[1] Paul, an emissary—not from men, nor through man, but through Yeshua the Messiah, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—
[2] and all the brothers who are with me, to the assemblies of Galatia:
[3] Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Yeshua the Messiah,
[4] who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father—
[5] to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
[6] I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Messiah to a different “good news”,
[7] but there isn’t another “good news.” Only there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the Good News of Messiah.
[8] But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should proclaim to you any “good news” other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed.
[9] As we have said before, so I now say again: if any man preaches to you any “good news” other than that which you received, let him be cursed.
[10] For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Messiah.
[11] But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the Good News which was preached by me, that it is not according to man.
[12] For I didn’t receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Yeshua the Messiah.
[13] For you have heard of my way of living in time past in Judaism, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God and ravaged it.
[14] I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
[15] But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through his grace
[16] to reveal his Son in me, that I might proclaim him among the Gentiles, I didn’t immediately confer with flesh and blood,
[17] nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were emissaries before me, but I went away into Arabia. Then I returned to Damascus.
[18] Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and stayed with him fifteen days.
[19] But of the other emissaries I saw no one except Jacob, the Lord’s brother.
[20] Now about the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I’m not lying.
[21] Then I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
[22] I was still unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea which were in Messiah,
[23] but they only heard: “He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy.”
[24] So they glorified God in me.