arch...@jab.org Paul's Letter to the Galatians, Chapter 1
{1:1} Paul, an emissary (not from men, neither through man, but through Yeshua the Messiah, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead), {1:2} and all the [1>]brothers[<1] who are with me, to the assemblies of Galatia: {1:3} Grace to you and peace from God the Father, and our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, {1:4} 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--{1:5} to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. {1:6} I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Messiah to a different "good news"; {1:7} and there isn't another "good news." Only there are some who trouble you, and want to pervert the Good News of Messiah. {1:8} 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. {1:9} 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. {1:10} 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. {1:11} But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the Good News which was preached by me, that it is not according to man. {1:12} For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Yeshua the Messiah. {1:13} For you have heard of my way of living in time past in [2>]Judaism[<2], how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God, and ravaged it. {1:14} I advanced in [3>]Judaism[<3] beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers. {1:15} But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me through his grace, {1:16} to reveal his Son in me, that I might proclaim him among the Gentiles, I didn't immediately confer with flesh and blood, {1:17} 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. {1:18} Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and stayed with him fifteen days. {1:19} But of the other emissaries I saw no one, except Jacob, the Lord's brother. {1:20} Now about the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I'm not lying. {1:21} Then I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia. {1:22} I was still unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea which were in Messiah, {1:23} but they only heard: "He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy." {1:24} And they glorified God in me. ________________________________________________________________________ Footnotes: [1] {1:2} The word for "brothers" here and where context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings." [2] {1:13} or, traditional Judaism [3] {1:14} or, traditional Judaism ________________________________________________________________________ The World English Bible: Messianic Edition is in the Public Domain. This translation is also known as the Hebrew Names Version. "World English Bible," "World English Bible: Messianic Edition," and "World English Bible" are trademarks of Rainbow Missions, Inc., and may only be used as names for the Bible translations so named and distributed by Rainbow Missions, Inc., and faithful copies thereof. Typo reports are welcome at http://eBible.org/cgi-bin/comment.cgi. Please see http://HNVBible.org for updates. ______________________________________________ You are subscribed the HNV mailing list as arch...@jab.org. You may unsubscribe or change your address at any time at: http://lists.ebible.org/mailman/listinfo/hnv This list is being replaced by the list at http://groups.google.com/group/web-me, so you should subscribe to that one, and, if you don't want duplicate messages, unsubscribe from this one. http://RainbowMissions.org