Those who were looked upon as leaders -- what they were makes no difference to me -- God pays no attention to outward appearances these leaders added nothing new to me.

because we know that a man does not come into right standing with God by doing what the law commands, but by simple trust in Christ, we too have trusted in Christ Jesus, in order to come into right standing with God by simple trust in Christ and not by doing what the law commands, because by doing what the law commands no man can come into right standing with God.

For if I try to build again what I tore down, I really prove myself to be a wrongdoer.

I want to ask you only this one thing: Did you receive the Spirit by doing what the law commands, or by believing the message you heard?

Now when He supplies you with the Spirit and performs His wonder-works among you, does He do it because you do what the law commands, or because you believe the message that you heard --

For those who depend on what the law commands are under a curse, for the Scripture says, "Cursed be everyone who does not continue in all the commands that are written in the book of the law, to do them."

Then what about the law? It was added later on to increase transgressions, until the descendant to whom the promise was made should come, enacted through the agency of angels in the person of an intermediary.

Tell me, you who want to be subject to law, will you not listen to what the law says?

But what does the Scripture say? "Drive off the slave girl and her son, for the slave girl's son shall never share the inheritance with the son of the free woman."

Here is what I am saying to you: If you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ can do you no good.

Do not be deceived anymore; God is not to be scoffed at. A person will reap just what he sows, whatever it is.

See what large letters I make, when I write to you with my own hand!