Galatians 1 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Introduction

1 Paul, (A)an apostle ((B)not sent from men nor through human agency, but (C)through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who (D)raised Him from the dead), 2 and all (E)the brothers who are with me,

To (F)the churches of Galatia:

3 (G)Grace to you and peace from [a]God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who (H)gave Himself for our sins so that He might rescue us from (I)this present evil [b]age, according to the will of (J)our God and Father, 5 (K)to whom be the glory forevermore. Amen.

Distortion of the Gospel

6 I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting (L)Him who called you [c]by the grace of Christ, for a (M)different gospel, 7 which is not just another account; but there are some who are (N)disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we, or (O)an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be [d](P)accursed! 9 As we (Q)have said before, even now I say again: (R)if anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be [e](S)accursed!

10 For am I now (T)seeking the favor of people, or of God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a (U)bond-servant of Christ.

Paul Defends His Ministry

11 For (V)I would have you know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel which was preached by me is (W)not [f]of human invention. 12 For (X)I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a (Y)revelation of Jesus Christ.

13 For you have heard of (Z)my former way of life in Judaism, how I (AA)used to persecute (AB)the church of God beyond measure and (AC)tried to destroy it; 14 and I (AD)was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my [g]countrymen, being more extremely zealous for my (AE)ancestral traditions. 15 But when [h]He who had set me apart even from my mother’s womb and (AF)called me through His grace was pleased 16 to reveal His Son in me so that I might (AG)preach Him among the Gentiles, (AH)I did not immediately consult with [i](AI)flesh and blood, 17 (AJ)nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went away to Arabia, and returned once more to (AK)Damascus.

18 Then (AL)three years later I went up (AM)to Jerusalem to [j]become acquainted with [k](AN)Cephas, and stayed with him for fifteen days. 19 But I did not see another one of the apostles except [l](AO)James, the Lord’s brother. 20 (Now in what I am writing to you, [m]I assure you (AP)before God that I am not lying.) 21 Then (AQ)I went into the regions of (AR)Syria and (AS)Cilicia. 22 I was still unknown by [n]sight to (AT)the churches of Judea which are (AU)in Christ; 23 but they only kept hearing, “The man who once persecuted us is now preaching (AV)the faith which he once (AW)tried to destroy.” 24 And they (AX)were glorifying God [o]because of me.

Footnotes

  1. Galatians 1:3 One early ms God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ
  2. Galatians 1:4 Or world
  3. Galatians 1:6 Lit in
  4. Galatians 1:8 Gr anathema
  5. Galatians 1:9 Gr anathema
  6. Galatians 1:11 Lit according to man
  7. Galatians 1:14 Lit race
  8. Galatians 1:15 One early ms God who
  9. Galatians 1:16 I.e., people
  10. Galatians 1:18 Or visit
  11. Galatians 1:18 I.e., Peter
  12. Galatians 1:19 Or Jacob
  13. Galatians 1:20 Lit behold before God
  14. Galatians 1:22 Lit face
  15. Galatians 1:24 Lit in me

Cross references

  1. Galatians 1:1 : 2 Cor 1:1
  2. Galatians 1:1 : Gal 1:11f
  3. Galatians 1:1 : Acts 9:15; Gal 1:15f
  4. Galatians 1:1 : Acts 2:24
  5. Galatians 1:2 : Phil 4:21
  6. Galatians 1:2 : Acts 16:6; 1 Cor 16:1
  7. Galatians 1:3 : Rom 1:7
  8. Galatians 1:4 : Gal 2:20
  9. Galatians 1:4 : Matt 13:22; Rom 12:2; 2 Cor 4:4
  10. Galatians 1:4 : Phil 4:20
  11. Galatians 1:5 : Rom 11:36
  12. Galatians 1:6 : Rom 8:28; Gal 1:15; 5:8
  13. Galatians 1:6 : 2 Cor 11:4; Gal 1:7, 11; 2:2, 7; 5:14; 1 Tim 1:3
  14. Galatians 1:7 : Acts 15:24; Gal 5:10
  15. Galatians 1:8 : 2 Cor 11:14
  16. Galatians 1:8 : Rom 9:3
  17. Galatians 1:9 : Acts 18:23
  18. Galatians 1:9 : Rom 16:17
  19. Galatians 1:9 : Rom 9:3
  20. Galatians 1:10 : 1 Cor 10:33; 1 Thess 2:4
  21. Galatians 1:10 : Rom 1:1; Phil 1:1
  22. Galatians 1:11 : Rom 2:16; 1 Cor 15:1
  23. Galatians 1:11 : 1 Cor 3:4; 9:8
  24. Galatians 1:12 : 1 Cor 11:23; Gal 1:1
  25. Galatians 1:12 : 1 Cor 2:10; 2 Cor 12:1; Gal 1:16; 2:2
  26. Galatians 1:13 : Acts 26:4f
  27. Galatians 1:13 : Acts 8:3; 22:4, 5
  28. Galatians 1:13 : 1 Cor 10:32
  29. Galatians 1:13 : Acts 9:21
  30. Galatians 1:14 : Acts 22:3
  31. Galatians 1:14 : Jer 9:14; Matt 15:2; Mark 7:3; Col 2:8
  32. Galatians 1:15 : Is 49:1, 5; Jer 1:5; Acts 9:15; Rom 1:1; Gal 1:6
  33. Galatians 1:16 : Acts 9:15; Gal 2:9
  34. Galatians 1:16 : Acts 9:20
  35. Galatians 1:16 : Matt 16:17
  36. Galatians 1:17 : Acts 9:19-22
  37. Galatians 1:17 : Acts 9:2
  38. Galatians 1:18 : Acts 9:22f
  39. Galatians 1:18 : Acts 9:26
  40. Galatians 1:18 : John 1:42; Gal 2:9, 11, 14
  41. Galatians 1:19 : Matt 12:46; Acts 12:17
  42. Galatians 1:20 : Rom 9:1; 2 Cor 1:23; 11:31
  43. Galatians 1:21 : Acts 9:30
  44. Galatians 1:21 : Acts 15:23, 41
  45. Galatians 1:21 : Acts 6:9
  46. Galatians 1:22 : 1 Cor 7:17; 1 Thess 2:14
  47. Galatians 1:22 : Rom 16:7
  48. Galatians 1:23 : Acts 6:7; Gal 6:10
  49. Galatians 1:23 : Acts 9:21
  50. Galatians 1:24 : Matt 9:8

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