Holy Bible
(King James Version)
Galatians:
Chapter 1
1. PAUL, an
apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the
Father, who raised him from the dead;)
2. And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:
3. Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from 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:
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:
7. Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would
pervert the 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.
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.
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.
11. But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of
me is not after man.
12. For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it , but by
the revelation 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:
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.
15. But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and
called me by his grace,
16. To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen;
immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:
17. Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before
me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
18. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and
abode with him fifteen days.
19. But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.
20. Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie
not.
21. Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Ci-lic-i-a;
22. And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in
Christ:
23. But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past
now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.
24. And they glorified God in me.
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