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Galatians 1

Paul rebuketh their inconstancy which suffered themselves to be seduced by the false apostles who preached that the observation of the ceremonies of the Law were necessary to salvation, 8 And detesteth them that preach any otherwise then Christ purely. 13 He sheweth his own conversation, magnifieth his office and Apostleship, and declareth himself to be equal with the chief Apostles.
1.Paul *an Apostle (not aof men, neither by bman, but by JESUS CHRIST, and God the Father which hath raised him from the dead)
2.And all the brethren which are with me, unto the Churches of Galatia:
3.Grace be with you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,
4.Which gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us *from this cpresent evil world according to the will of God even our Father,
5.To whom be glory for ever and ever, Amen.
6.I marvel that ye are so soon removed away unto another ^Gospel, from him that had called you in the dgrace of Christ,
7.Which is not another Gospel, save that there be some which trouble you, and intend to epervert the Gospel of Christ.
8.But though that we, or an fAngel from heaven preach unto you otherwise, then that which we have preached unto you, let him be ^accursed.
9.As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach unto you otherwise, then that ye have received, let him be accursed.
10.For gnow preach I man’s doctrine, or God’s? or go I about to please men? for if I should please men, I were not the servant of Christ.
11.*Now I certify you, brethren, that the Gospel which was preached of me, was not after hman.
12.For neither received I it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the irevelation of Jesus Christ.
13.For ye have heard of my conversation in time past, in the Jewish religion, how that *I persecuted the Church of God extremely, and wasted it,
14.And profited in the Jewish religion above many of my ^companions of mine own nation, and was much more zealous of the ktraditions of my fathers.
15.But when it lpleased God (which had separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace)
16.To reveal his Son ^in me, that I should preach him *among the Gentiles, immediately I communicated not with mflesh and blood:
17.Neither came I again to Jerusalem to them which were Apostles before me, but I went into Arabia, and turned again unto Damascus.
18.Then after three years I came again to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.
19.And none other of the Apostles saw I, save James the Lord’s brother.
20.Now the things which I write unto you, behold, I witness before God, that I lie not.
21.After that, I went into the coasts of Syria and Cilicia: for I was unknown by face unto the Churches of Judea, which were in Christ.
22.But they had heard only some say, He which persecuted us in times past, now preacheth the nfaith, which before he destroyed.
23.And they glorified God for me.

Notes

1-*.
Titus 1.3.
1-a.
For God is the author of all ministry.
1-b.
This prerogative was peculiar to the Apostles.
4-*.
Luke 1.74.
4-c.
Which is, the corrupt life of man without Christ.
6-^.
Or, doctrine.
6-d.
That is, to be partakers of the salvation offered freely by Christ.
7-e.
For what is more contrary to our free justification by faith, then the justification by the Law, or our works: therefore to join these two together, is to join light with darkness, death with life, and does utterly overthrow the Gospel.
8-^.
Or, abominable.
8-f.
If it were possible, that an Angel should so do: whereby Paul declares the certainty of his preaching.
10-g.
Since that of a Pharisee I was made an Apostle.
11-*.
1 Cor.15.1.
11-h.
That is, doctrine invented by man, neither by man’s authority do I preach it.
12-i.
By an extraordinary revelation.
13-*.
Act. 9.1.
14-^.
Or, age.
14-k.
That is, of the Law of God which was given to the ancient fathers.
15-l.
He makes three degrees in God’s eternal predestination: first his eternal counsel, then his appointing from the mother’s womb, and thirdly his calling.
16-*.
Ephes. 3.8.
16-^.
Or, to me.
16-m.
That is, with any man, as though I had need of his counsel to approve my doctrine.
22-n.
That is, the Gospel which is the doctrine of faith.