who gave himself for our sins, that he might pluck us out of this present wicked world, according to the will of God and our Father:

to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

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

For I neither received it from man, nor was taught, but by immediate revelation from Jesus Christ.

For ye have heard of my former manner of life, when I professed Judaism, that in the most outrageous manner I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:

and signalized myself in Judaism above many of those of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly a zealot for the traditions of my fathers.

to whom not even for an hour have we yielded subjection, that the truth of the gospel might abide with you.

But from those who appeared men of the greatest importance, (what sort of men soever they were it maketh no difference to me: God accepteth not a man's person;) for these important personages in conference added nothing to me;

(for he that wrought powerfully by Peter in his apostolic mission to the circumcision, wrought mightily also by me among the Gentiles.)

For before certain persons came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles, but when they were come, he withdrew, and separated himself, fearing those of the circumcision.

For if seeking to be justified by Christ, we also ourselves should be found sinners, is Christ then a minister of sin? God forbid.

For if I build up again the very same things which I have pulled down, I stamp myself a transgressor.

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

I am crucified with Christ, yet I live; though no more I, but Christ liveth in me: and my present life in the flesh, is a life by faith in the Son of God, who hath loved me, and delivered up himself for me.

I do not set at nought the grace of God; for if righteousness came by the law, truly Christ hath died in vain.

as Abraham believed in God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness.

For as many as are of the works of the law, are under a curse: for it is written, "Cursed is every one who continueth not in all the things written in the book of the law to do them."

Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, "Cursed is every one who is hanged on a tree:"

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

Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? God forbid. For if there had been a law given which was capable of procuring life, verily righteousness would have been by the law.

But before the faith came, we were in ward under the law, shut up together for the faith that should be revealed.

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

For as many of you as have been baptised into Christ, have been invested with Christ.

I am afraid for you, lest haply I have bestowed on you labour in vain.

Be as I am, for I also am as ye are, brethren??his is my request to you: ye have not injured me in the least.

What then was your blessedness, for I bear witness to you that, if it were possible, ye would have plucked out your eyes, and given them to me.

They affect zeal for you, not honourably; but they wish to exclude us, that you may be zealously attached to them.

I wish I could be with you now, and change my address; for I am in doubt about you.

For it is written that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondwoman, and the other by a free.

Now the son of the bond-maid was born after the flesh, but that by the free woman was by promise.

Which things are allegorical; for these are the two covenants, the one from mount Sinai, gendering unto bondage, which is represented by Agar.

For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds with Jerusalem that now is, and is in bondage with her children.

But the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all.

For it is written, "Rejoice, thou barren who bearest not, cry out and shout for joy, thou that travailest not, for more are the children of her that was desolate, than of her which had an husband."

But what saith the scripture? "Cast out the bond-woman and her son for the son of the bond-maid shall in no wise inherit with the son of the free woman."

So then, brethren, we are not the children of the bondwoman, but of the free.

STAND fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ has made you free, and be not again held under a yoke of bondage.

For we in spirit by faith expect the hope of righteousness.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but faith exerting its energy by love.

For ye have been called unto liberty, brethren; only use not that liberty as a pretext for carnality, but in love be subject one to another.

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, even in this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

For the flesh hath appetites contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit contrary to the flesh, and these act in opposition the one to the other: so that ye do not the things which ye would.

For if any man conceits that he is something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

For every man shall bear his own burden.

Be not deceived; God is not to be trifled with: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

For he that soweth unto his flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption, and he that soweth to the Spirit, shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

Let us not then be weary of well-doing; for in due time we shall reap, if we faint not.

As many as wish to make a fair appearance in the flesh, they compel you to be circumcised, only that they may not suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.

For even they who are themselves circumcised do not keep the law, but desire you to be circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.

Henceforth let no man trouble me; for I bear the marks of our Lord Jesus Christ in my body.