Preface: After a brief greeting, Paul immediately launches into the reason for this letter, that the Galatians were pulled away from grace and into legalism. Paul gives them an account of some of his early experiences as a new believer.

Bible Summary: Paul, to the churches of Galatia. You are already turning to a different gospel! The gospel I preached came by revelation from Christ.

This should be the most extensive examination of Galatians 1 available, where you will be able to examine in depth every word of the original text.

Brief Overview:

Outline of Chapter 1:

Preface

Introduction

         vv.     1–2           Paul Greets the Galatians

         vv.     3–5           Paul blesses the Galatians

         vv.     6–10         There is One Gospel Only

         vv.    11–12         The Gospel of Jesus Christ Is Not of Human Origin

         vv.    13–24         Paul’s First Years as a Believer

Chapter Summary

Addendum

Charts, Graphics and Short Doctrines:

         Preface               Preface

         Preface               Brief Overview

         Preface               Quotations

         Introduction         Titles and/or Brief Descriptions of Galatians 1 (by Various Commentators)

         Introduction         Brief, but insightful observations of Galatians 1 (various commentators)

         Introduction         Fundamental Questions About Galatians 1

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         Introduction         The Prequel to Galatians 1

         Introduction         The Principals of Galatians 1

         Introduction         The Places of Galatians 1

         Introduction         By the Numbers

         Introduction         A Synopsis of Galatians 1

         Introduction         Outlines and Summaries of Galatians 1 (Various Commentators)

         Introduction         A Synopsis of Galatians 1 from the Summarized Bible

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         Summary            A Set of Summary Doctrines and Commentary

         Summary            Why Galatians 1 is in the Word of God

         Summary            What We Learn from Galatians 1

         Summary            Jesus Christ in Galatians 1

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         Addendum          Paul’s Conversion and Early Ministry (a map)

         Addendum          Acts 9 Chronologies—Two Options (charts)

         Addendum          The Timeline of Paul’s Life (a.d. 30–50) (a chart)

         Addendum          Paul’s Timeline (Galatians 1–2/Acts) (a chart)

         Addendum          A Complete Translation of Galatians 1

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         Addendum          Doctrinal Teachers Who Have Taught Galatians 1

         Addendum          Word Cloud from the Kukis Paraphrase of Galatians 1

         Addendum          Word Cloud from Exegesis of Galatians 1

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An Introduction to Galatians 1

I ntroduction: Galatians 1 has a much different feel to it than 1 & 2Thessalonians, even though they were written about the same time (I would suggest that 1 & 2Thessalonians were written first and then Galatians was written 6 months or a year or two later). Both epistles to the Thessalonians are immensely personal (you [all] and your are found an great number of times in these epistles). Paul did not seem to want to spend a lot of time chit-chatting with the Galatians about the good old days. Paul gets right down to business with the Galatians.

The big problem is this: soon after Paul left, the Galatians were seduced by the Judaizers. In many places where Paul went, he was often opposed right from the beginning from the Jews who rejected his message. However, some Jews became decidedly more insidious. They would follow Paul and teach circumcision and the Law were necessary to be kept by Paul’s converts. So, without necessarily speaking badly about Jesus, these Judaizers (who may have been a mixed group of Jewish believers and unbelievers) quickly guided Paul’s new converts right back to the Mosaic Law.

Bear in mind, there was no New Testament at this point in time. There was not a clear message from the original Apostles (remember the legalistic compromise which was sent to some of the churches in Acts?). So these Judaizers could take the exact same Scriptures used by Paul and guide the sheep back to the Law of Moses.

It is possible that Paul was so upset that he did not dwell on pleasant memories of the Galatians, but that he gets right after the problem. That makes this letter more interesting than the ones to the Thessalonians. For those who went to Berachah Church when R. B. Thieme, Jr. was teaching, we often knew that we were in for a good sermon when he took a long time to rebound.

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Paul Greets the Galatians

If I chose vv. 1–2, nearly every Bible translation would show a continuation into v. 3; therefore, I chose vv. 1–5.

Here is how others have translated this verse:

Ancient texts:                       I will use the Westcott-Hort Greek text as the basis for my English translation. I use that test primarily because e-sword has a nice module by Rob Wolfram which has the interlinear English text, Strong’s #’s, and the Greek morphology. The e-sword tab is IWH+P. I do not use their English text for my translation. Also, throughout, I take in consideration alternate readings.

As a young Christian, I was quite interested in the alternative readings. After many decades of study, I have found that, as with the Hebrew text, disputed readings rarely have any affect on the interpretation of a text (apart from perhaps a half-dozen fairly well-known alternate readings, like the end of the book of Mark).

I will compare the Greek text to English translations of the Latin and Syriac (= Aramaic) texts, using the Douay-Rheims translation and George Lamsa’s translation from the Syriac. I often update these texts with non-substantive changes (e.g., you for thou, etc.).

In general, the Latin text is an outstanding translation from the Hebrew text into Latin and very trustworthy (I say this as a non-Catholic). Unfortunately, I do not read Latin—apart from some very obvious words—so I am dependent upon the English translation of the Latin (principally, the Douay-Rheims translation).

The Septuagint and the Dead Sea Scrolls are irrelevant, as they preceded the writing of the New Testament by over 200 years.

Underlined words indicate differences in the text.

Ancient texts:

Westcott-Hort Text (Greek)    Paulos, an Apostle, not from men neither through men, but through Jesus Christ and [through] God a Father, the One Who raised Him from dead ones; and the (ones) with me, all brothers, to the ekklêsiai of the Galatia. Grace to you (all) and peace, from God, a Father of us and [from] a Lord Jesus Christ, the One having given Him because of the sins of us, in order that He might deliver us out from the perpetuity of the impending evil according to the will of the God and Father of us, to Whom [is] the glory toward the ages of the ages. Amen!

Complete Apostles’ Bible      Paul, an apostle (not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead),

and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia:

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

who gave Himself for our sins, so that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,

to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Revised Douay-Rheims         .

