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Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.

But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord"s brother.

Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.

Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.

To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:

But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother"s womb, and called me by his grace,

And profited in the Jews" religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews" religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:

For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.

For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.

But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:

Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,

And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:

Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)

Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.

Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.

Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;

For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.

For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea.

But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.

When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay?

And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judaea.

And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;