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O foolish Galatians !
Who has
bewitched you ?
Before your
very
eyes Jesus Christ was
clearly
portrayed
as
crucified .
O foolish Galatians ,
who hath
bewitched you ,
that
ye
should
not
obey
the
truth,
before whose
eyes Jesus Christ hath
been
evidently
set
forth,
crucified among
you?
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?
This
only
would I
learn of
you ,
Received
ye
the Spirit by the
works of the law, or by the
hearing of
faith?
Are you
so foolish? After
starting
in the Spirit, are you
now finishing
in
the flesh?
Are ye
so foolish? having
begun
in the Spirit, are ye
now made
perfect
by
the flesh?
Have you
suffered so much
for
nothing,
if it really
was
for
nothing?
Have ye
suffered so many
things
in
vain?
if it be
yet
in
vain.
Does
God
lavish
His
Spirit
on
you and work
miracles among you because
you
practice
the law, or because
you
hear
and
believe
?
He
therefore
that
ministereth
to
you the
Spirit,
and worketh
miracles among you ,
doeth
he
it
by
the works
of
the
law, or by
the
hearing
of
faith
?
So
also,
“
Abraham believed God, and it was credited
to him as
righteousness. ”
Even
as
Abraham believed God, and it was accounted
to him for
righteousness.
Understand,
then,
that those
who
have
faith are sons
of Abraham.
Know
ye
therefore
that they
which
are
of
faith ,
the
same
are the
children
of Abraham.
The Scripture foresaw
that God would justify the Gentiles
by
faith, and
foretold
the gospel to
Abraham :
“
All nations will
be blessed through
you
. ”
And
the scripture ,
foreseeing
that God would justify the heathen
through
faith, preached
before
the gospel unto
Abraham ,
saying,
In
thee
shall
all nations be blessed.
So those
who
have
faith are blessed along
with Abraham ,
the
man
of
faith
.
So then
they
which
be
of
faith are blessed with faithful
Abraham.
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. ”
For
as
many
as
are
of
the
works of the law are under the
curse :
for it is written ,
Cursed is every
one
that
continueth
not in
all
things
which
are
written in the book of the law to
do
them
.
Now
it
is
clear
that no one
is justified before
God
by the law, because
, “
The righteous
will
live by faith. ”
But
that no man
is justified by the law in
the
sight
of
God
, it
is
evident:
for
, The just
shall
live by faith.
The law ,
however,
is not based
on
faith ;
on
the
contrary
, “
The man who
does
these
things
will
live by
them. ”
And
the law is not of
faith :
but
, The man that
doeth
them
shall
live in
them.
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 .”
Christ hath
redeemed us from the curse of the law ,
being
made
a curse for us :
for it is written ,
Cursed is every
one
that
hangeth
on a tree :
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.
That the blessing of
Abraham might
come on
the Gentiles through
Jesus Christ;
that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through
faith
.
Brothers
, let
me
put
this
in
human
terms.
Even
a human
covenant, once
it is
ratified,
cannot
be canceled
or amended
.
Brethren
, I
speak
after
the
manner
of
men;
Though
it
be
but
a man's
covenant, yet
if
it be confirmed,
no
man
disannulleth,
or addeth
thereto
.
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
to Abraham and his seed were
the promises
made.
He
saith
not, And to seeds, as
of
many ;
but as
of
one,
And to thy
seed, which
is Christ.
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.
And
this I
say,
that the covenant ,
that
was
confirmed
before
of
God in
Christ
, the law,
which
was
four
hundred
and
thirty
years
after,
cannot
disannul,
that
it
should
make
the
promise of
none
effect
.
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.
For if the inheritance be
of
the law, it is
no more
of
promise :
but God gave
it to Abraham by
promise.
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.
Wherefore
then serveth
the law? It was added because of transgressions, till
the seed should
come
to whom the promise was
made;
and
it was ordained
by angels
in
the
hand
of
a mediator.
A mediator is unnecessary,
however,
for
only
one party;
but God is one.
Now
a mediator is not
a
mediator
of
one ,
but God is one.
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.
Is the law then against
the promises of God? God
forbid:
for if there
had been a
law
given which
could have
given
life, verily
righteousness should
have been
by
the law.
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 the scripture hath
concluded
all under
sin, that the
promise
by faith of
Jesus Christ might be given to them
that
believe.
Before this
faith came, we were held
in
custody
under the law, locked
up until
faith should be revealed.
But
before faith came, we were kept
under the law, shut
up unto
the
faith which
should afterwards
be revealed.
So
the law became
our guardian
to lead
us to
Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
Wherefore
the law was
our schoolmaster
to bring
us unto
Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
Now
that faith has
come, we are no longer under a guardian
.
But
after
that faith is
come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster
.
You
are all sons
of God through
faith in Christ Jesus.
For
ye
are all the
children
of God by
faith in Christ Jesus.
For all
of you who
were
baptized into Christ have clothed
yourselves
with
Christ.
For as
many
of you as
have
been
baptized into Christ have put
on
Christ.
There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave
nor free, male nor female ,
for you
are all one in Christ Jesus.
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there
is
neither
bond
nor free, there
is
neither
male nor female :
for ye
are all one in Christ Jesus.
And if you
belong
to
Christ
, then you
are Abraham’s
seed and heirs according to the promise.
And if ye
be
Christ's
, then are ye
Abraham's
seed ,
and heirs according to the promise.
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