Douay-Rheims 1899 (Amer.) Paul, an apostle, not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead:

And all the brethren who are with me: to the churches of Galatia.

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

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

To whom is glory for ever and ever. Amen.

V. Alexander’s Aramaic T.     .

Eastern Aramaic Mnscrpts     .

James Murdock’s Syriac NT Paul, a legate, not from men, nor by man, but by Jesus the Messiah, and God his Father, who raised him from the dead;

and all the brethren who are with me; unto the churches which are in Galatia.

Grace be with you, and peace, from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus the Messiah;

who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this evil world, agreeably to the pleasure of God our Father:

to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Original Aramaic NT              Paulus an Apostle, not by the children of men, neither by a son of man, but by Yeshua The Messiah and God his Father, he who raised him from among the dead,

And all the brethren who are with me, to the assembly that is in Galatia.

Grace be with you and peace from God The Father and from Our Lord Yeshua The Messiah,

He who gave himself for the sake of our sins to set us free from this evil world, according to the will of God Our Father,

To whom be glory to the eternity of eternities. Amen.

Plain English Aramaic Bible   .

Lamsa Peshitta (Syriac)         .

Significant differences: 

English Translations:          I have included translations which I disagree with and footnotes that I do not necessarily agree with. If I believe that the author is too far from the truth, I may even address that at the footnote. However, nearly all of the correct commentary will be found following the Greek text box and the translation of each phrase.

Limited Vocabulary Translations:

Bible in Basic English             Paul, an Apostle not from men, and not through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who made him come back from the dead, And all the brothers who are with me, to the churches of Galatia: 

Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, Who gave himself for our sins, so that he might make us free from this present evil world, after the purpose of our God and Father: To whom be the glory for ever and ever. So be it.

Bible in Worldwide English     I am Paul the apostle, a messenger from God. Men did not call me to be an apostle. Men did not make me an apostle. Jesus Christ and God the Father made me an apostle. It was the same God the Father who raised Jesus from death.

All the Christian brothers who are with me and I, send greetings. To the churches in the province of Galatia:

May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you with his loving kindness and give you peace.

Christ gave his life to pay for the wrong things we have done. He did this to set us free from the wrong ways of this world. This is what our God and Father wanted him to do.

All the praise for this belongs to God for ever and ever. Yes, it does!

Easy English                          .

Easy-to-Read Version–2008  Greetings from Paul, an apostle. I was chosen to be an apostle, but not by any group or person here on earth. My authority came from none other than Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Jesus from death. Greetings also from all those in God's family who are with me. To the churches in Galatia:

I pray that God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ will be good to you and give you peace. Jesus gave himself for our sins to free us from this evil world we live in. This is what God our Father wanted. The glory belongs to God forever and ever. Amen.

God’s Word™                         From Paul-an apostle chosen not by any group or individual but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who brought him back to life- and all the believers who are with me. To the churches in Galatia.

Good will and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ are yours! In order to free us from this present evil world, Christ took the punishment for our sins, because that was what our God and Father wanted. Glory belongs to our God and Father forever! Amen.

Good News Bible (TEV)         From Paul, whose call to be an apostle did not come from human beings or by human means, but from Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from death. All the believers who are here join me in sending greetings to the churches of Galatia:

May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. In order to set us free from this present evil age, Christ gave himself for our sins, in obedience to the will of our God and Father. To God be the glory forever and ever! Amen.

The Message                         .

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New Life Version                    .

New Simplified Bible              .

Thought-for-thought translations; dynamic translations; paraphrases:

Contemporary English V.       From the apostle Paul and from all the Lord's followers with me. I was chosen to be an apostle by Jesus Christ and by God the Father, who raised him from death. No mere human chose or appointed me to this work. To the churches in Galatia.

I pray that God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ will be kind to you and will bless you with peace! Christ obeyed God our Father and gave himself as a sacrifice for our sins to rescue us from this evil world. God will be given glory forever and ever. Amen.

The Living Bible                     .

New Berkeley Version           .

New Living Translation           .

The Passion Translation        Dear friends, My name is Paul and I have been commissioned as an apostle of the Lord Jesus, the Messiah. My apostleship was not granted to me by any council of men, for I was appointed by Jesus, the Anointed One, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead.  I am joined by all the brothers and sisters who are here with me as I write you this letter, which is to be distributed to the churches throughout the region of central Turkey. 

I pray over you a release of the blessings of God’s undeserved kindness and total well-being that flows from our Father - God and from the Lord Jesus. He’s the Anointed Messiah who offered himself as the sacrifice for our sins! He has taken us out of this evil world system and set us free through our salvation, just as God desired.  All the glory will go to God alone, throughout time and eternity. Amen!

UnfoldingWord Simplified T.  I pray that God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus the Messiah will kindly help you and give you peace. The Messiah sacrificed himself to God for our sins, in order to take us away from this world in which people act in such evil ways. He did this because God, our Father, wanted him to. Because that is true, let us now praise God forever and ever. [For whatever reason, the first two verses are missing from the UST.]

Williams’ New Testament      Paul, an apostle sent not from men or by any man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead -- and all the brothers who are here with me -- to the churches of Galatia:

spiritual blessing and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for our sins, to save us from the present wicked world in accordance with the will of our God and Father; to Him be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Partially literal and partially paraphrased translations:

American English Bible          .

Beck’s American Translation .

Breakthrough Version            From: Paul (a missionary not out from people, nor through a person, but through Jesus, the Anointed King, and through Father God, the One who got Him up from the dead) and all the brothers together with me. To: the assemblies in Galatia.

Generosity to you and peace out from our Father God and from the Master Jesus, the Anointed King, the One who gave Himself on behalf of our sins in order that He might take us out of the evil span of time that has stood here, in line with what our God and Father wants, to whom the magnificence belongs for the spans of time of the spans of time. Amen.

Common English Bible           .

Len Gane Paraphrase           Paul, an apostle, ([an office not given to me] by men or a man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead), and all the brethren who are with me, to the churches of Galatia.

