PAUL an apostle ??not appointed by men nor commissioned by any man but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead, ??2 with all the brothers who are beside me, to the churches of Galatia;

No, brothers, I tell you the gospel that I preach is not a human affair;

But even my companion Titus, Greek though he was, was not obliged to be circumcised.

But I saw they were swerving from the true line of the gospel; so I said to Cephas in presence of them all, "If you live like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, though you are a Jew yourself, why do you oblige the Gentiles to become Jews?" ??15 We may be Jews by birth and not 'Gentile sinners,'

but since we know a man is justified simply by faith in Jesus Christ and not by doing what the Law commands, we ourselves have believed in Christ Jesus so as to get justified by faith in Christ and not by doing what the Law commands ??for by doing what the Law commands no person shall be justified.

I do not annul God's grace; but if righteousness comes by way of the Law, then indeed Christ's death was useless.

Whereas a curse rests on all who rely upon obedience to the Law; for it is written, Cursed is everyone who does not hold by all that is written in the book of the law, to perform it.

And because no one is justified on the score of the Law before God (plainly, the just shall live by faith, ??12 and the Law is not based on faith: no, he who performs these things shall live by them),

Now the Promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring; it is not said, 'and to your offsprings' in the plural, but in the singular and to your offspring ??which is Christ.

My point is this: the Law which arose four hundred and thirty years later does not repeal a will previously ratified by God, so as to cancel the Promise.

and though my flesh was a trial to you, you did not scoff at me nor spurn me, you welcomed me like an angel of God, like Christ Jesus. You congratulated yourselves.

Now it is fine for you to be made much of honestly and all the time ??not simply when I can be with you.

Tell me, you who are keen to be under the Law, will you not listen to the Law?

For it is written, Rejoice, O thou barren who bearest not, break into joy, thou who travailest not; for the children of the desolate woman are far more than of the married.

However, what does the scripture say? Put away the slave-woman and her son, for the son of the slave-woman shall not be heir along with the son of the free-woman.

with the freedom for which Christ set us free. Make a firm stand then, do not slip into any yoke of servitude.

in Christ Jesus circumcision is not valid, neither is uncircumcision, but only faith active in love.

That sort of suasion does not come from Him who called you!

I feel persuaded in the Lord that you will not go wrong. But he who unsettles you will have to meet his doom, no matter who he is.

Brothers, you were called to be free; only, do not make your freedom an opening for the flesh, but serve one another in love.

For the passion of the flesh is against the Spirit, and the passion of the Spirit against the flesh ??the two are at issue, so that you are not free to do as you please.

If you are under the sway of the Spirit, you are not under the Law.

let everyone bring his own work to the test ??then he will have something to boast about on his own account, and not in comparison with his fellows.

Make no mistake ??God is not to be mocked ??a man will reap just what he sows;

Never let us grow tired of doing what is right, for if we do not faint we shall reap our harvest at the opportune season.

Why, even the circumcision party do not observe the Law themselves! They merely want you to get circumcised, so as to boast over your flesh!