But I give you to understand, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not a merely human ministry.

For I neither received it from man, nor was taught, but by immediate revelation from Jesus Christ.

and I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea, which are in Christ:

And even Titus, who was with me, though a Greek, was not compelled to be circumcised:

but contrariwise when they saw that I was entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcision, as Peter was to the circumcision:

And when they knew the grace which was bestowed on me, James and Cephas and John, who appeared to be the pillars [of the church], gave unto me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go unto the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision:

But when Peter came to Antioch I withstood him to his face, because he was blameable.

And the other Jews were guilty of the same dissimulation with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy.

as Abraham believed in God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness.

Now this I say, the covenant confirmed of God to Christ, the law, which was given three hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, so as to vacate the promise.

To what end then was the law given? It was given on account of transgressions, until that seed should come to whom the promise was made, being delivered through the ministry of angels into the hand of a mediator.

Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? God forbid. For if there had been a law given which was capable of procuring life, verily righteousness would have been by the law.

Wherefore the law was our conductor, as of children, to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

But when faith was come, we were no longer under a paedagogue.

but when the fulness of time was come, God sent forth his Son born of a woman, born under the law,

And my temptation, which was in my flesh, ye despised not, nor rejected with disgust; but as an angel of God ye received me, even as Christ Jesus himself.

What then was your blessedness, for I bear witness to you that, if it were possible, ye would have plucked out your eyes, and given them to me.

Now the son of the bond-maid was born after the flesh, but that by the free woman was by promise.

For it is written, "Rejoice, thou barren who bearest not, cry out and shout for joy, thou that travailest not, for more are the children of her that was desolate, than of her which had an husband."

But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so is it now.