May grace and peace be yours from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, 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, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

A. Campbell's Living Oracles Paul, an Apostle, not from men, neither by man; but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father who raised him from the dead; and all the brethren who are with me, to the congregations of Galatia:

Favor to you, and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

New Advent (Knox) Bible       .

NT for Everyone                     .

20^th Century New Testament To the churches in Galatia, from Paul, an Apostle whose commission is not from men and is given, not by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead; And from all the Brothers here.

May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ, bless you and give you peace. For Christ, to rescue us from this present wicked age, Gave himself for our sins, in accordance with the will of God and Father, To whom be ascribed all glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Mostly literal renderings (with some occasional paraphrasing):

An Understandable Version   .

Berean Study Bible                .

Christian Standard Bible        .

Conservapedia Translation    .

Evangelical Heritage V.          .

Ferrar-Fenton Bible                .

Free Bible Version                 This letter comes from Paul, an apostle not appointed by any human organization or human authority*. Quite the contrary: I was appointed by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Jesus from the dead.

All the brothers and sisters here with me join in sending this letter to the churches in Galatia.

May the grace and peace of God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ be with you!

Jesus gave himself for our sins to set us free from this current world of evil, following the will of our God and Father.

To him be glory forever and ever! Amen.

God’s Truth (Tyndale)           .

International Standard V        The Letter of Paul to the

Galatians

Greetings from Paul

From: [The Gk. lacks From] Paul—an apostle not sent [The Gk. lacks sent] from men or by a man, but by Jesus the Messiah, [Or Christ] and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—

and all the brothers who are with me.

To: The churches in Galatia.

¶ May grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, [Or Christ] be yours! He gave himself for our sins in order to rescue us from this present evil age according to the will of our God and Father. To him be the glory forever and ever! Amen..

Lexham Bible                         .

Montgomery NT                     .

NIV, ©2011                             .

Riverside New Testament      .

Leicester A. Sawyer’s NT      PAUL an apostle, not from men nor by man but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead, and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia.

Grace be to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from the present evil life according to the will of God even our Father, to whom be the glory forever and ever; amen.

The Spoken English NT         .

UnfoldingWord Literal Text    Paul, an apostle— not from men nor by human agency, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia:  

Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins so that he might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

Urim-Thummim Version         Paul, an Apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and Elohim the Father, who raised him from the dead;) And all the brethren that are with me, to the ekklesias of Galatia:

Grace be to you and peace from Elohim the Father, and from our LORD Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of Elohim and our Father: To whom is glory for the ages of the ages. Amen.

Weymouth New Testament    Paul, an Apostle sent not from men nor by any man, but by Jesus Christ and by God the Father, who raised Jesus from among the dead--and all the brethren who are with me: To the Churches of Galatia.

May grace and peace be granted to you from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, who gave Himself to suffer for our sins in order to rescue us from the present wicked age in accordance with the will of our God and Father. To Him be the glory to the Ages of the Ages! Amen.

Wikipedia Bible Project          .

Worsley’s New Testament    .

Catholic Bibles (those having the imprimatur):

Christian Community (1988)     .

The Heritage Bible                 .

New American Bible (2002)   .

New American Bible (2011)   .

New English Bible–1970        .

New Jerusalem Bible             .

New RSV                               .

Revised English Bible–1989   .

Jewish/Hebrew Names Bibles:

Complete Jewish Bible           .

exeGeses companion Bible   .

Hebraic Roots Bible               Paul, an apostle, not from men nor through man, but through Yahshua Messiah and YAHWEH the Father, the One raising Him from the dead, and all the brothers with me, to the assemblies of Galatia.

Grace to you and peace from YAHWEH the Father and our Master Yahshua Messiah, who gave Himself for our sins, so that He might deliver us out of the present evil age, according to the will of our Elohim and Father, to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Holy New Covenant Trans.    Letter to the Ones in Galatia

From Paul, a delegate, and from all of the brothers who are with me. I was not chosen by men to be a delegate; neither was I sent from men. No, it was through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Jesus from death. To the called out people in Galatia area: may God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ give to you help in time of need and peace. Jesus gave himself for our sins so that we might escape from the evil in this world. This is what God our Father wanted. To God be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

The Scriptures 2009              Sha’ul, an emissary – not from men, nor by a man, but by יהושע Messiah and Elohim the Father who raised Him from the dead – and all the brothers who are with me, to the assemblies of Galatia: 

Favour to you and peace from Elohim the Father and our Master יהושע Messiah, who gave Himself for our sins, to deliver us out of this present wicked age, according to the desire of our Elohim and Father, to whom be the praise forever and ever. Aměn.

Tree of Life Version                Paul, an emissary (sent not from men or by man, but by Yeshua the Messiah and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead), and all the brothers with me. To Messiah’s communities of Galatia:

Grace to you and shalom from God our Father and our Lord Yeshua the Messiah—who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father—to Him be the glory forever and ever! Amen.

Weird English, Olde English, Anachronistic English Translations:

Accurate New Testament       ...Paul Delegate not from men not through man but through jesus christ and god father the [one] raising him from [men] dead and The with me All Brothers [to] the congregations [of] the galatia Favor {be!} [to] you* and Peace from god father [of] us and [from] lord jesus Christ the [man] giving himself for the offenses [of] us so [He] may remove us from the age the [one] having come evil in the will [of] the god and father [of] us [to] whom {is} The Recognition to the ages [of] the ages amen...

