Galatians 3:1-14 - Justified By The Law, Or Justified By Faith?
1 Thoughtless Galatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ has been plainly set forth crucified? 2 This only I wish to learn of you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of law, or by the hearing of faith? 3 Are you so thoughtless? After having begun in Spirit, do you make an end in flesh? 4 Have you suffered so many things in vain? if, indeed, it be in vain. 5 He that supplies to you the Spirit, and works mighty deeds among you, does he this by works of law or by the hearing of faith?
6 even as Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness. 7 Know, therefore, that those who are of faith are the sons of Abraham. 8 For the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached beforehand the gospel to Abraham, saying: In you shall all the nations be blessed. 9 So, then, those who are of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that does not continue in all things written in the book of the law to do them. 11 But that no one is justified by law in the sight of God, is evident: for the just by faith shall live. 12 The law, indeed, is not of faith; but he that does these things shall live by them. 13 Christ has bought us off from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us: (for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangs on a tree:) 14 in order that the blessing of Abraham may come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we may receive the promise of the Spirit through the faith.