 15 days.

and not another single one of the apostles did I see, except James, the Lord's brother.

But the churches of the Messiah that are in Judea did not yet know me personally.

who had only heard, that I, who formerly persecuted them, did now preach the gospel of faith, which I once endeavoured to suppress:

I went up under the guidance of a divine revelation. Now I laid before them the good news that I was in the habit of preaching among the heathen, but first I did so privately before the leaders, for fear that my course might be or might have been to no purpose.

But they did not even try to compel my companion, Titus, although he was a Greek, to be circumcised --

they did not try it even for the sake of the false brothers who had been smuggled in, who stole in to spy out the freedom we enjoy in Christ Jesus, so as to make us slaves again.

But we did not for a moment yield them submission, in order that the truth of the good news might prevail for you.

And from those who were esteemed to be something -- whatever they were then, it maketh no difference to me -- the face of man God accepteth not, for -- to me those esteemed did add nothing,

for He who did work with Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, did work also in me in regard to the nations,

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,

For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.

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

But when I saw that they did not walk uprightly with the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before all, If you, being a Jew, live as a Gentile, and not as the Jews, why do you compel the nations to judaize?

having known also that a man is not declared righteous by works of law, if not through the faith of Jesus Christ, also we in Christ Jesus did believe, that we might be declared righteous by the faith of Christ, and not by works of law, wherefore declared righteous by works of law shall be no flesh.'

for I through law, did die, that to God I may live;

with Christ I have been crucified, and live no more do I, and Christ doth live in me; and that which I now live in the flesh -- in the faith I live of the Son of God, who did love me and did give himself for me;

I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness come through the Law, then did Christ die for nought.

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

I want to ask you only this one thing: Did you receive the Spirit by doing what the law commands, or by believing the message you heard?

Are you so senseless? Did you begin by the Spirit, but are now approaching perfection by fleshly means?

so many things did ye suffer in vain! if, indeed, even in vain.

He then who was supplying unto you the Spirit, and energising mighty works among you, by works of law, or by a believed report did he it ?

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

and the Writing having foreseen that by faith God doth declare righteous the nations did proclaim before the good news to Abraham --

so that it is they who believe, who are blessed with Abraham, who did believe.

and the law is not by faith, but -- 'The man who did them shall live in them.'

Christ did redeem us from the curse of the law, having become for us a curse, for it hath been written, 'Cursed is every one who is hanging on a tree,'

And this he did that the blessing given to Abraham might be extended to the Gentiles through their union with Jesus Christ; that so, through our faith, we also might receive the promised gift of the Spirit.

Now it was to Abraham that the promises were spoken, and to his offspring. God did not say, "offsprings" as if speaking of many, but "and to your offspring," as of one; and this is Christ.

This is what I mean: The Law that came 430 years later did not cancel the covenant that God ratified previously. The promise was never nullified.

for if by law be the inheritance, it is no more by promise, but to Abraham through promise did God grant it.

but the Writing did shut up the whole under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ may be given to those believing.

for as many as to Christ were baptized did put on Christ;

and when the fulness of time did come, God sent forth His Son, come of a woman, come under law,

and because ye are sons, God did send forth the spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, 'Abba, Father!'

So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if you are a child, then you are also an heir because of what God did.

Notwithstanding, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them, which by nature were no gods:

I am afraid of you, lest in vain I did labour toward you.

I beg you, brothers, take my point of view, just as I took yours. You did me no injustice then.

and ye have known that through infirmity of the flesh I did proclaim good news to you at the first,

but still you did not scorn the test my illness made of you, nor did you spurn me for it; on the contrary, you welcomed me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus Himself.

Why then did you account yourselves so happy? (For I bear you witness that if you could you would have torn out your own eyes and given them to me.)

So then did I become your enemy speaking to you the truth?

for it is written, Rejoice, barren woman, that did not bear, break forth and cry, woman that had no pain, for the children of the desolate are more numerous than those of her who had a husband.

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

So, brothers, we are the children of no slave woman, but of free woman. For freedom did not Christ set us free;

In the freedom, then, with which Christ did make you free -- stand ye, and be not held fast again by a yoke of servitude;

Ye did run well. Who was a let unto you, that ye should not obey the truth?

This ready belief did not come from him who had made you his.

envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; of which I forewarn you, even as I did forewarn you, that they who practise such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

and those who are Christ's, the flesh did crucify with the affections, and the desires;