Alpha & Omega Bible            (Letter of Paul to the Galatians)
(Galatians is often quoted by people who try to claim that Paul taught that all law is done away. But Paul never preached against the law of the 10 Commandments, Holy Days or tithing. Instead, he taught against the legalism of people who thought that they would automatically earn eternal life via their own works. People can keep of all the commandments of Jesus Christ and still not enter the Kingdom if their hearts & minds are not yet pure. Paul also taught against the temporary, ceremonial, ritual ordinances of the Old Covenant such as animal sacrifices, unclean meats & circumcision. In his letter to the gentile Galatians, he never mentioned the 7th day Sabbath, holy days or tithing. But 8 times he wrote the word "circumcision" or "uncircumcision." Therefore it's extremely clear that the context of this letter is against circumcision and has absolutely nothing to do with the observance of the 7th day & holy days, which Paul personally observed & taught.)
· PAULOS, AN APOSTLE, NOT SENT FROM MEN NOR THROUGH THE AGENCY OF MAN, BUT THROUGH JESUS CHRIST AND THEOS (The Alpha & Omega) THE FATHER, WHO RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD, †(Jesus does not require that ministers be formally taught in schools/seminaries of mankind's religious institutions. Nor does He require that every minister be ordained by other recognized ministers. Jesus Himself is the High Priest who ordains who He chooses. We do not need the licenses, certificates or doctorates of mankind to show our credentials. However, in the proper structure of the true church, the male ministers who hold the higher offices will lay hands upon & anoint other men & women who Jesus has called & ordained for ministry. But if a person has no such local administration in the truth, the person is not required to wait for such human recognition.)

AND ALL THE BRETHREN WHO ARE WITH ME, TO THE CONGREGATIONS OF CALLED OUT ONES OF GALATIA:

GRACE TO YOU AND PEACE FROM THEOS (The Alpha & Omega): “OUR FATHER AND LORD JESUS CHRIST,”

WHO GAVE HIMSELF FOR OUR SINS SO THAT HE MIGHT RESCUE US FROM THIS PRESENT EVIL AGE, ACCORDING TO THE WILL OF OUR THEOS (The Alpha & Omega) AND FATHER,

TO WHOM BE THE GLORY FOREVERMORE. AMEN. [The Alpha & Omega Bible appears to chime in with a great many notes, whenever the clear reading of the text might give the reader the wrong idea (by their point of view).]

Awful Scroll Bible                   Paul, a sent-out one, not of the aspects-of-man and-not by the aspects-of-man, however by Jesus the Anointed One, and God the Father, the One raising Him up out of the dead, and all the brothers with me, to they called-out of Galatia:

Grace to yous and Peace from God, the Father, and our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One, the One giving Himself in behalf our misses-of-the-mark, how that, He Himself should choose- us -out, of the having set-from-among perilous age, according to the Purpose of God, even our Father, to whom be Splendor into the eternity of eternities! Of certainty!

Concordant Literal Version    Paul, an apostle (not from men, neither through a man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, Who rouses Him from among the dead), and all the brethren with me, to the ecclesias of Galatia:"

Grace to you and peace from God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ, Who gives Himself for our sins, so that He might extricate us out of the present wicked eon, according to the will of our God and Father, to Whom be glory for the eons of the eons. Amen!

exeGeses companion Bible   SALUTATION

Paulos, an apostle

neither of humanity nor through humanity

- but through Yah Shua Messiah

and Elohim the Father who raised him from the dead;

and all the brothers with me:

To the ecclesiae of Galatia:

Charism to you and shalom

from Elohim the Father

and our Adonay Yah Shua Messiah,

who gave himself for our sins,

to release us from this present evil eon,

according to the will of Elohim and our Father:

to whom be glory to the eons of the eons.

Amen.

Orthodox Jewish Bible                                       MOSHIACH’S LETTER

THROUGH THE SHLIACH SHA’UL

TO THE BRIT CHADASHA

KEHILLAH IN GALATIA

From Sha'ul, a Shliach, not from Bnei Adam, nor through Bnei Adam, but through Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua and Hashem, Elohim Avinu, the One of whom [we say] Mechayyei Mesim Atah (Thou Revivest the Dead), even the Moshiach,

And from all the Achim B'Moshiach with me; to the Kehillot of Galatia.

Chen v'Chesed Hashem to you and Shalom Hashem from Elohim Avinu and Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua Adoneinu,

The one having made a matnat Elohim of himself, on behalf of chattoteynu (our sins), so that he might rescue us out of the Olam Hazeh [Yom Tzarah], this age, this present evil age, according to the ratzon Hashem (will of G-d), even Avinu,

Lo hakavod l'olmei olamim. Omein.

Rotherham’s Emphasized B. .

Expanded/Embellished Bibles:

The Amplified Bible                .

An Understandable Version   [This letter is from] Paul, an apostle, (not from [the authority of] men, or through the [agency] of a man, but by [a direct commission from] Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead). [It also comes from] all of the brothers who are with me [and is being sent] to the churches of Galatia [i.e., Iconium, Derbe, Lystra and Antioch of Pisidia].

May you have unearned favor and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, who gave Himself to [save us from] our sins so that He might deliver us from [the control and condemnation of] this present evil world. [This is] according to the will of our God and Father, to whom [may there] be honor forever and ever. May it be so.

The Expanded Bible              .

Jonathan Mitchell NT             Paul, one sent as a representative (emissary; envoy) – not with a commission from people, nor through a human, but rather through Jesus Christ, as well as Father God (or: through Jesus, [the] Anointed One, and God [the] Father), the One arousing and raising Him forth from out of the midst of dead folks –

and all the brothers (= fellow believers) together with me, to the called-out folks (or: to the called-out communities and gatherings; to the summoned-forth congregations of people) of [the province of] Galatia:

In, for and with you folks [are] (or: To you people [be]) grace and joyous favor, as well as peace (= shalom), from God, our Father and Owner, Jesus Christ (or: from our Father God, even [the] Lord, Jesus Christ; or: from God our Father, and [the] Master, Jesus [the] Anointed)

– the One at one point giving Himself, over [the situation of] (or: on behalf of; for the sake of; [p46, Aleph*, A, D & other MSS read: concerning]) our failures (situations and occasions of falling short or to the side of the target; deviations; mistakes; errors; sins) so that He could carry us out from the midst of the present misery-gushing and worthless age (or: bear us forth from the indefinite period of time – characterized by toil, grievous plights and bad situations – having taken a stand in [our] midst; or: extricate us from the space of time having been inserted and now standing in union with base qualities), corresponding to (or: down from; in accord with; in line with; in the sphere and to the level of) the effect of the will (or: intent; purpose; design) of our God and Father,

in Whom [is] the glory (or: by Whom [is] the manifestation which calls forth praise; for Whom [is] the reputation; with Whom [comes] an appearance which creates and effects opinions in regard to the whole of human experience) on into the indefinite times of the ages (or: into the [crowning and most significant] eons of the eons). It is so! (Count on it; Amen!)

