Galatians 1

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)	1 From Paul, an apostle appointed not by human beings nor through any human being but by JesusChrist and God the Father who raised him from the dead,
2 And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:	2 and al the brothers who are with me, to the churches of Galatia.
3 Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,	3 Grace and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ
4 Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:	4 who gave himself for our sins to liberate us from this present wicked world, in accordance with the wil ofour God and Father,
5 To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.	5 to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:	6 I am astonished that you are so promptly turning away from the one who cal ed you in the grace ofChrist and are going over to a different gospel-
7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.	7 not that it is another gospel; except that there are trouble-makers among you who are seeking to pervertthe gospel of Christ.
8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.	8 But even if we ourselves or an angel from heaven preaches to you a gospel other than the one wepreached to you, let God's curse be on him.
9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.	9 I repeat again what we declared before: anyone who preaches to you a gospel other than the one youwere first given is to be under God's curse.
10 For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.	10 Whom am I trying to convince now, human beings or God? Am I trying to please human beings? If Iwere stil doing that I should not be a servant of Christ.
11 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.	11 Now I want to make it quite clear to you, brothers, about the gospel that was preached by me, that itwas no human message.
12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.	12 It was not from any human being that I received it, and I was not taught it, but it came to me through arevelation of Jesus Christ.
13 For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:	13 You have surely heard how I lived in the past, within Judaism, and how there was simply no limit to the way I persecuted the Church of God in my attempts to destroy it;
14 And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.	14 and how, in Judaism, I outstripped most of my Jewish contemporaries in my limitless enthusiasm forthe traditions of my ancestors.
15 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,	15 But when God, who had set me apart from the time when I was in my mother's womb, cal ed methrough his grace and chose
16 To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:	16 to reveal his Son in me, so that I should preach him to the gentiles, I was in no hurry to confer with anyhuman being,
17 Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.	17 or to go up to Jerusalem to see those who were already apostles before me. Instead, I went off toArabia, and later I came back to Damascus.
18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.	18 Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to meet Cephas. I stayed fifteen days with him
19 But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.	19 but did not set eyes on any of the rest of the apostles, only James, the Lord's brother.
20 Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.	20 I swear before God that what I have written is the truth.
21 Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;	21 After that I went to places in Syria and Cilicia;
22 And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ:	22 and was stil unknown by sight to the churches of Judaea which are in Christ,
23 But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.	23 they simply kept hearing it said, 'The man once so eager to persecute us is now preaching the faiththat he used to try to destroy,'
24 And they glorified God in me.	24 and they gave glory to God for me.