Chapter 1
Greeting
1 Paul, an apostle not from men nor by men but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead,
ἀπόστολοςapostolosan apostleG0652N-NSM ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnmenG0444N-GPM ἀνθρώπουanthrōpoumanG0444N-GSM ΧριστοῦChristouChristG5547N-GSM-T πατρὸςpatros[the] FatherG3962N-GSM-T τοῦtouthe [One who]G3588T-GSM ἐγείραντοςegeirantoshaving raisedG1453V-AAP-GSM νεκρῶνnekrōn[the] dead —G3498A-GPM 2 and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia.
ἐμοὶemoime myselfG1473P-1DS πάντεςpantesallG3956A-NPM ἀδελφοὶadelphoibrothersG0080N-NPM ἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaischurchesG1577N-DPF Γαλατίας·Galatiasof Galatia:G1053N-GSF-L 3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,1
χάριςcharisGraceG5485N-NSF ὑμῖνhuminto youG4771P-2DP εἰρήνηeirēnēpeaceG1515N-NSF πατρὸςpatrosFatherG3962N-GSM-T κυρίουkuriouof [the] LordG2962GN-GSM-T Χριστοῦ,ChristouChrist,G5547N-GSM-T - Some manuscripts have “God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ”
4 who gave himself for our sins in order to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
τοῦtouthe [One who]G3588T-GSM δόντοςdontoshaving givenG1325V-2AAP-GSM ἑαυτὸνhe'autonHimselfG1438F-3ASM ἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnsinsG0266N-GPF ἡμῶν,hēmōnof us,G3165P-1GP ὅπωςhopōsso thatG3704CONJ ἐξέληταιexelētaiHe may deliverG1807V-2AMS-3S ἐνεστῶτοςenestōtoshaving come presentlyG1764V-RAP-GSM πονηροῦponērouevilG4190A-GSM κατὰkataaccording toG2596PREP θέλημαthelēmawillG2307N-ASN πατρὸςpatrosFatherG3962N-GSM-T ἡμῶν,hēmōnof us,G3165P-1GP 5 to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
ᾧhōto whom [be]G3739R-DSM ἀμήν.¶amēnAmen.G0281INJ-HEB A Different Gospel
6 I am astonished that you are turning away so quickly from the one who called you by the grace of Christ to a different gospel,
ΘαυμάζωThaumazōI am astonishedG2296V-PAI-1S ταχέωςtacheōssoonG5030ADV μετατίθεσθεmetatithestheyou are desertingG3346V-PEI-2P τοῦtouthe [One who]G3588T-GSM καλέσαντοςkalesantoshaving calledG2564GV-AAP-GSM χάριτιchariti[the] graceG5485N-DSF ΧριστοῦChristouof ChristG5547N-GSM-T ἕτερονheterona differentG2087A-ASN εὐαγγέλιονeuangeliongospelG2098N-ASN 7 not that there is a different gospel, except there are some who are disturbing you and wanting to distort the gospel of Christ.
ἔστινestinisG1510V-PAI-3S ἄλλο,alloanother,G0243A-NSN εἰσινeisinthere areG1510V-PAI-3P ταράσσοντεςtarassontesare troublingG5015V-PAP-NPM θέλοντεςthelontesare desiringG2309V-PAP-NPM μεταστρέψαιmetastrepsaito pervertG3344V-AAN εὐαγγέλιονeuangeliongospelG2098N-ASN Χριστοῦ.Christouof Christ.G5547N-GSM-T 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should proclaim a gospel to you contrary to what we proclaimed to you, let him be accursed!
ἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesG3165P-1NP ἄγγελοςangelosan angelG0032GN-NSM οὐρανοῦouranouheavenG3772N-GSM εὐαγγελίζηταιeuangelizētaishall evangeliseG2097V-PMS-3S ὑμῖνhuminto youG4771P-2DP παρ᾽par᾽contrary toG3844PREP εὐηγγελισάμεθαeuēngelisamethawe evangelisedG2097V-AMI-1P ὑμῖν,huminto you,G4771P-2DP ἀνάθεμαanathemaaccursedG0331N-NSN ἔστω.estōhe should be.G1510V-PAM-3S 9 As we said before, and now I say again, if anyone is proclaiming a gospel to you contrary to what you have received, let him be accursed!