Syndein/Thieme                     .

Translation for Translators     .

The Voice                               .

Bible Translations with a Lot of Footnotes:

Benjamin Brodie’s trans.       Paul, an apostle, not from the ultimate source of men [not by human selection, as was Matthias] nor through the intermediate agency of man [not by apostolic succession], but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, Who raised Him [resurrection] out from among the dead ones, And all the brethren who are together with me [nobody they would know by name], to the assemblies of Galatia:

Grace [no human merit or legalism] to you and prosperity [blessings from experiential sanctification] from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, Who gave Himself [voluntarily and obediently] as a substitute for our [His sheep] sins, so that He could rescue us [His elect] out from the present evil age [the end result is not in question] according to the sovereign will of our God and Father [not man’s will], To Whom [Jesus Christ] is the glory from the ages [eternity past] unto the ages [eternity future]. Acknowledge it.

Lexham Bible                         Greeting

Paul, an apostle not from men nor by men but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead, and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia.

Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, [Some manuscripts have “God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ”] who gave himself for our sins in order to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

NET Bible®                             .

New American Bible (2011)   .

The Passion Translation        .

Rotherham’s Emphasized B. .

The Spoken English NT         PAUL’S LETTER TO THE COMMUNITIES IN GALATIA
From Paul, an apostle^a.-not sent from people or by human authority, but from Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from among the dead. And from all the brothers and sisters^b with me. To the Christian communities of Galatia.^c

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

He gave himself for our sins, so that he could rescue us out of this current evil age.^d This was^e the will of our God and Father.

May God get the glory forever and ever, amen!^f

^a.See “Bible Words”.

^b.Or “brothers”. Masculine forms in Greek often refer to mixed-gender groups.

^c.Prn. ga-lay-sha.

^d.Or “world”. The same word means both in Greek.

^e.Lit. “…age, in line with”.

^f.Lit. “to whom be the glory to/for the ages of the ages, amen”.

Wilbur Pickering’s New T.     Introduction
Salutation
Paul, an apostle—not from men nor through a man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead¹— and all the brothers with me, to the congregations in Galatia:²

Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for our sins, so that He might deliver us out of this present malignant age,³ according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

(1) The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is absolutely central to the Christian Faith.

(2) “the congregations in Galatia”—Paul evidently intended that the letter be widely circulated.

(3) The word ‘malignant’ properly refers to Satan, the ‘god of this world’, so “this present malignant age” presumably refers to the whole world system controlled by Satan. All human cultures have suffered satanic influence, and so on. The second (last) Adam came to recover all that the first Adam lost—precisely the will of the Father.

Literal, almost word-for-word, renderings:

A Faithful Version                  .

Analytical-Literal Translation  Paul, an apostle (not from people [or, a human [authority]] nor by a person, but by Jesus Christ, and God [the] Father, the One having raised Him from [the] dead) and all the brothers [and sisters] with me, to the assemblies [or, churches] of Galatia:

Grace to you_p and peace from God [the] Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, the One having given Himself for our sins, in order that He should deliver us out of the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom [be] the glory into the ages of the ages [fig., forever and ever]! So be it!.

Berean Literal Bible                Paul, an apostle—not from men, nor through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, the One having raised Him out from the dead—and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia: 

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, the One having given Himself for our sins, so that He might deliver us out of the evil age having come presently, according to the will our God and Father, to whom be the glory to the ages of the ages. Amen.

Bond Slave Version               .

C. Thomson updated NT        .

Charles Thomson NT             .

Context Group Version          Paul, an emissary (not from men, neither through man, but through Jesus the Anointed, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead), and all the brothers that are with me, to the governing assemblies of Galatia:

Favor to you (pl) and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus the Anointed, who gave himself for our disgraceful acts, that he might deliver us out of this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father: to whom [be] the public honor forever and ever. Amen.

English Standard Version      .

Far Above All Translation       From Paul, an apostle, not from men, nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the father who raised him from the dead, and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia, grace to you, and peace, from God the father and Lord of ours Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins, in order to deliver us out of the present evil age, according to the will of our God and father, to whom may there be glory throughout the durations of the ages. Amen.

Green’s Literal Translation    .

Literal New Testament           .

Literal Standard Version        .

Modern English Version         .

Modern Literal Version 2020  Paul, an apostle, (not from men, neither through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him up from the dead), and all the brethren who are together-with me, to the congregations* of Galatia:

grace to you° and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself concerning our sins, *that he might liberate us out-of the present evil age, according-to the will of our God and Father: in which is the glory, forevermore. Amen.

Modern KJV                           .

New American Standard B.    .

New European Version          .

New King James Version       .

NT (Variant Readings)           .

Niobi Study Bible                   Greeting; Paul's Gospel Is from God

Paul, an apostle (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead), and all the brethren who are with me, Unto the churches of Galatia:

Grace be to you(p) and peace from God the Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ, 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, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Revised Young's Lit. Trans.   .

A Voice in the Wilderness      .

Updated Bible Version 2.17   .

Webster’s Translation           .

World English Bible                Paul, an apostle—not from men, nor through man, but through Jesus Christ, ^N1 and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—and all the brothers N1 who are with me, to the assemblies of Galatia: 

Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, 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—to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

                                               ^N1     “Messiah” means “Anointed One.”

                                               ^N1 

Worrell New Testament         .

Young’s Updated LT             .

The gist of this passage: 

1-5

Translation: [From] Paul, an Apostle...

This letter comes from Paul, who has the spiritual gift of Apostleship—a gift which he mentions at the top of nearly every letter. Why? Because Apostleship is the gift with the highest authority in the Church Age. Whenever Paul lays down the law, that is the law, because of this gift.

