1Paul, an apostle—not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead— (徒2:24; 徒9:6; 徒20:24; 徒22:10; 徒22:15; 徒22:21; 徒26:16; 林后1:1; 加1:11; 提前1:1; 多1:3)2and all the brothers[1] who are with me, To the churches of Galatia: (徒16:6; 林前16:1; 腓4:21)3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, (羅1:7; 林前1:3; 提前1:2)4who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, (太20:28; 约15:19; 羅4:25; 林前15:3; 弗2:2; 腓4:20; 帖前1:3; 帖前3:11; 帖前3:13; 约一5:19)5to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
No Other Gospel
6I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— (徒16:6; 徒18:23; 林后11:4; 加4:13; 加5:8; 提前1:3)7not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. (徒4:12; 徒15:24; 林前3:11; 林后11:13; 加5:10)8But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. (羅9:3; 林后11:14)9As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed. (加1:8)10For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant[2] of Christ. (羅1:1; 羅2:29; 林前10:33; 弗6:6; 西3:22; 帖前2:4)
Paul Called by God
11For I would have you know, brothers, that the gospel that was preached by me is not man’s gospel.[3] (羅2:16; 林前15:1)12For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ. (徒22:14; 林前2:10; 林前11:23; 林前15:3; 林后12:1; 加1:1; 加1:16)13For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it. (徒8:3; 徒26:4)14And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers. (耶9:14; 太15:2; 徒21:20; 腓3:6; 提后1:3)15But when he who had set me apart before I was born,[4] and who called me by his grace, (赛49:1; 赛49:5; 耶1:5; 路1:15; 徒13:2; 羅1:1; 加1:6)16was pleased to reveal his Son to[5] me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone;[6] (徒9:15; 加2:9)17nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.18Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and remained with him fifteen days. (徒9:22)19But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord’s brother. (太12:46; 徒12:17)20(In what I am writing to you, before God, I do not lie!) (羅1:9; 羅9:1)21Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. (徒9:30; 徒11:25; 徒13:1)22And I was still unknown in person to the churches of Judea that are in Christ. (帖前2:14)23They only were hearing it said, “He who used to persecute us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”24And they glorified God because of me.