I am amazed that you are so quickly turning away from Him who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—

As we have said before, I now say again: If anyone preaches to you a gospel contrary to what you received, a curse be on him!

For you have heard about my former way of life in Judaism: I persecuted God’s church to an extreme degree and tried to destroy it.

But when God, who from my birth set me apart and called me by His grace, was pleased

to reveal His Son in me, so that I could preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone.

But I didn’t see any of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.

I went up according to a revelation and presented to them the gospel I preach among the Gentiles—but privately to those recognized as leaders—so that I might not be running, or have run the race, in vain.

But we did not give up and submit to these people for even an hour, so that the truth of the gospel would be preserved for you.

On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel for the uncircumcised, just as Peter was for the circumcised,

Then the rest of the Jews joined his hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy.

But when I saw that they were deviating from the truth of the gospel, I told Cephas in front of everyone, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel Gentiles to live like Jews?”

know that no one is justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ. And we have believed in Christ Jesus so that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no human being will be justified.

Are you so foolish? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now going to be made complete by the flesh?

Did you suffer so much for nothing—if in fact it was for nothing?

So then, does God supply you with the Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law or by hearing with faith?

then understand that those who have faith are Abraham’s sons.

So those who have faith are blessed with Abraham, who had faith.

The purpose was that the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles by Christ Jesus, so that we could receive the promised Spirit through faith.

Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say “and to seeds,” as though referring to many, but referring to one, and to your seed, who is Christ.

And I say this: The law, which came 430 years later, does not revoke a covenant that was previously ratified by God and cancel the promise.

Is the law therefore contrary to God’s promises? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that was able to give life, then righteousness would certainly be by the law.

But the Scripture has imprisoned everything under sin’s power, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

The law, then, was our guardian until Christ, so that we could be justified by faith.

And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, heirs according to the promise.

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Now I say that as long as the heir is a child, he differs in no way from a slave, though he is the owner of everything.

to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.

So you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.

They are enthusiastic about you, but not for any good. Instead, they want to isolate you so you will be enthusiastic about them.

But just as then the child born according to the flesh persecuted the one born according to the Spirit, so also now.

But what does the Scripture say?

Drive out the slave and her son, for the son of the slave will never be a coheir with the son of the free woman.

I say then, walk by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.

For the flesh desires what is against the Spirit, and the Spirit desires what is against the flesh; these are opposed to each other, so that you don’t do what you want.

Brothers, if someone is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual should restore such a person with a gentle spirit, watching out for yourselves so you also won’t be tempted.

Carry one another’s burdens; in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

So we must not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.