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 reveal his Son in me, that I might preach the glad tidings of him to the nations, immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood,

And I went up then by revelation, and laid before them that gospel which I preach among the Heathen, but in private conference with those who were of the first importance, that haply I might not run, nor had run in vain.

but this I did because of false brethren artfully introduced, who came to pry into our liberty which we hold in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:

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

knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by works of the law; because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

Are ye so senseless? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect in the flesh?

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:"

that unto the Gentiles the benediction pronounced on Abraham might come by Jesus Christ, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit by faith.

To what end then was the law given? It was given on account of transgressions, until that seed should come to whom the promise was made, being delivered through the ministry of angels into the hand of a mediator.

But the scripture hath shut up all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

Wherefore the law was our conductor, as of children, to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

that he might redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

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

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."

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