Paul, an apostle (not from men, nor through man, but through 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 and our Father,

For now do I persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I yet pleased men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

For you heard my manner of life when I was in Judaism, that I persecuted the church of God with surpassing zeal, and ravaged it.

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

And what I write to you, behold, before God, I do not lie.

And they glorified God in me.

But from those who seemed to be something (what kind they were then does not matter to me; God does not accept the face of man), for those seeming important conferred nothing to me.

For through the Law I died to the law, that I might live to God.

I have been crucified with Christ, and I live; yet no longer I, but Christ lives in me. And that life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith toward the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself on my behalf.

I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness is through law, then Christ died without cause.

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

And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the nations through faith, preached the gospel before to Abraham, saying, "In you shall all nations be blessed."

But that no one is justified by the Law in the sight of God is clear, for, "The just shall live by faith."

And I say this, A covenant having been ratified by God in Christ, the Law (coming into being four hundred and thirty years after) does not annul the promise, so as to abolish it.

For if the inheritance is of Law, it is no more of promise; but God gave it to Abraham by way of promise.

But the Mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.

Is the Law then against the promises of God? Let it not be said! For if a law had been given which could have given life, indeed righteousness would have been out of Law.

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

But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, coming into being out of a woman, having come under Law,

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

So that you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, also an heir of God through Christ.

But then, indeed, not knowing God, you served as slaves to those not by nature being gods.

But now, knowing God, but rather are known by God, how do you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements to which you again desire to slave anew?

and you did not despise my temptation in my flesh, nor did you spurn it. But you received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus.

But it is good to be zealous always in a good thing, and not only in my being present with you.

I wish that those causing you to doubt will cut themselves off.

envyings, murders, drunkennesses, revelings, and things like these; of which I tell you before, as I also said before, that they who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

But let him who is taught in the Word share with the one teaching in all good things.

Do not be deceived, God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows, that he also will reap.

So then as we have time, let us work good toward all, especially toward those of the household of faith.

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