As we have said before, so say I now again, If any man is a preacher to you of any good news other than that which has been given to you, let there be a curse on him.

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.

Now God is witness that the things which I am writing to you are true.

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

Only it came to their ears that he who at one time was cruel to us is now preaching the faith which before had been attacked by him;

But from those who seemed to be important (whatever they were has no weight with me: God does not take man's person into account): those who seemed to be important gave nothing new to me;

(Because he who was working in Peter as the Apostle of the circumcision was working no less in me among the Gentiles);

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.

Are you so foolish? having made a start in the Spirit, will you now be made complete in the flesh?

Did you undergo such a number of things to no purpose? if it is in fact to no purpose.

Now that no man gets righteousness by the law in the eyes of God, is clear; because, The upright will be living by faith.

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.

Now this I say: The law, which came four hundred and thirty years after, does not put an end to the agreement made before by God, so as to make the undertaking without effect.

Because if the heritage is by the law, it is no longer dependent on the word of God; but God gave it to Abraham by his word.

Now a go-between is not a go-between of one; but God is one.

Is the law then against the words of God? in no way; because if there had been a law which was able to give life, truly righteousness would have been by the law.

But now that faith is come, we are no longer under a servant.

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

But I say that as long as the son is a child, he is in no way different from a servant, though he is lord of all;

So that you are no longer a servant, but a son; and if a son, then the heritage of God is yours.

But at that time, having no knowledge of God, you were servants to those who by right are no gods:

But now that you have come to have knowledge of God, or more truly, God has knowledge of you, how is it that you go back again to the poor and feeble first things, desiring to be servants to them again?

I am in fear of you, that I may have been working for you to no purpose.

My desire for you, brothers, is that you may be as I am, because I am as you are. You have done me no wrong;

So then am I no longer your friend, because I give you true words?

Truly my desire is to be present with you now, using a changed voice; for I am troubled about you.

Now the son by the servant-woman has his birth after the flesh; but the son by the free woman has his birth through the undertaking of God.

Now this Hagar is the mountain Sinai in Arabia, and is the image of the Jerusalem which now is: which is a servant with her children.

For it is in the Writings, You who have never given birth, be glad; give cries of joy, you who have had no birth-pains; for the children of her who has been given up by her husband are more than those of the woman who has a husband.

Now we, brothers, as Isaac was, are the children of the undertaking of God.

But as in those days he who had birth after the flesh was cruel to him who had birth after the Spirit, even so it is now.

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.

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

I am certain about you in the Lord, that you will be of no other mind; but he who is troubling you will have his punishment, whoever he is.

Now the works of the flesh are clear, which are these: evil desire, unclean things, wrong use of the senses,

Envy, uncontrolled drinking and feasting, and such things: of which I give you word clearly, even as I did in the past, that they who do such things will have no part in the kingdom of God.

Gentle behaviour, control over desires: against such there is no law.

For having circumcision is nothing, and not having circumcision is nothing, but only a new order of existence.

From this time on let no man be a trouble to me; because my body is marked with the marks of Jesus.