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Paul, ^(a)an apostle (^(b)not sent from men nor through the agency of man, but ^(c)through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who ^(d)raised Him from the dead),

and all ^(e)the brethren who are with me, To ^(f)the churches of Galatia:

^(g)Grace to you and peace from ^[a]God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,

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,

^(k)to whom be the glory forevermore. Amen.

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;

which is really not another; only there are some who are ⁽ⁿ⁾disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.

But even if we, or ^(o)an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel ^[d]contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be ^[e](p)accursed!

As we ^(q)have said before, so I say again now, ^(r)if any man is preaching to you a gospel ^[f]contrary to what you received, he is to be ^[g](s)accursed!

For am I now ^(t)seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a ^(u)bond-servant of Christ.

For ^(v)I would have you know, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is ^(w)not according to man.

For ^(x)I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a ^(y)revelation of Jesus Christ.

For you have heard of ^(z)my former manner of life in Judaism, how I ^(aa)used to persecute ^(ab)the church of God beyond measure and ^(ac)tried to destroy it;

and I ^(ad)was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my ^[h]countrymen, being more extremely zealous for my ^(ae)ancestral traditions.

But when God, who had set me apart even from my mother's womb and ^(af)called me through His grace, was pleased

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,

^(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.

Then ^(al)three years later I went up ^(am)to Jerusalem to ^[j]become acquainted with ^(an)Cephas, and stayed with him fifteen days.

But I did not see any other of the apostles except ^[k](ao)James, the Lord's brother.

(Now in what I am writing to you, ^[l]I assure you ^(ap)before God that I am not lying.)

Then ^(aq)I went into the regions of ^(ar)Syria and ^(as)Cilicia.

I was still unknown by ^[m]sight to ^(at)the churches of Judea which were ^(au)in Christ;

but only, they kept hearing, "He who once persecuted us is now preaching ^(av)the faith which he once ^(aw)tried to destroy."

And they ^(ax)were glorifying God ^[n]because of me.