1 PAUL, AN apostle--[special messenger appointed and commissioned and sent out] not from [any body of] men nor by or through 1 any man, but by and through Jesus Christ (the Messiah) and God the Father, Who raised Him from among the dead--
2 And all the brethren who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:
3 Grace and spiritual blessing be to you and [soul] peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah), 4 Who gave (yielded) Himself up [ 2 to atone] for our sins [and 2 to save and sanctify us], in order to rescue and deliver us from this present wicked age and world order, in accordance with the will and purpose and plan of our God and Father-- 5 To Him [be ascribed all] the glory through all the ages of the ages and the eternities of the eternities! Amen (so be it).