Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)

Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,

Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God our Father:

For do I now seek the favor of men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

For you have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:

But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,

Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.

And they glorified God in me.

But of these who seemed to be somebody, (whatsoever they were, it makes no matter to me: God accepts no man's person:) for they who seemed to be somebody in conference added nothing to me:

But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.

For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

I do not nullify the grace of God: for if righteousness comes by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.

And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In you shall all nations be blessed.

But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.

And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before by God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of no effect.

For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.

Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.

Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.

For you are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

Therefore you are no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

But then, when you knew not God, you did service unto them which by nature are no gods.

But now, after you have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn you again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage?

And my trial which was in my flesh you despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

They are zealous of you, but not for good; yea, they would exclude you, that you might be zealous of them.

But it is good to be zealous always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.

I would they were even cut off who trouble you.

Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revelings, and such like: of which I tell you beforehand, as I have also told you in time past, that they who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Let him that is taught in the word share with him that teaches in all good things.

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap.

As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

But God forbid that I should glory, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.

And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.