CHAP. I.
He blames the Galatians for suffering themselves to be imposed
upon by new teachers. The apostle's calling.
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
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,
4 Who gave himself for
our sins, that he might deliver
us from this present wicked
world, according to the
will of God and our Father:
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5 To whom is glory for
ever and ever. Amen.
6 I wonder that you are
so soon removed, from him
that called you into the grace
of Christ, unto another gospel:
7 Which is not another,
only there are some that trouble
you, and would pervert
the gospel of Christ.
8 But though we, or an
angel from heaven, preach
a gospel to you besides that
which we have preached to
you, let him be anathema.
9 As we said before, so
I say now again: If any one
preach to you a gospel, besides
that which you have received,
let him be anathema.
10 For do I now persuade
men, or God? Or do I seek
to please men? If I yet
pleased men, I should not
be the servant of Christ.
11 For I give you to understand,
brethren, that the
gospel which was preached
by me is not according to
man.
12 For neither did I receive
it of man, nor did I
learn it, but by the revelation
of Jesus Christ.
13 For you 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 I made progress
in the Jews religion, above
many of my equals in my
own nation, being more abundantly
zealous for the traditions
of my fathers.
15 But when it pleased
him, 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 gentiles: immediately
I condescended not to
flesh and blood,
17 Neither went I to Jerusalem
to the apostles who
were before me: but I went
into Arabia: and again I returned
to Damascus:
18 Then, after three
years, I went to Jerusalem to
see Peter, and I tarried with
him fifteen days:
19 But other of the apostles
I saw none; saving
James the brother of the
Lord.
20 Now the things which
I write to you; behold before
God I lye not.
21 Afterwards I came into
the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
22 And I was unknown
by face to the churches of Judea
which were in Christ:
23 But they had heard
only: He, that persecuted us
in times past, doth now
preach the faith which once
he impugned:
24 And they glorified God
in me.
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Challoner [1752], THE NEW TESTAMENT OF Our LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. Translated out of the Latin Vulgat Diligently compared with the original Greek And first published by the English College of Rhemes, anno 1582. Newly revised, and corrected according to the Clementin Edition of the Scriptures. WITH ANNOTATIONS For clearing up modern Controversies in Religion, and other Difficulties of Holy Writ () [word count] [B12000].
