1 O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed
2 I want only to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
3 Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now trying to be made complete by the flesh?
4 Have you suffered so many
5 Therefore does the one who gives you the Spirit and who works miracles among you
6 Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness,
7 then understand that the ones
8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the good news in advance to Abraham: “In you all the nations
9 So then, the ones
10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse, for it is written, “Cursed
11 Now
12 But the law is not from faith, but “the one who does these
13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law
14 in order that the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
15 Brothers, I am speaking according to a human perspective. Nevertheless,
16 Now to Abraham and to his descendant the promises were spoken. It does not say, “and to descendants,” as concerning many, but as concerning one, “and to your descendant,”
17 Now I am saying this: the law, that came after four hundred and thirty years, does not revoke a covenant previously ratified by God, in order to nullify the promise.
18 For if the inheritance
19 Why then the law? It was added on account of transgressions, until the descendant should come to whom it had been promised, having been ordered through angels by the hand of a mediator.
20 Now the mediator is not for one, but God is one.
21 Therefore
22 But the scripture imprisoned all under sin, in order that the promise could be given by faith
23 But before faith came, we were detained under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith was revealed.
24 So then, the law became our guardian until Christ, in order that we could be justified by faith.
25 But
26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus,
27 for as many
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
29 And if you