Galatians 3:1-14 - Justified By The Law, Or Justified By Faith?
1 O thoughtless Galatians! who hath bewitched you, - before whose very eyes, Jesus Christ, was openly set forth as a crucified one? 2 This only, am I wishing to learn from you: - by works of law, received ye, the Spirit? or by a believed report? 3 So thoughtless, are ye? Having made a beginning in Spirit, are ye, now, in flesh, to be made complete? 4 Such things, suffered ye, in vain, - if at least it is even in vain? 5 He then who was supplying unto you the Spirit, and energising mighty works among you, by works of law, or by a believed report did he it ?
6 Even as Abraham - believed in God, and it was reckoned unto him as righteousness. 7 Be taking note, therefore - that, they who are of faith, the same, are, sons, of Abraham; 8 And, the scripture, foreseeing, that, by faith, God would declare the nations righteous, fore-announced the good news unto Abraham, saying, All the nations shall be blessed in thee. 9 So then, they who are of faith, are blessed with believing Abraham;
10 For, as many as are of works of law, are, under a curse, - for it is written - Accursed, is everyone that continueth not in all things that are written in the book of the law to do them. 11 Moreover, that, in law, no one, is declared righteous with God, is evident, - because, The righteous one, by faith, shall live; 12 And, the law, is not of faith, but - he that hath done them, shall live in them, 13 Christ, hath redeemed, us, out of the curse of the law, having become, in our behalf, a curse; - because it is written - Cursed, is every one that hangeth upon a tree; - 14 In order that, unto the nations, the blessing of Abraham, might come about in Jesus Christ, - in order that, the promise of the Spirit, we might receive through means of the faith.