Galatians:1

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* Paul , an apostle (not from men nor through man , but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead ), * and all the brethren who are with me , To the churches of Galatia : * Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ , * who gave Himself for our sins , that He might deliver us from this present evil age , according to the will of our God and Father , * to whom be glory forever and ever . Amen . * I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ , to a different gospel , * which is not another ; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ . * But even if we , or an angel from heaven , preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you , let him be accursed . * As we have said before , so now I say again , if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received , let him be accursed . * For do I now persuade men , or God ? Or do I seek to please men ? For if I still pleased men , I would not be a bondservant of Christ . * But I make known to you , brethren , that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man . * For I neither received it from man , nor was I taught it , but it came through the revelation of Jesus Christ . * For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism , how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it . * And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation , being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers . * But when it pleased God , who separated me from my mother 's womb and called me through His grace , * to reveal His Son in me , that I might preach Him among the Gentiles , I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood , * nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me ; but I went to Arabia , and returned again to Damascus . * Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter , and remained with him fifteen days . * But I saw none of the other apostles except James , the Lord 's brother . * (Now concerning the things which I write to you , indeed , before God , I do not lie .) * Afterward I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia . * And I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea which were in Christ . * But they were hearing only , "He who formerly persecuted us now preaches the faith which he once tried to destroy ." * And they glorified God in me .

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