Galatians · Chapter 1

[ edit] Poul apoſtle, not of men, neiþer by man, but bi Jheſu Criſt, and God þe fadir, þat reyſide him fro deede men, and alle þe briþeren þat ben wiþ me, to þe chirchis of Galaþie, grace to ȝou, and pees of God þe fadir, and of oure Lord Jheſu Criſt, þe which ȝaf him ſilf for oure ſynnes, þat he ſchulde delyuere vs of þis preſent weyward world, vp þe wil of God and oure fadir, to whom is honour and glorie in to worldis of worldis. Amen; ſo be it. I wondre, þat þus ſo ſoone ȝe ben born ouer fro him þat clepide ȝou into þe grace of Criſt, into an oþer goſpel; þe which is not oþer, no but þer ben ſumme þat diſturblen ȝou, and wolen myſturne þe euangelie of Criſt.

But þouȝ we, or an aungel of heuene, euangeliſe to ȝou, biſydis þat þat we han euangeliſid to ȝou, curſid be he. As I bifore ſeide, and now eftſoone I ſeye, if ony ſchal euangeliſe out taken þat þat ȝe han takun, curſid be he. I counceile now to men, or to God? or I ſeke for to pleſe to men? If I ȝit pleſide to men, I were not þe ſeruaunt of Criſt. Soþeli, briþeren, I make þe goſpel knowun to ȝou, þe which is euangeliſid, or prechid, of me, for it is not vp man; ſoþli neþer I took it of man, neþer lernyde, but by þe reuelacioun of Jheſu Criſt. Forſoþe ȝe herden my lyuynge ſum tyme in þe Juwerie, for ouer manere I purſuwide þe chirche of God, and fauȝte aȝens it.

And I profitide in Jurye aboue many myn euene eeldis in my kyn, beynge more haboundantly louere, or folower, of my fadryn tradiciouns. Forſoþ whanne it pleſide to him, þat departide me fro þe wombe of my modir, and clepid by his grace, þat he ſchulde ſchewe in me his ſone, þat I ſchulde preche hym in heþene men, anoon I acordide not to fleiſch and blood; neþer I cam to Jeruſalem to my bifore goeris apoſtlis, but I wente forþ into Arabye, and eftſoone I turnede aȝen to Damaſk. Aftirward aftir þre ȝeeris I cam to Jeruſalem, for to ſe Petre, and dwellide anentis him fifteene dayes; forſoþe I ſayȝ non oþer man of apoſtlis, no but James, þe broþir of þe Lord.

Forſoþ what þingis I wryte to ȝou, loo! bifore God for I lye not, or gabbe not. Aftirward I cam into þe parties of Sirye and Cilicie. Forſoþ I was vnknowyn bi face to þe chirchis of Judee, þat weren in Criſt; oonly forſoþ þei hadden heeringe, for he þat purſuwede vs ſumtyme, now euangeliſiþ þe feiþ, aȝens which he fauȝte ſumtyme; and in me þei clarifieden God.