Paul, an Apostle (not from men, and not through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who made him come back from the dead),

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

I am surprised that you are being so quickly turned away from him whose word came to you in the grace of Christ, to good news of a different sort;

Which is not another sort: only there are some who give you trouble, desiring to make changes in the good news of Christ.

Am I now using arguments to men, or God? or is it my desire to give men pleasure? if I was still pleasing men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

For I did not get it from man, and I was not given teaching in it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.

And the churches of Judaea which were in Christ still had no knowledge of my face or person:

And that because of the false brothers let in secretly, who came searching out our free condition which we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might make servants of us;

Being conscious that a man does not get righteousness by the works of the law, but through faith in Jesus Christ, we had faith in Christ Jesus, so that we might get righteousness by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law: because by the works of the law will no flesh get righteousness.

But if, while we were desiring to get righteousness through Christ, we ourselves were seen to be sinners, is Christ a servant of sin? In no way!

I have been put to death on the cross with Christ; still I am living; no longer I, but Christ is living in me; and that life which I now am living in the flesh I am living by faith, the faith of the Son of God, who in love for me, gave himself up for me.

I do not make the grace of God of no effect: because if righteousness is through the law, then Christ was put to death for nothing.

O foolish Galatians, by what strange powers have you been tricked, to whom it was made clear that Jesus Christ was put to death on the cross?

Christ has made us free from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us: because it is said in the Writings, A curse on everyone who is put to death by hanging on a tree:

So that on the Gentiles might come the blessing of Abraham in Christ Jesus; in order that we through faith might have the Spirit which God had undertaken to give.

Now to Abraham were the undertakings given, and to his seed. He says not, And to seeds, as of a great number; but as of one, he says, And to your seed, which is Christ.

However, the holy Writings have put all things under sin, so that that for which God gave the undertaking, based on faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who have such faith.

So the law has been a servant to take us to Christ, so that we might have righteousness by faith.

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

For all those of you who were given baptism into Christ did put on Christ.

There is no Jew or Greek, servant or free, male or female: because you are all one in Jesus Christ.

And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and yours is the heritage by the right of God's undertaking given to Abraham.

And you did not have a poor opinion of me because of the trouble in my flesh, or put shame on it; but you took me to your hearts as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

My children, of whom I am again in birth-pains till Christ is formed in you,

Christ has truly made us free: then keep your free condition and let no man put a yoke on you again.

See, I Paul say to you, that if you undergo circumcision, Christ will be of no use to you.

You are cut off from Christ, you who would have righteousness by the law; you are turned away from grace.

Because in Christ Jesus, having circumcision or not having circumcision are equally of no profit; but only faith working through love.

And those who are Christ's have put to death on the cross the flesh with its passions and its evil desires.

Take on yourselves one another's troubles, and so keep the law of Christ.

Those who have the desire to seem important in the flesh, put force on you to undergo circumcision; only that they may not be attacked because of the cross of Christ.

But far be it from me to have glory in anything, but only in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which this world has come to an end on the cross for me, and I for it.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. So be it.