3. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
4. who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
5. to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
6. I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different gospel,
7. which is not a gospel. But there are some who trouble you and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
8. Although if we or an angel from heaven preach any other gospel to you than the one we have preached to you, let him be accursed.
9. As we said before, so I say now again: If anyone preaches any other gospel to you than the one you have received, let him be accursed.
10. For am I now seeking the approval of men or of God? Or am I trying to please men? For if I were still trying to please men, I would not be the servant of Christ.
11. But I reveal to you, brothers, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man.
12. For I neither received it from man, neither was I taught it, except by a revelation of Jesus Christ.
13. For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it,
14. and progressed in Judaism above many of my equals in my own heritage, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
15. But when it pleased God, who set me apart since I was in my mother’s womb and called me by His grace,