Having given himself for our sins, that he might take us away out of this present evil time, according to the will of God and our Father:

To whom the glory for the time of times. Amen.

For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:

to reveal his Son to me so that I might proclaim him among the gentiles, I did not confer with another human being at any time,

[At this time] I was still unknown personally to churches in [the province of] Judea, which are in [fellowship with] Christ.

But they heard only, that he which persecuted us in time past, now preacheth the faith, which before he destroyed.

Then after a period of fourteen years I again went up to Jerusalem, [this time] with Barnabas, taking Titus along also.

(I went up at that time in obedience to a revelation). And I laid before them the gospel which I am wont to preach among the Gentiles. I did this privately before those in authority, lest by any means I should be running, or should already have run, in vain.

Of them which seemed to be great - what they were in time passed it maketh no matter to me: God looketh on no man's person - nevertheless they seemed great, added nothing to me:

Before certain men came from James, he used to eat [his meals] with the Gentiles; but when the men [from Jerusalem] arrived, he began to withdraw and separate himself [from the Gentile believers], because he was afraid of those from the circumcision.

Because the Scripture saw ahead of time that God would justify the gentiles by faith, it announced the gospel to Abraham beforehand when it said, "Through you all nations will be blessed."

Why, then, the law? Because of the transgressions, it was added, until such time as the seed should come, unto whom the promise had been made, and was given in charge through messengers, at the hand of a mediator;

Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster unto the time of Christ, that we might be made righteous by faith.

And I say, so long time as the heir is a babe, he differeth nothing from a servant -- being lord of all,

but is under tutors and governors, until the time appointed of the father.

even so we, whilst we were children, were in a state of servitude to the elements of the world. but when the time appointed was accomplished,

But when the time was full come, God sent his son - born of a woman, and made bond unto the law -

But at that former time, as you did not know the true God, you were slaves to gods that do not really exist,

But now after having known God, or rather being known of God, how turn ye back again to those weak and beggarly elements, to which again a second time ye desire to be in bondage?

And yet you know that it was because of an illness of mine that I preached the good news to you the first time,

Now where are those good feelings you had for me? For I can [honestly] testify that [at one time] you would have even gouged out your eyes and given them to me [for sight] if that had been possible.

Now it is fine for you to be made much of honestly and all the time ??not simply when I can be with you.

But just as at that time the [child] born according to human descent persecuted the [child born] according to the Spirit, so also now.

envying, murder, drunkenness, gluttony, and such like. Of the which I tell you before, as I have told you in time past, that they which commit such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Let us not be weary of well doing. For when the time is come we shall reap without weariness.

While we have, therefore, time; let us do good unto all men, and specially, unto them which are of the household of faith.

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