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 he who was working in Peter for the apostleship for men of circumcision was also working in me for the Gentiles),

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

Hence, then, as we have opportunity, let us be working what is good, towards all, - but, especially, towards the family of the faith.

But as at that time the child [of ordinary birth] born according to the flesh persecuted the son who was born according to [the promise and working of] the Spirit, so it is now also.

I am in fear of you, that I may have been working for you to no purpose.

I wonder that ye are so quickly removed from Him who did call you in the grace of Christ to another good news;

whom be glory for ever and ever. amen. I wonder you have so soon deserted unto another gospel,

"yet because we know that no man is justified by the works of the Law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, we ourselves also have put our faith in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the Law; for "By the works of the Law shall no flesh be justified."