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ASV
American Standard Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
O foolish Galatians ,
who did
bewitch
you ,
before whose
eyes Jesus Christ was openly
set
forth
crucified ?
O foolish Galatians !
Who has
bewitched
you ?
Before your
very
eyes Jesus Christ was clearly
portrayed
as
crucified .
This
only
would
I learn from you .
Received
ye
the Spirit by the
works of the law, or by the
hearing of
faith?
I would
like
to
learn just
one
thing
from you :
Did
you
receive
the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with
faith?
Are ye
so foolish? having
begun
in the Spirit, are ye
now perfected
in the flesh?
Are you
so foolish? After
starting
in the Spirit, are you
now finishing
in the flesh?
Did
ye
suffer
so many
things
in
vain?
if it be
indeed
in
vain.
Have
you
suffered
so much
for
nothing,
if it really
was
for
nothing?
He
therefore
that
supplieth
to
you
the
Spirit ,
and worketh
miracles among you ,
`doeth
he
it'
by
the
works
of
the law, or by
the
hearing
of
faith
?
Does
God
lavish
His
Spirit on
you
and work
miracles among you because
you
practice
the law, or because
you
hear
and
believe
?
Even
as
Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned
unto
him for
righteousness.
So
also,
“
Abraham believed God, and it was credited
to
him as
righteousness. ”
Know
therefore
that
they
that are
of
faith ,
the
same
are sons of Abraham.
Understand,
then,
that those
who
have
faith are sons of Abraham.
And
the scripture ,
foreseeing
that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached
the gospel beforehand
unto
Abraham ,
`saying,'
In
thee
shall
all the
nations be blessed.
The Scripture foresaw
that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and
foretold
the gospel to
Abraham :
“
All nations will
be blessed through
you
. ”
So then
they
that
are
of
faith are blessed with the
faithful
Abraham.
So those
who
have
faith are blessed along
with Abraham ,
the
man
of
faith
.
For
as
many
as
are
of
the
works of the law are under a curse :
for it is written ,
Cursed is every
one
who continueth
not in
all
things
that
are
written in the book of the law ,
to
do
them
.
All
who
rely
on
works of the law are under a curse .
For it is written :
“
Cursed is everyone
who does
not continue
to
do
everything
written in the Book of the Law. ”
Now that no man
is justified by the law before
God
, is
evident:
for
, The righteous shall
live by faith ;
Now it
is
clear
that no one
is justified before
God
by the law, because
, “
The righteous will
live by faith .”
and
the law is not of
faith; but
, He
that
doeth
them
shall
live in
them.
The law ,
however,
is not based
on
faith; on
the
contrary
, “The
man
who
does
these
things
will
live by
them. ”
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law ,
having
become
a curse for us ;
for it is written ,
Cursed is every
one
that
hangeth
on a tree :
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by
becoming
a curse for us .
For it is written :
“
Cursed is everyone
who
is
hung
on a tree .”
that upon
the Gentiles
might
come
the
blessing of
Abraham in Christ Jesus ;
that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through
faith
.
He
redeemed
us
in
order
that the blessing promised
to
Abraham would
come
to
the
Gentiles
in Christ Jesus ,
so
that by
faith
we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
Brethren
, I
speak
after
the
manner
of
men:
Though
it
be
but
a man's
covenant, yet
when
it
hath
been
confirmed,
no
one
maketh
it void
, or addeth
thereto
.
Brothers
, let
me
put
this
in
human
terms.
Even
a human
covenant, once
it is
ratified
, cannot
be
canceled
or amended
.
Now
to
Abraham
were
the promises spoken ,
and to his seed. He
saith
not, And to seeds, as
of
many ;
but
as
of
one
, And to thy
seed, which
is Christ.
The promises were
spoken to
Abraham
and to his seed. The
Scripture
does
not say
, “
and to seeds, ”
meaning
many, but
“
and to your
seed, ”
meaning
One,
who
is Christ.
Now
this
I say
: A
covenant
confirmed
beforehand
by
God,
the law ,
which
came four
hundred
and
thirty
years after,
doth
not disannul
, so as to make
the promise of
none
effect
.
What
I mean
is
this
: The law that
came 430
years later
does
not revoke
the
covenant
previously
established
by
God
, so as to nullify
the promise.
For if the inheritance is
of
the law, it is
no more
of
promise :
but God hath
granted it to Abraham by
promise.
For if the inheritance depends
on
the law, then
it no longer
depends
on
a
promise ;
but God freely
granted it to Abraham through
a
promise.
What
then is
the law? It was added because of transgressions, till
the seed should
come
to whom the promise hath
been
made;
`and
it was '
ordained
through angels by the
hand
of
a mediator.
Why
then was
the law given
? It was added because of transgressions, until
the arrival
of
the
seed to whom the promise referred.
It was administered
through angels by a mediator.
Now
a mediator is not
`a
mediator'
of
one; but God is one.
A mediator is unnecessary,
however,
for
only
one party
; but God is one.
Is the law then against
the promises of God? God
forbid:
for if there
had
been
a law given which
could make
alive
, verily
righteousness would have been
of
the law.
Is the law ,
then ,
opposed
to
the promises of God? Certainly
not!
For if a law had
been
given that
could impart
life
, then
righteousness would certainly
have come
from
the law.
But the scriptures
shut
up
all things under
sin, that the
promise
by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to them
that
believe.
But the Scripture
pronounces
all things confined
by
sin, so
that by faith in Jesus Christ the
promise
might be given to those
who
believe.
But
before faith came, we were kept
in ward
under the law, shut
up unto
the
faith which
should afterwards
be revealed.
Before this
faith came, we were held
in custody
under the law, locked
up until
faith should be revealed.
So that
the law is
become
our tutor
`
to bring
us '
unto
Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
So the law became
our guardian
to lead
us to
Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
But
now faith
that is
come, we are no longer under a tutor
.
Now that faith
has
come, we are no longer under a guardian
.
For
ye
are all sons of God ,
through faith ,
in Christ Jesus.
You
are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
For as
many
of you as
were baptized into Christ did
put
on
Christ.
For all
of you who
were baptized into Christ have
clothed
yourselves
with
Christ.
There can
be
neither Jew nor Greek, there
can
be
neither
bond
nor free, there
can
be
no
male and
female ;
for ye
all
are one `man'
in Christ Jesus.
There is
neither Jew nor Greek, slave
nor free, male nor
female ,
for you
are all
one in Christ Jesus.
And if ye
are
Christ's
, then are ye
Abraham's
seed ,
heirs according to promise.
And if you
belong
to
Christ
, then you
are Abraham’s
seed and
heirs according to the
promise.
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