προειρήκαμεν,proeirēkamenwe have said before,G4280V-RAI-1P ὑμᾶςhumas[to] youG4771P-2AP εὐαγγελίζεταιeuangelizetaiis evangelisingG2097V-PEI-3S παρ᾽par᾽contrary toG3844PREP παρελάβετε,parelabeteyou received,G3880V-2AAI-2P ἀνάθεμαanathemaaccursedG0331N-NSN ἔστω.estōhe should be.G1510V-PAM-3S 10 For am I now making an appeal to people or to God? Or am I seeking to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ.
ἄρτιartiPresentlyG0737ADV ἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousof menG0444N-APM πείθωpeithōdo I seek approvalG3982V-PAI-1S θεόν;theonGod?G2316N-ASM-T ζητῶzētōdo I seekG2212V-PAI-1S ἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoismenG0444N-DPM ἀρέσκειν;areskeinto please?G0700V-PAN ἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoismenG0444N-DPM ἤρεσκον,ēreskonI were pleasing,G0700V-IAI-1S ΧριστοῦChristouof ChristG5547N-GSM-T δοῦλοςdoulosa servantG1401N-NSM ἤμην.¶ēmēnI was being.G1510V-IMI-1S Paul’s Defense of His Apostleship
11 For I make known to you, brothers, the gospel that has been proclaimed by me, that it is not ⌞of human origin⌟1.
ΓνωρίζωGnōrizōI make knownG1107V-PAI-1S ὑμῖν,huminto you,G4771P-2DP ἀδελφοί,adelphoibrothers,G0080N-VPM εὐαγγέλιονeuangeliongospelG2098N-ASN εὐαγγελισθὲνeuangelisthenhaving been evangelisedG2097V-APP-ASN ἔστινestinit isG1510V-PAI-3S κατὰkataaccording toG2596PREP ἄνθρωπον·anthrōponman;G0444N-ASM - Literally “according to man”
12 For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.
οὐδὲoudeNeitherG3761CONJ-N ἀνθρώπουanthrōpoumanG0444N-GSM παρέλαβονparelabonreceivedG3880V-2AAI-1S ἐδιδάχθηνedidachthēnwas I taught [it]G1321V-API-1S ἀποκαλύψεωςapokalupseōsa revelationG0602N-GSF ἸησοῦIēsouof JesusG2424GN-GSM-P Χριστοῦ.ChristouChrist.G5547N-GSM-T 13 For you have heard about my former way of life in Judaism, that to an extraordinary degree I was persecuting the church of God, and trying to destroy it,
ἠκούσατεēkousateYou have heard ofG0191V-AAI-2P ἀναστροφήνanastrophēnway of lifeG0391N-ASF ἸουδαϊσμῷIoudaismōJudaismG2454N-DSM-T ὑπερβολὴνhuperbolēnexceeding measureG5236N-ASF ἐδίωκονediōkonI was persecutingG1377V-IAI-1S ἐκκλησίανekklēsianchurchG1577N-ASF θεοῦtheouof GodG2316N-GSM-T ἐπόρθουνeporthounwas destroyingG4199V-IAI-1S 14 and was progressing in Judaism beyond many contemporaries in my nation, because1 I was a far more zealous adherent of the traditions handed down by my forefathers.
προέκοπτονproekoptonI was advancingG4298V-IAI-1S ἸουδαϊσμῷIoudaismōJudaismG2454N-DSM-T πολλοὺςpollousmanyG4183A-APM συνηλικιώταςsunēlikiōtascontemporariesG4915N-APM γένειgeneicountrymenG1085GN-DSN περισσοτέρωςperissoterōsmore abundantlyG4056ADV-C ζηλωτὴςzēlōtēszealousG2207N-NSM-T ὑπάρχωνhuparchōnbeingG5225V-PAP-NSM πατρικῶνpatrikōnfathersG3967A-GPF παραδόσεων.paradoseōntraditions.G3862N-GPF - *Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was”) which is understood as causal
15 But when the one who set me apart1 from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace was pleased
εὐδόκησενeudokēsenwas pleasedG2106V-AAI-3S ἀφορίσαςaphorisashaving selectedG0873V-AAP-NSM κοιλίαςkoilias[the] wombG2836N-GSF μητρόςmētrosof motherG3384N-GSF καλέσαςkalesashaving called [me]G2564GV-AAP-NSM χάριτοςcharitosgraceG5485N-GSF αὐτοῦautouof HimG0846P-GSM - Some manuscripts have “when God who set me apart”
16 to reveal his Son in me in order that I would proclaim the gospel about him among the Gentiles, immediately I did not consult with flesh and blood,
ἀποκαλύψαιapokalupsaito revealG0601V-AAN αὐτοῦautouof HimG0846P-GSM ἐμοί,emoime myself,G1473P-1DS εὐαγγελίζωμαιeuangelizōmaiI may evangeliseG2097V-PMS-1S ἔθνεσιν,ethnesinGentiles,G1484N-DPN εὐθέωςeutheōsimmediatelyG2112ADV προσανεθέμηνprosanethemēnI consultedG4323V-2AMI-1S σαρκὶsarkiwith fleshG4561N-DSF αἵματι,aimatiwith blood,G0129GN-DSN 17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away to Arabia and I returned again to Damascus.
