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

to whom [be] the glory forever and ever. Amen.

I am astonished that you are turning away so quickly from the one who called you by the grace of Christ to a different gospel,

But even if we or an angel from heaven should proclaim a gospel to you contrary to what we proclaimed to you, let him be accursed!

As we said before, and now I say again, if anyone is proclaiming a gospel [to] you contrary to what you have received, let him be accursed!

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}.

and was progressing in Judaism beyond many contemporaries in my nation, [because] I was a far more zealous adherent of the traditions handed down by my forefathers.

But when the one who set me apart from my mother's womb and called [me] by his grace was pleased

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

and [when] James and Cephas and John--those thought to be pillars--acknowledged the grace given to me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right [hand] of fellowship, in order that we [should go] to the Gentiles and they to the circumcision.

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}.

But if [while] seeking to be justified by Christ, [we] ourselves also have been found [to be] sinners, then [is] Christ an agent of sin? May it never be!

For if I build up again these [things] which I destroyed, I show myself [to be] a transgressor.

and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me, and that [life] I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

I want only to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now trying to be made complete by the flesh?

Therefore does the one who gives you the Spirit and who works miracles among you [do so] by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the good news in advance to Abraham: "In you all the nations will be blessed."

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."

Now [it is] clear that no one is justified in the sight of God by the law, because "the one who is righteous will live by faith."

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

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law [by] becoming a curse for us, because it is written, "Cursed [is] everyone who hangs on a tree,"

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.

Why then the law? It was added on account of transgressions, until the descendant should come to whom it had been promised, having been ordered through angels by the hand of a mediator.

Therefore [is] the law opposed to the promises of God? May it never be! For if a law had been given that was able to give life, certainly righteousness would have been from the law.

But the scripture imprisoned all under sin, in order that the promise could be given by faith in Jesus Christ to those who believe.

So then, the law became our guardian until Christ, in order that we could be justified by faith.

but he is under guardians and managers until the time set by [his] father.

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

But now, [because you] have come to know God, or rather have come to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental spirits? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?

So then, have I become your enemy [by] being truthful to you?

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

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

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

For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the female slave and one by the free woman.

But the one by the female slave was born according to human descent, and the one by the free woman through the promise,

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

You are estranged from Christ, [you] who are attempting to be justified by the law; you have fallen from grace.

For through the Spirit by faith we eagerly await the hope of righteousness.

I have confidence in you in the Lord that you will think nothing different, but the one who is confusing you {will pay the penalty}, whoever he may be.

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

But I say, live by the Spirit, and you will never carry out the desire of the flesh.

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

If we live by the Spirit, we must also follow the Spirit.

Brothers, even if a person is caught in some trespass, you [who are] spiritual restore such a person in a spirit of humility, looking out for yourself, lest you also be tempted.

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

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.

But [as] for me, may it never be [that I] boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

And all those who follow this rule, peace and mercy [be] on them and on the Israel of God.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with your spirit, brothers. Amen.