1You foolish aGalatians
, who
has bewitched
you, before
whose
eyes
Jesus
Christ
bwas publicly
portrayed
as crucified
?
This is the only
thing
I want
to find
out from you: did you receive
the Spirit
by the works
of 1the Law
, or
by 2 ahearing
with faith
?
Are you so foolish
? Having begun
1by the Spirit
, are you now
2being perfected
by the flesh
?
Did you 1suffer so
many
things
in vain
-- aif
indeed
it was in vain
?
So then
, does He who aprovides
you with the Spirit
and bworks
1miracles
among
you, do it by the works
of 2the Law
, or
by 3 chearing
with faith
?
1Even so
aAbraham
bBELIEVED
GOD
, AND IT WAS RECKONED
TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS
.
Therefore, 1be sure
that ait is those
who are of faith
who
are bsons
of Abraham
.
The Scripture, foreseeing
that God
1would justify
the 2Gentiles
by faith
, preached
the gospel
beforehand
to Abraham
, saying, " aALL
THE NATIONS
WILL BE BLESSED
IN YOU."
So then
athose
who are of faith
are blessed
with 1Abraham
, the believer
.
For as many as are of the works
of 1the Law
are under
a curse
; for it is written
, " aCURSED
IS EVERYONE
WHO
DOES NOT ABIDE
BY ALL
THINGS
WRITTEN
IN THE BOOK
OF THE LAW
, TO PERFORM
THEM."
Now that ano
one
is justified
1by 2the Law
before
God
is evident
; for, " 3 bTHE RIGHTEOUS
MAN
SHALL LIVE
BY FAITH
."
1However, the Law
is not 2of faith
; on the contrary
, " aHE WHO PRACTICES
THEM SHALL LIVE
3BY THEM."
Christ aredeemed
us from the curse
of the Law
, having become
a curse
for us--for it is written
, " bCURSED
IS EVERYONE
WHO HANGS
ON cA 1TREE
"--
in order that ain Christ
Jesus
the blessing
of Abraham
might 1come
to the Gentiles
, so
that we bwould receive
cthe promise
of the Spirit
through
faith
.
aBrethren, bI speak
1in terms
of human
relations
: ceven
though
it is only a man's
2covenant
, yet
when it has been ratified
, no
one
sets
it aside
or
adds
3conditions
to it.
Now the promises
were spoken
ato Abraham
and to his seed
. He does not say
, "And to seeds
," as referring to many
, but rather to one
, " bAnd to your seed
," that is, Christ
.
What I am saying is this
: the Law
, which came
afour
hundred
and thirty
years
later
, does not invalidate
a covenant
previously
ratified
by God
, so
as to nullify
the promise
.
For aif the inheritance
is 1based
on law
, it is no
longer
1based
on a promise
; but bGod
has granted
it to Abraham
by means
of a promise
.
aWhy the Law
then
? It was added
1because
of transgressions
, having been bordained
through
angels
cby the 2agency
of a mediator
, until
dthe seed
would come
to whom
the promise
had been made
.
Now aa mediator
is not 1for one
party only; whereas
God
is only one
.
Is the Law then
contrary
to the promises
of God
? aMay it never
be! For bif
a law
had been given
which was able
to impart
life
, then righteousness
1would indeed
have been
2based
on law
.
But the Scripture has ashut
up 1everyone
under
sin
, so
that the promise
by faith
in Jesus
Christ
might be given
to those
who believe
.
But before faith
came
, we were kept
in custody
under
the law
, abeing shut
up to the faith
which was later
to be revealed
.
Therefore the Law
has become
our atutor
to lead us to Christ
, so
that bwe may be justified
by faith
.
But now that faith
has come
, we are no
longer
under
a 1 atutor
.
For you are all asons
of God
through
faith
in bChrist
Jesus
.
For all of you who
were abaptized
into Christ
have bclothed
yourselves with Christ
.
aThere is neither
Jew
nor
Greek
, there
is neither
slave
nor
free
man
, there
is 1neither
male
nor
female
; for byou are all
one
in cChrist
Jesus
.
And if ayou 1belong to Christ
, then
you are Abraham's
2descendants
, heirs
according
to bpromise
.