Paul, an apostle—not from men or by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead—

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

I am amazed that you are so quickly turning away from Him who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—

not that there is another gospel, but there are some who are troubling you and want to change the good news about the Messiah.

For am I now trying to win the favor of people, or God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ.

For I did not receive it from a human source and I was not taught it, but it came by a revelation from Jesus Christ.

I remained personally unknown to the Judean churches in Christ;

This issue arose because of false brothers smuggled in, who came in secretly to spy on the freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.

know that no one is justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ. And we have believed in Christ Jesus so that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no human being will be justified.

But if we ourselves are also found to be “sinners” while seeking to be justified by Christ, is Christ then a promoter of sin? Absolutely not!

For through the law I have died to the law, so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ

and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.

You foolish Galatians! Who has hypnotized you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was vividly portrayed as crucified?

Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, because it is written: Everyone who is hung on a tree is cursed.

The purpose was that the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles by Christ Jesus, so that we could receive the promised Spirit through faith.

Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say “and to seeds,” as though referring to many, but referring to one, and to your seed, who is Christ.

But the Scripture has imprisoned everything under sin’s power, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

The law, then, was our guardian until Christ, so that we could be justified by faith.

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

For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ like a garment.

There is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male or female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, heirs according to the promise.

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You did not despise or reject me though my physical condition was a trial for you. On the contrary, you received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus Himself.

My children, I am again suffering labor pains for you until Christ is formed in you.

Christ has liberated us to be free. Stand firm then and don’t submit again to a yoke of slavery.

Take note! I, Paul, tell you that if you get yourselves circumcised, Christ will not benefit you at all.

You who are trying to be justified by the law are alienated from Christ; you have fallen from grace.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision accomplishes anything; what matters is faith working through love.

Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

Carry one another’s burdens; in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

Those who want to make a good impression in the flesh are the ones who would compel you to be circumcised—but only to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ.

But as for me, I will never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. The world has been crucified to me through the cross, and I to the world.

Brothers, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.