By Faith or by Works of the Law? 3 O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? zIt was before your eyes that Jesus Christ publicly aportrayed as crucified. 2 Let me ask you only this: bDid receive Spirit works law chearing with faith? Are so foolish? dHaving begun Spirit are now being perfected by1 flesh? 4 eDid suffer2 many things in vain—if indeed it vain? 5 Does he who supplies to and fworks miracles among do gby law hearing faith— 6 just hAbraham “believed God counted him righteousness”? 7 Know then is ithose faith jthe sons Abraham. 8 And Scripture foreseeing kGod would justify3 Gentiles faith preached gospel beforehand Abraham saying l“In shall all nations be blessed.” 9 So then those blessed along man faith. The Righteous Shall Live Faith 10 For rely on munder a curse for written n“Cursed everyone does not oabide written Book Law them.” 11 Now evident pno one justified God q“The righteous live faith.”4 12 But rather r“The them 13 sredeemed us from curse becoming us—for t“Cursed hanged uon tree”— 14 blessing Abraham might vcome Gentiles wwe xthe promised Spirit5 through Law Promise 15 yTo give human example brothers:6 zeven man-made covenant no annuls adds once been ratified. 16 athe promises were made bto his offspring. It say “And offsprings” referring many but one c“And offspring” Christ. 17 This what I mean: which came d430 years afterward annul covenant previously ratified eto make promise void. 18 if inheritance comes longer promise fGod gave promise. 19 Why law? gIt added because transgressions huntil offspring should come whom had made iput place angels jby an intermediary. 20 kan intermediary implies more than lGod one. 21 Is contrary God? Certainly not! mif given could life righteousness law. 22 Scripture nimprisoned everything under sin othe pto believe. 23 came we held captive qimprisoned until coming revealed. 24 rthe our sguardian tin order 25 come guardian 26 uyou 27 vwere baptized winto have xput 28 yThere neither Jew nor Greek there slave7 free zthere male female Jesus. 29 aif Christ’s Abraham’s offspring bheirs according Sons Heirs mean heir long child different slave1 though owner everything guardians managers date set father. In same way also when children cwere enslaved elementary principles2 world. dwhen fullness time sent forth Son eborn fof woman born gunder hto redeem iadoption sons. sons Son into hearts crying “Abba! Father!” slave son heir God. Paul’s Concern Galatians Formerly ldid know mwere nature nare gods. oto known phow can turn back again qthe weak worthless principles world whose slaves want more? rYou observe days months seasons years! am afraid sI may labored over vain. Brothers3 tI entreat you become am also are. uYou did wrong. You vbecause bodily ailment wat first my condition trial scorn despise me received xas angel yas What blessedness? testify that possible gouged out me. Have enemy ztelling truth?4 They much good purpose. shut out them. always purpose anot present bmy little cfor anguish childbirth dis formed you! wish change tone perplexed about you. Example Hagar Sarah Tell desire listen two eone slave woman fone free woman. gthe son flesh while hthe this interpreted allegorically: these women icovenants. jOne Mount Sinai bearing children slavery she Hagar. Sinai Arabia5 corresponds Jerusalem slavery her children. kthe Jerusalem above mother. l“Rejoice barren bear break cry aloud labor! desolate will husband.” you6 brothers mlike Isaac at flesh opersecuted pso now. 30 say? q“Cast inherit woman.” 31 So rof Has Set Us Free sfreedom tset free ustand firm therefore submit va yoke wslavery. Look: I Paul say xif accept circumcision yChrist advantage every accepts circumcision zhe obligated keep whole asevered Christ byou justified1 law cyou fallen away grace. ourselves eagerly dwait hope righteousness. eneither uncircumcision counts anything fonly working love. gYou running well. hindered obeying truth? persuasion ihim calls jA leaven leavens lump. kI confidence Lord ltake other view mthe troubling bear penalty whoever is. brothers2 still preach3 nwhy persecuted? case offense cross removed. pthose unsettle emasculate themselves! called freedom brothers. qOnly use freedom opportunity love rserve another. sthe fulfilled word: t“You neighbor yourself.” ubite devour another watch consumed Keep Step vwalk gratify wthe desires flesh. against opposed each other yto doing do. zled ayou bthe evident: sexual immorality impurity sensuality idolatry sorcery enmity strife jealousy fits anger rivalries dissensions cdivisions envy4 drunkenness orgies like these. warn warned before dthose do5 such kingdom ethe fruit flove joy peace patience gkindness goodness faithfulness hgentleness iself-control jagainst belong khave crucified its lpassions desires. If mlet step Spirit. nLet conceited provoking envying Bear One Another’s Burdens Brothers1 oif anyone caught any transgression pyou spiritual restore qa spirit gentleness. yourself lest too tempted. rBear another’s burdens sso fulfill tthe uif thinks something vwhen nothing deceives himself. let wtest own work reason boast himself alone neighbor. xeach load. yLet taught word share teaches. zDo deceived: mocked awhatever sows reap. sows cwill reap corruption dthe eternal life. elet grow weary good due season reap fif up. gas opportunity hdo everyone especially iof household Final Warning Benediction See large letters writing jwith hand. kIt showing lwho force circumcised min they persecuted even circumcised themselves far nexcept which2 world ohas pneither uncircumcision new creation. walk rule rpeace mercy upon them Israel From cause trouble body marks tThe grace uwith spirit Amen.