Translation: ...(not from [will] of men...

Paul was not made an Apostle by the choice or will of men. If you studied the book of Acts, you may recall in the first chapter how the remaining eleven Apostles figured they needed to choose their 12^th Apostle, since Judas committed suicide after betraying the Lord. The person they chose—even after taking a democratic vote—was never an Apostle.

Paul was chosen by God; he was not chosen by men.

Translation: ...nor on account of men)...

Paul was not made an Apostle through men, by reason of men or an account of men. No one pulled any strings on his behalf, no one made him a plaque, no one hired him. No man and no group of men had anything whatsoever to do with Paul being made an Apostle.

Translation: ...but [made an Apostle] by Jesus Christ and [by] God the Father,...

He was made an Apostle by Jesus Christ and (carrying the preposition over) by God the Father. Paul was qualified to receive a spiritual gift because he had believed in Jesus Christ; and he was given that gift because that was in the plan of God for his life.

Translation: ...the [God] Who raised Him [Jesus] from the dead...

A participle often hearkens back to a person or thing in the context; and the masculine singular pronoun also refers back to someone in the context.

God the Father raised up God the Son out from deaths. Jesus died twice on the cross. He first died spiritually, paying the price for our sins over a period of three hours; and then He died physically, as an act of volition (which was in accordance with the plan of God). Also Jesus rose up from the dead, by means of God the Father; as many people over human history have died; and Jesus is the first one to rise up again permanently.

Galatians 1:1 [From] Paul, an Apostle (not from [will] of men nor on account of men) but [made an Apostle] by Jesus Christ and [by] God the Father, the [God] Who raised Him [Jesus] from the dead... (Kukis nearly literal translation)

Translation: ...and [from] all the brothers with me,...

This letter is also from the members of the royal family of God who are with Paul on this missionary journey.

As we will see, someone else physically wrote this letter; Paul dictated it and signed it. Therefore, it would be logical to indicate that this letter came from those on Team Paul.

Unlike the two epistles to the Thessalonians, those men are not named here.

Translation: ...to the churches of Galatia.

Paul writes to the churches (plural) of Galatia, indicating that there are many local churches in that region.

Galatians 1:2 ...and [from] all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia. (Kukis nearly literal translation)

Paul blesses the Galatians

Translation: Grace to you (all)...

Paul calls upon God to give them grace, which is all that God is free to give us on the basis of the cross (even though the Roman cross was not a cross as we envision it, this word stands for the spiritual death of the Lord while on that Roman cross).

Translation: ...and peace,...

Paul also wishes the Galatians peace, which is a word that means tranquility, harmony, security and prosperity.

Translation: ...from God, our Father,...

Paul cannot send these things to the Galatians; they can come from God the Father. However, to be clear, much of peace is a mental attitude, and this comes to the believer who is positive towards the Word of God.

Translation: ...and (from] the Lord Jesus Christ,...

These things also come from the Lord Jesus Christ; and this is, again, based upon Him dying for our sins. Neither peace nor grace could come to us apart from the Lord’s death on our behalf.

Galatians 1:3 Grace to you (all) and peace, from God, our Father, and (from] the Lord Jesus Christ,... (Kukis nearly literal translation)

Translation: ...the One [God] Who Himself gave [Him, Jesus] because of our sins,...

Again, we have a participle which refers back to God the Father; and we have an understood pronoun which refers to Jesus. The pronoun here is not included because the Greek does not always include a direct reference to a pronoun when that pronoun is understood. Since this is basically the same structure which we have before back in v. 1, and that had a pronoun; we know that this phrase demands a pronoun.

God the Father gave His Son because of our sins. All people have sinned and come short of God’s glory.

Translation: ...so that He might deliver us out from the perpetuity of impending evil,...

It is because God the Father gave His Son on our behalf, that we might be delivered from the perpetuity of the evil which is coming (that is, the final judgment of God—we will not be placed in that judgment).

Translation: ...according to the will of God,...

All of this was done according to the will of God. The offering of Jesus in our place is in accordance with God’s will.

Translation: ...even our Father,...

This is God, even our Father.

Galatians 1:4 ...the One [God] Who Himself gave [Him, Jesus] because of our sins, so that He might deliver us out from the perpetuity of impending evil, according to the will of God, even our Father,... (Kukis nearly literal translation)

Translation: ...to Whom honor [is due],...

Honor and glory is due to God the Father, given what He has done on our behalf (He judged the sins which we committed in the Person of His Son).

Because Deity cannot come into contact with sin, our sins were poured out upon the humanity of Jesus Christ. In 3 hours, Jesus endured an eternity of hells for every person who has ever lived.

Translation: ...toward the [future] ages from the [current] ages.

Although a literal translation is difficult here, this simply means forever and ever; unto all the ages.

Translation: Amen.

The final word in the series of sentences is a Hebrew word, amen, which means, I believe it.

Galatians 1:5 ...to Whom honor [is due], toward the [future] ages from the [current] ages. Amen. (Kukis nearly literal translation)

Galatians 1:1–5 [From] Paul, an Apostle (not from [will] of men nor on account of men) but [made an Apostle] by Jesus Christ and [by] God the Father, the [God] Who raised Him [Jesus] from the dead and [from] all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia. Grace to you (all) and peace, from God, our Father, and (from] the Lord Jesus Christ, the One [God] Who Himself gave [Him, Jesus] because of our sins, so that He might deliver us out from the perpetuity of impending evil, according to the will of God, even our Father, to Whom honor [is due], toward the [future] ages from the [current] ages. Amen. (Kukis nearly literal translation)

Galatians 1:1–5 The letter is from the desk of Paul an Apostle—not by a popular vote or by any other human means—but I was give this spiritual gift from Jesus Christ and from God the Father (Who raised His Son back from the dead); and this letter is also from those believers who are traveling and working with me. We send greetings to the royal family attending the local churches in Galatia. We commend God’s grace, His tranquility and His prosperity to you all, which comes from God our father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Do not forget that God the Father gave His Son as an offering for our sins so that He might be able to deliver us from the perpetuity of impending evil, according to the sovereign will of God, our Father, to Whom honor is due throughout all eternity. (Kukis paraphrase)

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There is One Gospel Only

Here is how others have translated this passage:

Ancient texts:

Westcott-Hort Text (Greek)    I keep on marveling that so quickly you (all) keep on being transported from the One calling you into grace [namely] Christ into another (of a different kind) gospel, which is not another (of the same kind) [gospel]. If not, certain ones keep on agitating you (all) and keep on wishing to change the gospel of the Christ.

