Galatians 1:1-5·~1 min
Paul’s Greeting to the Galatians
Paul writes as an apostle sent through Jesus Christ and God the Father, together with the brothers who are with him. He greets the churches of Galatia with grace and peace through the Lord Jesus Christ, whose self-giving for sins rescues from the present evil age and ends in glory to God.
P1aul, an apostle — sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead — 2and all the brothers with me, 3Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Section summaryPaul opens by naming his apostleship as coming through Jesus Christ and God the Father rather than through human appointment, and he speaks grace and peace over the Galatians through Christ's self-giving for sins. Even the greeting already carries the letter's burden, since Christ's work is described as a rescue from the present evil age according to God's will.
Role in the chapterThis brief opening establishes both Paul's authority and the gospel's shape before the letter turns immediately to alarm and correction.