As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed!

For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ.

For I would have you know, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man.

(Now in what I am writing to you, I assure you before God that I am not lying.)

but only, they kept hearing, “He who once persecuted us is now preaching the faith which he once tried to destroy.”

But from those who were of high reputation (what they were makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality)—well, those who were of reputation contributed nothing to me.

nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified.

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?

Now that no one is justified by the Law before God is evident; for, “The righteous man shall live by faith.”

Brethren, I speak in terms of human relations: even though it is only a man’s covenant, yet when it has been ratified, no one sets it aside or adds conditions to it.

Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as referring to many, but rather to one, “And to your seed,” that is, Christ.

For if the inheritance is based on law, it is no longer based on a promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by means of a promise.

Now a mediator is not for one party only; whereas God is only one.

But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.

Now I say, as long as the heir is a child, he does not differ at all from a slave although he is owner of everything,

Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.

However at that time, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those which by nature are no gods.

But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how is it that you turn back again to the weak and worthless elemental things, to which you desire to be enslaved all over again?

I beg of you, brethren, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You have done me no wrong;

but you know that it was because of a bodily illness that I preached the gospel to you the first time;

but I could wish to be present with you now and to change my tone, for I am perplexed about you.

Now this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children.

But as at that time he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so it is now also.

Behold I, Paul, say to you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will be of no benefit to you.

I have confidence in you in the Lord that you will adopt no other view; but the one who is disturbing you will bear his judgment, whoever he is.

Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality,

gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

For neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.

From now on let no one cause trouble for me, for I bear on my body the brand-marks of Jesus.