ἀνῆλθονanēlthondid I go upG0424V-2AAI-1S ἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaJerusalemG2414N-APN-L ἀποστόλους,apostolousapostles,G0652N-APM ἀπῆλθονapēlthonI went awayG0565V-2AAI-1S ἈραβίανArabianArabiaG0688N-ASF-L ὑπέστρεψαhupestrepsareturnedG5290V-AAI-1S Δαμασκόν.DamaskonDamascus.G1154N-ASF-L 18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days,
ἀνῆλθονanēlthonI went upG0424V-2AAI-1S ἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaJerusalemG2414N-APN-L ἱστορῆσαιhistorēsaito make acquaintance withG2477V-AAN ΚηφᾶνKēphanCephasG2786N-ASM-P ἐπέμειναepemeinaI remainedG1961V-AAI-1S ἡμέραςhēmerasdaysG2250N-APF δεκαπέντε·dekapentefifteen;G1178A-NUI 19 but I did not see any others of the apostles except James, the brother of the Lord.
ἕτερονheteronOtherG2087A-ASM ἀποστόλωνapostolōnapostlesG0652N-GPM εἶδον,eidonI saw,G1492HV-2AAI-1S ἸάκωβονIakōbonJamesG2385IN-ASM-P ἀδελφὸνadelphonbrotherG0080N-ASM κυρίου.kuriouLord.G2962GN-GSM-T 20 (Now the things which I am writing to you, behold, I assure you before God that I am not lying.)
γράφωgraphōI writeG1125V-PAI-1S ὑμῖν,huminto you,G4771P-2DP ἐνώπιονenōpionbeforeG1799PREP ψεύδομαι.pseudomaiI lie.G5574V-PNI-1S 21 Then I came to the regions of Syria and of Cilicia,
ἦλθονēlthonI wentG2064V-2AAI-1S κλίματαklimataregionsG2824N-APN ΣυρίαςSuriasof SyriaG4947N-GSF-L Κιλικίας·KilikiasCilicia;G2791N-GSF-L 22 but I was unknown ⌞in person⌟1 to the churches of Judea that are in Christ,
ἤμηνēmēnI wasG1510V-IMI-1S ἀγνοούμενοςagnooumenosunknownG0050V-PPP-NSM προσώπῳprosōpōby faceG4383N-DSN ἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaischurchesG1577N-DPF ἸουδαίαςIoudaiasof JudeaG2449N-GSF-L ταῖςtaisthat [are]G3588T-DPF Χριστῷ,ChristōChrist,G5547N-DSM-T - Literally “by face”
23 and they were only hearing, “The one formerly persecuting us is now proclaiming the faith that formerly he was attempting to destroy,”
ἀκούοντεςakouonteshearingG0191V-PAP-NPM ἦσανēsanthey wereG1510V-IAI-3P διώκωνdiōkōnpersecutingG1377V-PAP-NSM εὐαγγελίζεταιeuangelizetaiis evangelisingG2097V-PEI-3S ἐπόρθει·eportheihe was destroying;G4199V-IAI-3S 24 and they were glorifying God because of me.
ἐδόξαζονedoxazonthey were glorifyingG1392V-IAI-3P ἐμοὶemoime myselfG1473P-1DS θεόν.¶theonGod.G2316N-ASM-T