and all the brethren that are with me, to the churches of Galatia:

who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from the present evil world, according to the will of God our Father;

I marvel that ye are so soon turning from him that called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel;

But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel to you contrary to that which we preached to you, let him be accursed!

As we have said before, so I now say again, If any one preach a gospel to you contrary to that which ye received, let him be accursed!

But I assure you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not after man;

For ye have heard of my conduct formerly in Judaism; that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and was destroying it,

to reveal his Son within me, that I might publish the glad tidings of him among the gentiles, immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood,

but they were only hearing that "He who was once our persecutor is now preaching the faith which he was once destroying";

And I went up by revelation, and communicated to them that gospel which I preach among the gentiles; but privately to those who were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.

and that because of the false brethren stealthily brought in, who crept in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring into bondage;

to whom not even for an hour did we yield by the required subjection, that the truth of the gospel might still remain with you.

But on the contrary, when they saw that I was intrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised, as Peter was with that to the circumcised,

and when they knew the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the gentiles, and they to the circumcised;

And the other Jews also dissembled with him; so that even Barnabas was carried away with their dissimulation.

But when I saw that they were not walking uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of gentiles, and not that of the Jews, how is it that thou compellest the gentiles to keep the customs of the Jews?

but knowing that a man is not accepted as righteous by the works of the Law, but by faith in Christ Jesus, we also have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be accepted as righteous by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the Law; for by the works of the Law shall no flesh be accepted as righteous.

For I through the Law died to the Law, that I might live to God.

This only I desire to learn from you: Was it from the works of the Law that ye received the Spirit, or by the preaching of faith?

Know then that they who have faith, these are the sons of Abraham.

Moreover the Scripture, foreseeing that God was to accept the gentiles as righteous by faith, proclaimed beforehand the glad tidings to Abraham, saying, "In thee shall all nations be blessed."

For as many as rely on the works of the Law are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the Law, to do them."

But further, that through the observance of the Law no one is accepted as righteous with God is evident; for "the righteous shall live by faith."

And the Law hath nothing to do with faith; but [its language is], "He that hath done them shall live in them."

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us; for it is written, "Cursed is every one that is hanged on a beam of wood,"

to the end that in Christ Jesus the blessing promised to Abraham might come to the gentiles, that we through faith might receive the Spirit which was promised.

And what I mean is this; that a covenant that was before ratified by God, the Law, which came four hundred and thirty years after, cannot annul, so as to make void the promise;

but the Scripture shut up all under sin, that the blessing promised through faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

So then the Law hath been our schoolmaster, to lead us to Christ, that we might be accepted as righteous through faith;

Now I say, that the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth in no respect from a bondservant, though he is lord of all;

to redeem those under the Law, that we might be adopted as sons.

And to show that ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father!

But at that time, indeed, when ye knew not God, ye were in slavery to those who in their nature are not gods;

but now, after having known God, or rather having been known by God, how is it that ye are turning back to the weak and beggarly rudiments to which ye wish to be again in bondage?

Nay, ye know that it was on account of an infirmity of the flesh that I preached the gospel to you the former time,

How great then was your boasting of happiness! for I bear you witness, that if possible, ye would have plucked out your eyes, and have given them to me.

They show a zeal for you, but not in honesty; yea, they wish to exclude you, that ye may be zealous for them.

Tell me, ye that desire to be under the Law, do ye not hear the Law?

For it is written, that Abraham had two sons; the one by the bondwoman, the other by the freewoman.

but the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother.

For it is written: "Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not; for many are the children of the desolate one, rather than of her who hath the husband."

But as at that time he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born through the Spirit, so it is now.

Behold, I Paul say to you, that if ye are circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing;

yea, I testify again to every one who becometh circumcised, that he is bound to keep the whole Law.

Ye were running well; who hindered you, that ye should not obey the truth?

This persuasion came not from him that called you.

I indeed have confidence in regard to you in the Lord, that ye will be no otherwise minded; but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whoever he may be.

Would that they who unsettle you would quite cut themselves off!

For the flesh hath desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these oppose one another, that ye may not do the things that ye would.

envyings, drunkenness, revelings, and things like these; of which I tell you beforehand, as I also told you in time past, that they who practise such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Let him that is taught in the word share with the teacher in all good things.

Be not deceived; God is not mocked; for whatever a man soweth, that shall he also reap;

for he that soweth to his flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit, shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh, these are constraining you to be circumcised, only that they may not suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.

For not even do they who become circumcised themselves keep the Law; but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ; through whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world.