Paul, an apostle not from men nor sent by any man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead??2 and all the brothers who are here with me, to the churches of Galatia;

I am amazed that you are so quickly turning away from him who called you by the mercy of Christ, to some different good news??7 not that there is any other, only that there are some people who are trying to unsettle you and want to turn the good news of the Christ around.

But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the good news, I said to Cephas, right before them all, "If you live like a heathen, and not like a Jew, though you are a Jew yourself, why should you try to make the heathen live like Jews?"

We who are Jews by birth, and not sinful heathen,

Are you so senseless? Did you begin with the Spirit only to end now with the flesh?

So you see, the real descendants of Abraham are the men of faith.

But now that faith has come, we are no longer in the charge of the attendant.

For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through your faith.

There is no room for "Jew" and "Greek"; there is no room for "slave" and "freeman"; there is no room for "male" and "female"; for in union with Christ Jesus you are all one.

And if you belong to Christ, then you are true descendants of Abraham and his heirs under the promise.

And because you are sons, God has sent into our hearts the spirit of his Son, with the cry, "Abba!" that is, Father.

So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir, made so by God.

You are observing days, months, seasons, and years!

These men are making much of you, but not with honorable intentions. They want to shut you out, so that you will have to make much of them.

This is an allegorical utterance. For the women are two agreements, one coming from Mount Sinai, bearing children that are to be slaves; that is, Hagar

Now we, brothers, are like Isaac, children born in fulfilment of the promise.

So, brothers, we are children not of a slave but of one who is free.

I wish the people who are upsetting you would go on, and have themselves emasculated!

For the physical cravings are against the Spirit, and the cravings of the Spirit are against the physical; the two are in opposition, so that you cannot do anything you please.

But if you are guided by the Spirit, you are not subject to law.

The things our physical nature does are clear enough??mmorality, impurity, licentiousness,

But if a man is caught doing something wrong, brothers, you are spiritual, and you must set him right, in a spirit of gentleness. Think of yourself, for you may be tempted too.

Those who are taught the message must share all their goods with their teacher.

These men who are trying to force you to let yourselves be circumcised want to present a good appearance externally, to save themselves from having to stand persecution for the cross of Jesus the Christ.