who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil world according to the will of God and our Father,

For now do I persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I yet pleased men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

For I did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it except by a revelation of Jesus Christ.

For you heard my manner of life when I was in Judaism, that I persecuted the church of God with surpassing zeal, and ravaged it.

to whom not even for an hour did we yield in subjection, that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.

But from those who seemed to be something (what kind they were then does not matter to me; God does not accept the face of man), for those seeming important conferred nothing to me.

for He working in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision also worked in me to the nations.

For before some came from James, he ate with the nations. But when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those of the circumcision.

knowing that a man is not justified by works of the Law, but through faith in Jesus Christ; even we believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith in Christ, and not by works of the Law. For all flesh will not be justified by works of law.

For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I confirm myself as a transgressor.

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

I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness is through law, then Christ died without cause.

Even as Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.

For as many as are out of works of the Law, these are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the Book of the Law, to do them."

But that no one is justified by the Law in the sight of God is clear, for, "The just shall live by faith."

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, being made a curse for us (for it is written, "Cursed is everyone having been hanged on a tree");

And I say this, A covenant having been ratified by God in Christ, the Law (coming into being four hundred and thirty years after) does not annul the promise, so as to abolish it.

For if the inheritance is of Law, it is no more of promise; but God gave it to Abraham by way of promise.

Is the Law then against the promises of God? Let it not be said! For if a law had been given which could have given life, indeed righteousness would have been out of Law.

For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

For as many as were baptized into Christ, you put on Christ.

There cannot be Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is no male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

I fear for you, lest somehow I have labored among you in vain.

Brothers, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as you. You have not injured me at all.

What then was your blessedness? For I bear you record that, if you were able, plucking out your eyes, you would have given them to me.

They are zealous for you, but not well. But they only desire to shut you out, that you be zealous to them.

My children, for whom I again travail until Christ should be formed in you,

even now I desired to be present with you, and to change my voice; for I am in doubt as to you.

For it is written: Abraham had two sons, the one out of the slave-woman, and one out of the free woman.

But, indeed, he out of the slave-woman has been born according to flesh, and he out of the free woman through the promise;

which things are being allegorized; for these are the two covenants, one indeed from Mount Sinai bringing forth to slavery, which is Hagar.

For Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and answers to Jerusalem which now is, and is in slavery with her children.

But the Jerusalem from above is free, who is the mother of us all.

For it is written, "Rejoice, barren one not bearing; break forth and shout, you not travailing; for more are the children of the desolate than she having the husband."

But what does the Scripture say? "Cast out the slave-woman and her son; for in no way shall the son of the slave-woman inherit with the son of the free woman."

Then, brothers, we are not children of a slave-woman, but of the free woman.

Stand fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ has made us free, and do not again be held with the yoke of bondage.

For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do all the Law,

For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness out of faith.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any strength, but faith working through love.

For, brothers, you were called to liberty. Only do not use the liberty for an opening to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

For all the Law is fulfilled in one word, even in this, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh. And these are contrary to one another; lest whatever you may will, these things you do.

For if anyone thinks himself to be something, being nothing, he deceives himself.

For each one will bear his own load.

Do not be deceived, God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows, that he also will reap.

For he sowing to his flesh will reap corruption from the flesh. But he sowing to the Spirit will reap life everlasting from the Spirit.

But we should not lose heart in well-doing, for in due season we shall reap, if we do not faint.

As many as desire to look well in the flesh, these compel you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.

For they themselves, having been circumcised, do not even keep the Law, but they desire you to be circumcised so that they may boast in your flesh.

But may it never be for me to boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision has any strength, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.

For the rest, let no one give troubles to me, for I bear in my body the brands of the Lord Jesus.