1O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, to whom Jesus Christ before was described in your sight, and among you crucified?
2This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the Law, or by the hearing of faith preached?
3Are ye so foolish, that after ye have begun in the Spirit, ye would now be made perfect by the flesh?
4Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if so be it be even in vain.
5He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it through the works of the Law, or by the hearing of faith preached?
6Yea rather as Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness.
7Know ye therefore, that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
8For the Scripture foreseeing, that God would justify the Gentiles through faith, preached before the Gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all the Gentiles be blessed.
9So then they which be of faith, are blessed with faithful Abraham.
10For as many as are of the works of the Law, are under the curse: For it is written, Cursed is every man that continueth not in all things, which are written in the book of the Law, to do them.
11And that no man is justified by the Law in the sight of God, it is evident: for the just shall live by faith.
12And the Law is not of faith: but the man that shall do those things, shall live in them.
13Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the Law, made a curse for us, (for it is written, Cursed is everyone that hangeth on tree.)
14That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
15Brethren, I speak as men do: though it be but a man’s covenant, when it is confirmed, yet no man doth abrogate it, or addeth anything thereto,
16Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, and to the seeds, as speaking of many: but, And to thy seed, as of one, which is Christ.
17And this I say, that the covenant that was confirmed afore of God in respect of Christ, the Law which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.
18For if the inheritance be of the Law, it is no more by the promise, but God gave it freely unto Abraham by promise.
19Wherefore then serveth the Law? It was added because of the transgressions, till the seed came, unto the which the promise was made: and it was ordained by Angels in the hand of a Mediator.
20Now a Mediator is not a Mediator of one: but God is one.
21Is the Law then against the promises of God? God forbid: For if there had been a Law given which could have given life, surely righteousness should have been by the Law.
22But the Scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by the faith of Jesus Christ should be given to them that believe.
23But before faith came, we were kept under the Law, as under a garrison, and shut up unto that faith, which should afterward be revealed.
24Wherefore the Law was our schoolmaster to bring us to Christ, that we might be made righteous by faith.
25But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
26For ye are all the sons of God by faith, in Christ Jesus.
27For all ye that are baptized into Christ, have put on Christ.
28There is neither Jew nor Grecian: there is neither bond nor free: there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
29And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs by promise.