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Berean Standard Bible

“But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!”

Galatians 1:8

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Study note

Paul writes to Galatian churches that are quickly turning to a different message that adds requirements to faith in Christ. His tone is unusually sharp because the gospel itself is at stake.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!

World English Bible (WEB)

But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any “good news” other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed.

King James Version (KJV)

But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But even if we, or an angel from heaven, were to be a preacher to you of good news other than that which we have given you, let there be a curse on him.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

but even if we or a messenger out of heaven may proclaim good news to you different from what we did proclaim to you -- accursed let him be!

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Mas aun si nosotros ó un ángel del cielo os anunciare otro evangelio del que os hemos anunciado, sea anatema.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Que la maldición de Dios caiga sobre cualquiera, sea uno de nosotros o un ángel del cielo, que les predique otro medio de salvación que el que les hemos predicado.

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