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    "paragraphs": [{
        "n": 1,
        "refId": "GAL-1:1",
        "verseRef": "GAL.1.1",
        "text": "Paul, an apostle (not from men, neither through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead),"
      },{
        "n": 2,
        "refId": "GAL-1:2",
        "verseRef": "GAL.1.2",
        "text": "and all the brethren that are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:"
      },{
        "n": 3,
        "refId": "GAL-1:3",
        "verseRef": "GAL.1.3",
        "text": "Grace to you and peace from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ,"
      },{
        "n": 4,
        "refId": "GAL-1:4",
        "verseRef": "GAL.1.4",
        "text": "who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father:"
      },{
        "n": 5,
        "refId": "GAL-1:5",
        "verseRef": "GAL.1.5",
        "text": "to whom [be] the glory for ever and ever. Amen."
      },{
        "n": 6,
        "refId": "GAL-1:6",
        "verseRef": "GAL.1.6",
        "text": "I marvel that ye are so quickly removing from him that called you in the grace of Christ unto a different gospel;"
      },{
        "n": 7,
        "refId": "GAL-1:7",
        "verseRef": "GAL.1.7",
        "text": "which is not another [gospel] only there are some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ."
      },{
        "n": 8,
        "refId": "GAL-1:8",
        "verseRef": "GAL.1.8",
        "text": "But though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach unto you any gospel other than that which we preached unto you, let him be anathema."
      },{
        "n": 9,
        "refId": "GAL-1:9",
        "verseRef": "GAL.1.9",
        "text": "As we have said before, so say I now again, if any man preacheth unto you any gospel other than that which ye received, let him be anathema."
      },{
        "n": 10,
        "refId": "GAL-1:10",
        "verseRef": "GAL.1.10",
        "text": "For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? or am I striving to please men? if I were still pleasing men, I should not be a servant of Christ."
      },{
        "n": 11,
        "refId": "GAL-1:11",
        "verseRef": "GAL.1.11",
        "text": "For I make known to you, brethren, as touching the gospel which was preached by me, that it is not after man."
      },{
        "n": 12,
        "refId": "GAL-1:12",
        "verseRef": "GAL.1.12",
        "text": "For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but [it came to me] through revelation of Jesus Christ."
      },{
        "n": 13,
        "refId": "GAL-1:13",
        "verseRef": "GAL.1.13",
        "text": "For ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews` religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and made havoc of it:"
      },{
        "n": 14,
        "refId": "GAL-1:14",
        "verseRef": "GAL.1.14",
        "text": "and I advanced in the Jews` religion beyond many of mine own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers."
      },{
        "n": 15,
        "refId": "GAL-1:15",
        "verseRef": "GAL.1.15",
        "text": "But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me, [even] from my mother`s womb, and called me through his grace,"
      },{
        "n": 16,
        "refId": "GAL-1:16",
        "verseRef": "GAL.1.16",
        "text": "to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles; straightway I conferred not with flesh and blood:"
      },{
        "n": 17,
        "refId": "GAL-1:17",
        "verseRef": "GAL.1.17",
        "text": "neither went I up to Jerusalem to them that were apostles before me: but I went away into Arabia; and again I returned unto Damascus."
      },{
        "n": 18,
        "refId": "GAL-1:18",
        "verseRef": "GAL.1.18",
        "text": "Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and tarried with him fifteen days."
      },{
        "n": 19,
        "refId": "GAL-1:19",
        "verseRef": "GAL.1.19",
        "text": "But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord`s brother."
      },{
        "n": 20,
        "refId": "GAL-1:20",
        "verseRef": "GAL.1.20",
        "text": "Now touching the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not."
      },{
        "n": 21,
        "refId": "GAL-1:21",
        "verseRef": "GAL.1.21",
        "text": "Then I came unto the regions of Syria and Cilicia."
      },{
        "n": 22,
        "refId": "GAL-1:22",
        "verseRef": "GAL.1.22",
        "text": "And I was still unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ:"
      },{
        "n": 23,
        "refId": "GAL-1:23",
        "verseRef": "GAL.1.23",
        "text": "but they only heard say, He that once persecuted us now preacheth the faith of which he once made havoc;"
      },{
        "n": 24,
        "refId": "GAL-1:24",
        "verseRef": "GAL.1.24",
        "text": "and they glorified God in me."
      }
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