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 our God and Father:

I wonder that ye are so soon removed from him who called you by the grace of Christ to another gospel: which is not another;

but there be some that disturb you, and would subvert the gospel of Christ.

But I assure you, brethren, that the gospel preached by me is not of human invention.

For ye have heard of my conversation formerly in Judaism, that I outragiously persecuted the church of God, and laid it waste:

to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach Him among the gentiles; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood,

nor went I up to Jerusalem to those that were apostles before me, but I departed into Arabia, and afterwards returned again to Damascus.

But only they had heard that he who persecuted us before, now preacheth the faith which he formerly would have destroyed.

and that because of the false brethren clandestinely introduced, who had crept in as spies upon our liberty, which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:

to whom we yielded no submission, not even for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.

But on the contrary, seeing that I was intrusted with the gospel of uncircumcision, as Peter was with that of the circumcision;

and knowing the grace which was given to me; James, and Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars of the church, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go to the gentiles, and they to the circumcision.

Only desiring that we would remember the poor: which I also was forward to do.

And the rest of the Jews dissembled also with him; so that Barnabas too was carried away with their dissimulation.

But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all,---If thou, who art a Jew, livest sometimes after the manner of the gentiles, and not like the Jews, why dost thou now in a manner compel the gentiles to judaize?

knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

that I might live unto God.

O senseless Galatians, who hath so bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth? you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth as crucified.

He therefore that imparteth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doth he it by the works of the law, or by the doctrine of faith?

so ye know that they who believe, are the children of Abraham.

And the scripture foreseeing that God would justify the gentiles through faith, preached the gospel to Abraham long ago, saying, "In thee shall all nations be blessed."

So then they that believe, are blessed with believing Abraham.

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

And that by the law no one is justified before God is evident; for it is written "The just shall live by faith:"

now the law is not of faith, but saith, "The man that doth them, shall live in them."

Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, having been made a curse for us: for it is written, "Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:"

that the blessing of Abraham might come on the gentiles by Christ Jesus; that we through faith might receive the promise of the Spirit.

This then I say, that the law, which was given four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul the covenant, which was so long before confirmed by God unto Christ, to make void the promise.

But the scripture hath shut up all under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

So that the law was our guide to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

that He might redeem those that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

So that thou art no longer a servant, but a son; and if a son, an heir also of God through Christ.

But now that ye know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that ye turn again to the poor weak elements, to which ye desire again to be in bondage as before?

so that I am afraid for you, least I have indeed bestowed upon you labour in vain.

But ye know that in the infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel to you at first:

What then was your blessedness? for I bear you witness that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.

They are zealous for you, but not as they ought: for they would exclude us, that ye may be zealous for them:

But it is good to be zealously affected always in that which is good, and not only when I am present with you.

Tell me, you that are so desirous to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?

where it is written, that Abraham had two sons, one by a servant, and one by a free-woman?

For it is written, Rejoice thou barren, that for a while didst not bear, break forth and cry aloud for joy, thou that didst not travail with child; for many more are the children of the desolate than of her that hath an husband."

But as then he that was born after the flesh, persecuted him who was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.

Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing.

And I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to the whole law.

This persuasion came not from him that called you: but a little leaven leaveneth the whole mass.

that ye will not think otherwise: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgement, whosoever he be.

I wish they were even cut off from your communion, that make such disturbance amongst you.

But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not destroyed by one another.

for the flesh desireth things contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit things contrary to the flesh: and these are opposite to each other; so that ye do not those things which ye would.

heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and the like: of which I forewarn you, as I have also told you before, that they who practise such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

And they, that are Christ's, have crucified the flesh with it's passions and desires.

For if any one thinketh that he is something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

And let him, that is instructed in the word, communicate in all good things to him that instructeth.

Be not deceived, God is not to be mocked: for whatever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

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

They, who want to make a fair appearance in the flesh, would constrain you to be circumcised; only that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

For they, who are circumcised, do not themselves keep the law: but they would have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

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