Paul an apostle (not from men, nor by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the father who raised him from the dead) and all the brethren,

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

that he might deliver us from the vices of this present age, according to the will of God, even our father: to

for do I now act in obedience to men, or to God? or do I seek to please men? if I had hitherto pleased men, I should not have been the servant of Christ.

you have heard of my former behaviour, whilst I was of the Jewish religion, with what excessive violence I persecuted the church of God, and laid it waste:

but when it pleased God, who ordained me from my birth, and called me by his especial favour, to reveal his son to me,

what I write to you, I call God to witness is all true:

and they glorified God upon my account.

But as for those who were men of real eminency, how considerable soever they were heretofore, it does not any ways affect me; God accepts not the person of any man: for they who were of note, in conference with me, had nothing new to add.

only they recommended to us to get collections for the poor in Judea: which I was very careful to do.

for by one law, I am dead to the other law, that I might live unto God:

I am crucified with Christ, it is not I that now live, but Christ that liveth in me; the life I have in this body I live by faith in the son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if justification be by the law, Christ died to no purpose.

As Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness:

and the scripture insinuating, that God would justify the Gentiles thro' faith, gave Abraham an intimation of the gospel in these words, " in thee shall all nations be blessed."

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

this therefore I say, that the law, which was not till four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul the promise, that was ratified before by God, so as to set the promise afoot.

now if the right to the inheritance be from the law, it is no longer founded upon the promise; altho' God made a donation of it to Abraham by promise.

now a mediator supposes two parties, of which God is but one.

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

God sent forth his own son born of a woman, and subject to the law, to redeem those,

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

so that thou art no longer a bond servant, but a son: and if a son, then an heir of God thro' Christ.

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

yet you did not despise me for the trial which attended my person, nor treated me with scorn; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

drunkenness, revellings, and such like, concerning which I forewarn you now, as heretofore I have done, that they who practise such vices, shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Let him that is instructed in the word freely communicate his good things to him that teaches him.

be not deceived, God will not be mocked: for what a man soweth, that shall he also reap:

let us then not be weary in doing good, for in due season we shall reap, if we be not tired.

therefore as we have opportunity, let us do good offices to all men, especially to the family of believers.

as many as walk by this rule, peace and mercy be on them, even upon the Israel of God.