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1. From Paul, an apostle. I was not chosen to be an apostle by human beings, nor was I sent from human beings. I was made an apostle through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Jesus from the dead.
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1. Paul G3972 , an apostle G652 , ( not G3756 of G575 men G444 , neither G3761 by G1223 man G444 , but G235 by G1223 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 , and G2532 God G2316 the Father G3962 , who raised G1453 him G846 from G1537 the dead G3498 ;)
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2. This letter is also from all those of God's familyn who are with me.
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2. And G2532 all G3956 the G3588 brethren G80 which are with G4862 me G1698 , unto the G3588 churches G1577 of Galatia G1053 :
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3. Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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3. Grace G5485 be to you G5213 and G2532 peace G1515 from G575 God G2316 the Father G3962 , and G2532 from our G2257 Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 ,
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4. Jesus gave himself for our sins to free us from this evil world we live in, as God the Father planned.
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4. Who gave G1325 himself G1438 for G5228 our G2257 sins G266 , that G3704 he might deliver G1807 us G2248 from G1537 this present G1764 evil G4190 world G165 , according G2596 to the G3588 will G2307 of God G2316 and G2532 our G2257 Father G3962 :
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5. The glory belongs to God forever and ever. Amen.
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5. To whom G3739 be glory G1391 forever and ever G1519 G165 G165 . Amen G281 .
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6. God, by his grace through Christ, called you to become his people. So I am amazed that you are turning away so quickly and believing something different than the Good News.
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6. I marvel G2296 that G3754 ye are so G3779 soon G5030 removed G3346 from G575 him that called G2564 you G5209 into G1722 the grace G5485 of Christ G5547 unto G1519 another G2087 gospel G2098 :
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7. Really, there is no other Good News. But some people are confusing you; they want to change the Good News of Christ.
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7. Which G3739 is G2076 not G3756 another G243 ; but G1508 there be G1526 some G5100 that trouble G5015 you G5209 , and G2532 would G2309 pervert G3344 the G3588 gospel G2098 of Christ G5547 .
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8. We preached to you the Good News. So if we ourselves, or even an angel from heaven, should preach to you something different, we should be judged guilty!
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8. But G235 though G2532 G1437 we G2249 , or G2228 an angel G32 from G1537 heaven G3772 , preach any other gospel G2097 unto you G5213 than G3844 that G3739 which we have preached G2097 unto you G5213 , let him be G2077 accursed G331 .
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9. I said this before, and now I say it again: You have already accepted the Good News. If anyone is preaching something different to you, he should be judged guilty!
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9. As G5613 we said before G4280 , so G2532 say G3004 I now G737 again G3825 , if any G1536 man preach any other gospel G2097 unto you G5209 than G3844 that G3739 ye have received G3880 , let him be G2077 accursed G331 .
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10. Do you think I am trying to make people accept me? No, God is the One I am trying to please. Am I trying to please people? If I still wanted to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
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10. For G1063 do I now G737 persuade G3982 men G444 , or G2228 God G2316 ? or G2228 do I seek G2212 to please G700 men G444 ? for G1063 if G1487 I yet G2089 pleased G700 men G444 , I should not G3756 be G2252 G302 the servant G1401 of Christ G5547 .
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11. Brothers and sisters, I want you to know that the Good News I preached to you was not made up by human beings.
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11. But G1161 I certify G1107 you G5213 , brethren G80 , that the G3588 gospel G2098 which was preached G2097 of G5259 me G1700 is G2076 not G3756 after G2596 man G444 .
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12. I did not get it from humans, nor did anyone teach it to me, but Jesus Christ showed it to me.
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12. For G1063 I G1473 neither G3761 received G3880 it G846 of G3844 man G444 , neither G3777 was I taught G1321 it, but G235 by G1223 the revelation G602 of Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 .
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13. You have heard about my past life in the Jewish religion. I attacked the church of God and tried to destroy it.
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13. For G1063 ye have heard G191 of my G1699 conversation G391 in time past G4218 in G1722 the G3588 Jews' religion G2454 , how that G3754 beyond measure G2596 G5236 I persecuted G1377 the G3588 church G1577 of God G2316 , and G2532 wasted G4199 it G846 :
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14. I was becoming a leader in the Jewish religion, doing better than most other Jews of my age. I tried harder than anyone else to follow the teachings handed down by our ancestors.
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14. And G2532 profited G4298 in G1722 the G3588 Jews' religion G2454 above G5228 many G4183 my equals G4915 in G1722 mine own G3450 nation G1085 , being G5225 more exceedingly G4056 zealous G2207 of the traditions G3862 of my G3450 fathers G3967 .
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15. But God had special plans for me and set me apart for his work even before I was born. He called me through his grace
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15. But G1161 when G3753 it pleased G2106 God G2316 , who separated G873 me G3165 from G1537 my G3450 mother G3384 's womb G2836 , and G2532 called G2564 me by G1223 his G848 grace G5485 ,
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16. and showed his son to me so that I might tell the Good News about him to those who are not Jewish. When God called me, I did not get advice or help from any person.
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16. To reveal G601 his G848 Son G5207 in G1722 me G1698 , that G2443 I might preach G2097 him G846 among G1722 the G3588 heathen G1484 ; immediately G2112 I conferred G4323 not G3756 with flesh G4561 and G2532 blood G129 :
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17. I did not go to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was. But, without waiting, I went away to Arabia and later went back to Damascus.
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17. Neither G3761 went I up G424 to G1519 Jerusalem G2414 to G4314 them which were apostles G652 before G4253 me G1700 ; but G235 I went G565 into G1519 Arabia G688 , and G2532 returned G5290 again G3825 unto G1519 Damascus G1154 .
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18. After three years I went to Jerusalem to meet Peter and stayed with him for fifteen days.
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18. Then G1899 after G3326 three G5140 years G2094 I went up G424 to G1519 Jerusalem G2414 to see G2477 Peter G4074 , and G2532 abode G1961 with G4314 him G846 fifteen G1178 days G2250 .
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19. I met no other apostles, except James, the brother of the Lord.
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19. But G1161 other G2087 of the G3588 apostles G652 saw G1492 I none G3756 , save G1508 James G2385 the G3588 Lord G2962 's brother G80 .
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20. God knows that these things I write are not lies.
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20. Now G1161 the things which G3739 I write G1125 unto you G5213 , behold G2400 , before G1799 God, I G2316 G3754 lie G5574 not G3756 .
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21. Later, I went to the areas of Syria and Cilicia.
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21. Afterwards G1899 I came G2064 into G1519 the G3588 regions G2824 of Syria G4947 and G2532 Cilicia G2791 ;
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22. In Judea the churches in Christ had never met me.
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22. And G1161 was G2252 unknown G50 by face G4383 unto the G3588 churches G1577 of Judea G2449 which G3588 were in G1722 Christ G5547 :
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23. They had only heard it said, "This man who was attacking us is now preaching the same faith that he once tried to destroy."
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23. But G1161 they had G2258 heard G191 only G3440 , That G3754 he which persecuted G1377 us G2248 in times past G4218 now G3568 preacheth G2097 the G3588 faith G4102 which G3739 once G4218 he destroyed G4199 .
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24. And these believers praised God because of me.
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24. And G2532 they glorified G1392 God G2316 in G1722 me G1698 .
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