Complete Apostles Bible        I marvel that you are turning so quickly from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel,

which is not another; except there are certain people who trouble you and wish to pervert the gospel of Christ.

Revised Douay-Rheims         .

Douay-Rheims 1899 (Amer.) I wonder that you are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ, unto another gospel.

Which is not another: only there are some that trouble you and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

V. Alexander’s Aramaic         .

Eastern Aramaic Manuscript  .

James Murdock’s Syriac NT I admire, how soon ye have turned from the Messiah, who called you by his grace, unto another gospel;

which doth not exist, except as there are some who would disquiet you, and are disposed to pervert the gospel of the Messiah.

Original Aramaic NT              I marvel how quickly you have been turned away from The Messiah, he who called you by his grace, unto another gospel

Which does not exist, but there are some who trouble you and wish to change The Gospel of The Messiah.

Plain English Aramaic Bible   .

Lamsa Peshitta (Syriac)         .

Significant differences: 

Limited Vocabulary Translations:

Bible in Basic English             I am surprised that you are being so quickly turned away from him whose word came to you in the grace of Christ, to good news of a different sort; Which is not another sort: only there are some who give you trouble, desiring to make changes in the good news of Christ.

Bible in Worldwide English     I am very much surprised. It is so soon, and you are leaving God who called you by the love of Christ. Instead you are listening to another good news.

There is really no other good news. But some people are making you think wrong things. They want to change the good news of Christ.

Easy English                          .

Easy-to-Read Version–2008  A short time ago God chose you to follow him. He chose you through his grace that came through Christ. But now I am amazed that you are already turning away and believing something different from the Good News we told you.

There is no other message that is the Good News, but some people are confusing you. They want to change the Good News about Christ.

God’s Word™                         I'm surprised that you're so quickly deserting Christ, who called you in his kindness, to follow a different kind of good news.

But what some people are calling good news is not really good news at all. They are confusing you. They want to distort the Good News about Christ.

Good News Bible (TEV)         I am surprised at you! In no time at all you are deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ, and are accepting another gospel.

Actually, there is no "other gospel," but I say this because there are some people who are upsetting you and trying to change the gospel of Christ.

The Message                         .

NIRV                                      .

New Life Version                    .

New Simplified Bible              .

Thought-for-thought translations; dynamic translations; paraphrases:

Contemporary English V.       I am shocked that you have so quickly turned from God, who chose you because of his wonderful kindness. You have believed another message, when there is really only one true message. But some people are causing you trouble and want to make you turn away from the good news about Christ.

The Living Bible                     .

New Berkeley Version           .

New Century Version             .

New Living Translation           .

The Passion Translation        I am shocked over how quickly you have strayed away from the Anointed One who called you to himself by his loving mercy. I’m frankly astounded that you now embrace a distorted gospel!  That is a fake “gospel” that is simply not true. There is only one gospel—the gospel of the Messiah! Yet you have allowed those who mingle law with grace to confuse you with lies.

UnfoldingWord Simplified T.  As you know, the Messiah called you in his kindness to trust in him. But now I am amazed that you have stopped trusting in him! Now you believe a different message, which some people say is the true good news about God. The Messiah never told us another good news, but other people are confusing you. They want to change the good news about the Messiah; they want you to believe that the Messiah actually said something different.

Williams’ New Testament      I am astonished that you are beginning so soon to turn away from Him who called you by the favor of Christ, to a different good news, which is not really another one; only there are certain people who are trying to unsettle you and want to turn the good news of Christ upside down.

Partially literal and partially paraphrased translations:

American English Bible          .

Beck’s American Translation .

Breakthrough Version            I am amazed that this is how quickly you are transferred away from the One who generously invited you (the Anointed King) to different good news, that is not other good news except there are some people agitating you and wanting to alter the good news of the Anointed King.

Common English Bible           .

Len Gane Paraphrase           I'm amazed that you have switched over so soon from him who called you into the grace of Christ to another gospel, which is not another [Gospel], unless there be some who would trouble you and pervert the gospel of Christ.

A. Campbell's Living Oracles I wonder that you are so soon removed from him who called you into the favor of Christ, to another gospel; which is not another: but there are some who trouble you, and wish to pervert the gospel of Christ.

New Advent (Knox) Bible       .

NT for Everyone                     .

20^th Century New Testament I am astonished at your so soon deserting him, who called you through the love of Christ, for a different 'Good News,' Which is really no Good News at all. But then, I know that there are people who are harassing you, and who want to pervert the Good News of the Christ.

Mostly literal renderings (with some occasional paraphrasing):

An Understandable Version   .

Berean Study Bible                .

Christian Standard Bible        .

Conservapedia Translation    .

Evangelical Heritage V.          .

Revised Ferrar-Fenton Bible  .

Free Bible Version                 I’m shocked at how quickly you’re abandoning the God who by the grace of Christ called you. You are turning to a different kind of good news that isn’t good news at all! Some people there are confusing you, wanting to pervert the good news of Christ.

God’s Truth (Tyndale)           .

Holman Christian Standard    .

International Standard V        There is No Other Gospel

I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of the Messiah [Or Christ] and, instead, are following [Lit. Messiah for] a different gospel, not that another one really exists. To be sure, there are certain people who are troubling you and want to distort the gospel about the Messiah. [Or Christ]

Lexham Bible                         .

Montgomery NT                     I am amazed that you are so soon shifting your ground, and deserting him who called you by the grace of Christ, for another gospel, which indeed is not another; only there are certain individuals who are troubling you, and desiring to pervert the gospel of Christ.

