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.