Galatians 3:1-14 - Justified By The Law, Or Justified By Faith?
1 O senseless Galatians, who hath so bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth? you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth as crucified. 2 This only would I learn of you, Did ye receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? 3 Are ye so void of understanding? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? 4 have ye suffered so many things in vain? if indeed in vain. 5 He therefore that imparteth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doth he it by the works of the law, or by the doctrine of faith?
6 As Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness: 7 so ye know that they who believe, are the children of Abraham. 8 And the scripture foreseeing that God would justify the gentiles through faith, preached the gospel to Abraham long ago, saying, "In thee shall all nations be blessed." 9 So then they that believe, are blessed with believing Abraham.
10 For as many as are of the works of the law, are under the curse; for it is written, Cursed be every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law, to do them. 11 And that by the law no one is justified before God is evident; for it is written "The just shall live by faith:" 12 now the law is not of faith, but saith, "The man that doth them, shall live in them." 13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, having been made a curse for us: for it is written, "Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:" 14 that the blessing of Abraham might come on the gentiles by Christ Jesus; that we through faith might receive the promise of the Spirit.