who are with me, unto the churches of Galatia: grace be to you, and peace from God the father,

We are Jews by birth, and not of the sinful race of the Gentiles,

so hence ye know, that it is they who believe who are the children of Abraham.

so that it is they who believe, who are blessed with Abraham, who did believe.

but they that rest themselves upon the works of the law, are obnoxious to the curse: for it is written, " cursed is every one, who continueth not in all things, which are written in the book of the law, to do them:"

but now faith being come, we are no longer under a pedagogue.

for you are all the sons of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

there is now no distinction of Jew or Greek, of bond or free, of male or female: for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

and if you belong to Christ, you are Abraham's offspring, and his heirs by virtue of the promise.

and because ye are sons, God has sent forth the spirit of his son into your hearts, crying Abba, that is, father;

When you did not know God, you did service to those, who in reality are no Gods; but now that you know God,

or rather that you are favoured by him, how can ye turn again to the weak and beggarly elements of the law, to which you desire again to be in bondage?

I beseech you, brethren, be as I am, for I was as you are.

But tell me, you that are so willing to be under the law, why don't you consider the law?

for it is written, "rejoice thou barren, that bearest not; break out into loud acclamations, thou that hast not the travels of childbirth, for more are the children of the desolate, than of her that hath an husband."

Now we, my brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of the promise.

so then, my brethren, we are not children of the bond-woman, but of the free-woman, by virtue of that freedom which Christ has procur'd for us.

take notice, 'tis I Paul declare it to you, that if you are circumcised, Christ shall be of no advantage to you.

but as for us, our minds are possessed with the hopes of justification by faith.

for the vicious desires are contrary to those of the spirit, and the inclinations of the spirit are contrary to those of the animal part; these are opposite to each other, so that you do not the things that you would.

but if you are governed by the spirit, you are not subject to the law.

now the effects of vicious passions are manifestly these, fornication, uncleanness,

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, do you, who are spiritual, restore him with all gentleness, taking heed lest you yourselves be overcome by temptation.

for even they who are circumcised, do not themselves observe the law in other respects; but they dedesire to have you circumcised, that they may have matter of glorying upon that account.