NIV, ©2011                             .

Riverside New Testament      I am astonished that you are so quickly changing over from him who called you by the grace of Christ to a different kind of good news, though it is not another good news. But there are some who are perplexing you and wishing to pervert the good news of Christ.

Leicester A. Sawyer’s NT      I wonder that you have so quickly turned away from him that called you in the grace of Christ to another gospel, which is not another; but there are some who disturb you and wish to subvert the gospel of Christ.

The Spoken English NT         A Different Gospel

I am astonished that you are turning away so quickly from the one who called you by the grace of Christ to a different gospel, not that there is a different gospel , except there are some who are disturbing you and wanting to distort the gospel of Christ.

UnfoldingWord Literal Text    .

Urim-Thummim Version         .

Weymouth New Testament    I marvel that you are so readily leaving Him who called you by the grace of Christ, and are adhering to a different Good News. For other "Good News" there is none; but there are some persons who are troubling you, and are seeking to distort the Good News concerning Christ.

Wikipedia Bible Project          I'm astonished at how quickly you turned away from him who called you in grace, and towards another good-news (not that there is another) because of certain people who are agitating you and wishing to reverse the gospel of Christ.

Worsley’s New Testament    .

Catholic Bibles (those having the imprimatur):

Christian Community (1988)  .

The Heritage Bible                 .

New American Bible (2002)   .

New American Bible (2011)   .

New English Bible–1970        .

New Jerusalem Bible             .

New RSV                               .

Revised English Bible–1989   .

Jewish/Hebrew Names Bibles:

Complete Jewish Bible           .

Hebraic Roots Bible               I am surprised at how soon you have turned to another good news, away from Messiah who has called you to grace. A good news which does not even exist; howbeit, there are men who have stirred you up and want to pervert the good news of Messiah.

Holy New Covenant Trans.    Not long ago, God called you through His help in time of need that came through Christ, but now I am surprised at you people! You are already turning away toward a different good news. There is actually no other true good news. However, some people are disturbing you; they want to distort the Good News of Christ.

The Scriptures 2009              I marvel that you are so readily turning away from Him who called you in the favour of Messiah, to a different ‘Good News,’^a which is not another, only there are some who are troubling you and wishing to pervert the Good News of Messiah.

^a 2Cor. 11:4. 

Tree of Life Version                I am amazed that you are so quickly turning away from the One who called you by the grace of Messiah, to a different “good news”— not that there is another, but only some who are confusing you and want to distort the Good News of Messiah.

Weird English, Olde English, Anachronistic English Translations:

Accurate New Testament       ...[I] marvel for so soon [You*] are changed from the [one] calling you* in favor [of] christ to another news (good) Which not is Another if not (Some) Ones are The [Men] Disturbing you* and Wanting to distort the news (good) [of] the christ...

Alpha & Omega Bible            .

Awful Scroll Bible                   I wonder, certainly-of-what yous the sames-as-this soon, place-after from He calling yous by-within the Grace of the Anointed One, to another announcing-of-the-Good-tidings, which is not another. There whether-unless are some subverting yous, and desiring to turn- yous -back-behind, the announcing-of-the-Good-Tidings of the Anointed One.

Concordant Literal Version    I am marveling that thus, swiftly, you are transferred from that which calls you in the grace of Christ, to a different evangel, which is not another, except it be that some who are disturbing you want also to distort the evangel of Christ."

exeGeses companion Bible   ONE EVANGELISM

I marvel that you are so quickly transplaced

from him who called you into the charism of Messiah

to another evangelism:

which is not another;

except that some who trouble you,

will to overturn the evangelism of the Messiah.

Orthodox Jewish Bible           I am shocked that so quickly you are being turned from the One who granted you the kri'ah (calling), summoning you by the Chen v'Chesed Hashem of Moshiach. I am shocked that so quickly you are being turned from this to a different "Besuras HaGeulah."

Not that there is another, mind you! Except that there are some individuals disturbing and troubling (5:12) you, desiring to twist and pervert the Besuras HaGeulah (Yeshayah 40:9; 60:6) of Moshiach.

Rotherham’s Emphasized B. .

Expanded/Embellished Bibles:

The Amplified Bible                .

An Understandable Version   I am astonished that you people are so quickly abandoning God [i.e., by rejecting His truth], who called you [to Himself] through the unearned favor bestowed [on us] by Christ. [You are turning] to a different “gospel,” although it is really not a different one, but rather some people are causing you trouble by trying to pervert the [true] Gospel of Christ.

The Expanded Bible              .

Jonathan Mitchell NT             I am constantly amazed (or: I continue filled with wonder) that you folks are so quickly being progressively transplanted (or, as a middle voice: are thus now quickly transferring yourselves or changing your stand) from the One (or: that [message]) calling you people, within Christ's grace (or: in [the] favor of the Anointed One), on into a different sort of “message of goodness” (unto a different evangel, “good news,” or gospel; = into an imitation and alternative message of goodness, ease or well-being) – which is NOT "another" one of the same kind (= not just another version)!

But instead that there are certain folks – the ones constantly agitating (stirring up; disturbing) you folks – even repeatedly wanting (or: intending) to alter and distort (turn so as to change; pervert) Christ's message of goodness, ease and well-being (or: the good news which is the Anointed One; or: the evangel about and from the [Messiah]).

P. Kretzmann Commentary    .

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Translation for Translators     .

The Voice                               .

Bible Translations with Many Footnotes:

Benjamin Brodie’s trans.       I am amazed that you are of such a kind [of believer] as to have so soon deserted [gone AWOL] from Him [God the Father] Who called you [positionally and experientially] into the sphere of the grace of Christ unto another of a different kind of [altered, perverted] gospel [based on legalism],

Which [false gospel] is not another of the same kind of gospel [based on grace alone], especially since there are some [legalists] who are making it a practice to mentally disturb you [constantly stirring up trouble] and who want to distort the gospel [good news] of Christ [by adding works to grace].