Book 48 Galatians
001:001 Paul, an Apostle sent not from men nor by any man,
but by Jesus Christ and by God the Father, who raised Jesus
from among the dead--
001:002 and all the brethren who are with me: To the Churches of Galatia.
001:003 May grace and peace be granted to you from God the Father,
and from our Lord Jesus Christ,
001:004 who gave Himself to suffer for our sins in order to rescue
us from the present wicked age in accordance with the will
of our God and Father.
001:005 To Him be the glory to the Ages of the Ages! Amen.
001:006 I marvel that you are so readily leaving Him who called you by
the grace of Christ, and are adhering to a different Good News.
001:007 For other "Good News" there is none; but there are some
persons who are troubling you, and are seeking to distort
the Good News concerning Christ.
001:008 But if even we or an angel from Heaven should bring you a
Good News different from that which we have already brought you,
let him be accursed.
001:009 What I have just said I repeat--if any one is preaching to you
a Good News other than that which you originally received,
let him be accursed.
001:010 For is it man's favour or God's that I aspire to?
Or am I seeking to please men? If I were still a man-pleaser,
I should not be Christ's bondservant.
001:011 For I must tell you, brethren, that the Good News which was
proclaimed by me is not such as man approves of.
001:012 For, in fact, it was not from man that I received or learnt it,
but by a revelation from Jesus Christ.
001:013 For you have heard of my early career in Judaism--how I furiously