Paul, an apostle not from men nor by men but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead,

not that [there] is a different [gospel], except there are some who are disturbing you and wanting to distort the gospel of Christ.

For am I now making an appeal to people or [to] God? Or am I seeking to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ.

For I make known to you, brothers, the gospel that has been proclaimed by me, that it is not {of human origin}.

to reveal his Son in me in order that I would proclaim the gospel [about] him among the Gentiles, immediately I did not consult with flesh and blood,

but I did not see [any] others of the apostles except James, the brother of the Lord.

(Now [the things] which I am writing to you, behold, [I assure you] before God that I am not lying.)

But not even Titus [who was] with me, [although] he was a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.

to whom not even for an hour did we yield in subjection, in order that the truth of the gospel might remain continually with you.

But from those {who were influential} (whatever they were, [it makes] no difference to me, {God does not show partiality})--for those who were influential added nothing to me.

But when I saw that they were not being straightforward with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of [them] all, "If you, [although you] are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you try to compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?"

We [are] Jews by nature and not sinners from among the Gentiles,

but knowing that a person is not justified by the works of the law, if not by faith in Jesus Christ, and we have believed in Christ Jesus so that we may 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}.

I do not declare invalid the grace of God, for if righteousness [is] through the law, then Christ died to no purpose.

For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse, for it is written, "Cursed [is] everyone who does not abide by all [the things] that are written in the book of the law to do them."

But the law is not from faith, but "the one who does these [things] will live by them."

Now to Abraham and to his descendant the promises were spoken. It does not say, "and to descendants," as concerning many, but as concerning one, "and to your descendant," who is Christ.

Now I am saying this: the law, that came after four hundred and thirty years, does not revoke a covenant previously ratified by God, in order to nullify the promise.

Now the mediator is not for one, but God is one.

But at that time [when you] did not know God, you were enslaved to the things which by nature are not gods.

And you did not despise or disdain [what was] a trial for you in my flesh, but you welcomed me like an angel of God, like Christ Jesus.

They zealously seek you, not commendably, but they want to exclude you, in order that you may seek them [zealously].

But [it is] good to be sought zealously in good at all times, and not only when I am present with you.

Tell me, [you] who are wanting to be under the law, do you not understand the law?

For it is written, "Rejoice, O barren woman, who does not give birth to [children]; burst out and shout, [you] who do not have birth pains, because many [are] the children of the desolate [woman], even more than [those of] the one who has a husband."

Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the female slave but of the free woman.

For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.

This persuasion [is] not from the one who calls you!

For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not let your freedom [become] an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

But if you bite and devour one another, watch out [that] you are not consumed by one another.

For the flesh desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh, for these are in opposition to one another, so that whatever you want, you may not do these [things].

But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, [things] which I am telling you [in advance], just as I said before, that the ones who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

We must not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have a reason for boasting in himself alone, and not in someone else.

Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked, for whatever a person sows, this he will also reap,

And let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap, [if we] do not give up.

As many as are wanting to make a good showing in the flesh, these are attempting to compel you to be circumcised, only so that they will not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

For not even those who are circumcised observe the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised in order that they may boast in your flesh.