For until law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

And the gift is not as through one man who sinned, for indeed the judgment from one man was for condemnation, but the gift from many offenses is for righteousness.

So then, as through an offense of one man was for condemnation for all men, so also through a righteousness of one man was for justification of life for all men.

And the law entered so that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace was more abundant,

We were buried therefore with him through the immersion into death, so that as Christ was raised up from the dead through the glory of the Father, so also we may walk in newness of life.

Knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, so that the body of sin might be inactivated, no longer to enslave us to sin.

Therefore, my brothers, ye also became dead to the law through the body of Christ in order for ye to become to another, to him who was raised from the dead, so that we would bear fruit to God.

And I was alive once apart from law, but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

For the impotence of the law, in that it was weak because of the flesh, God, having sent his own Son in a form of flesh of sin, and concerning sin, condemned sin in the flesh,

For the creation was made subject to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it in hope.

Who is he who will condemn? It is Christ who died, but more, who also was raised up, who also is at the right hand of God, who also appeals for us.

it was said to her, The older will serve the younger.

As also he says in Hosea, I will call those not my people, my people, and her who was not beloved, beloved.

And it will be in the place where it was said to them, Ye are not my people, there they will be called, sons of the living God.

Why? Because it was not from faith but as from works of law. For they stumbled at the stone of stumbling,

And Isaiah is very bold and says, I was found by those not seeking me. I became manifest to those not asking for me.

For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to over think beyond what he ought to think, but to think so as to think soundly, as God has apportioned to each man a measure of faith.

And having different gifts according to the grace that was given to us, whether prophecy, according to the proportion of faith;

But I wrote more boldly to you, brothers, in part, as reminding you because of the grace that was given to me by God,

And thus having aspired to proclaim the good-news not where Christ was already named, so that I would not build upon a foundation belonging to another man,

but, as it is written, They will see to whom it was not reported about him, and they will understand who have not heard.

Therefore also, I was delayed these many times coming to you.

but that was now revealed, and by prophetic scriptures, according to a commandment of the eternal God that was made known to all the nations for obedience of faith,

I thank my God always about you, for the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus,

Just as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you,

For it was declared to me about you, my brothers, by those of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

Has Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified for you, or were ye immersed in the name of Paul?

And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.

According to the grace of God that was given to me, as a wise master builder, I laid a foundation and another man is building on it. But let each man take heed how he is building on it.

Purge out the old leaven, so that ye may be a new lump, since ye are unleavened. For also Christ our Passover was sacrificed for us.

Was any man called circumcised? He should not become uncircumcised. Was any man called in uncircumcision? He should not be circumcised.

Each man, in the situation in which he was called, in this he should remain.

For he who was called in Lord a bondman is a freedman of Lord. Likewise also he who was called a free man is a bondman of Christ.

Brothers, each man, in what he was called, should remain in this before God.

or does he speak altogether for our sake? For our sake, for it was written, He who plows ought to plow with hope, and he who threshes with his hope, with hope to share.

and they all drank the same spiritual drink, for they drank from a spiritual rock that followed them. And the rock was the Christ.

However with most of them God was not well pleased, for they were strewn in the wilderness.

For also man was not created for the woman, but woman for the man.

For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which he was betrayed took bread,

When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I reasoned as a child, but when I became a man, I abolished the childish things.

For now we see by polished metal, in dimness, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know just as also I was known.

and that he was buried, and that he arose on the third day according to the scriptures,

The first man was of the earth, earthly. The second man is the Lord from heaven.

But when this perishable will have put on imperishability, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come to pass the saying that is written, Death was swallowed up in victory.

And about Apollos the brother, I urged him much that he would come to you with the brothers, and it was not at all his will that he should come now, but he will come when he has opportunity.

For the Son of God, Jesus Christ who was proclaimed among you by us (by me and Silvanus and Timothy) became not, yes and no, but in him has become, yes.

For if that which is abolished was through glory, much more that which remains is in glory.

And he died for all so that those who live would no longer live to themselves, but to him who died for them, and was raised.

How that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not imputing to them their trespasses, and having committed to us the word of reconciliation.

For the man who knew no sin was made sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

And not only by his presence, but also by the encouragement with which he was encouraged by you, reporting to us your earnest desire, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced the more.

Because even though I grieved you in the letter, I am not remorseful (even though I was remorseful), for I perceive that that letter grieved you, even though for an hour.

And so then although I wrote to you, it was not because of the man who did wrong, nor because of the man who was wronged, but in order to reveal to you your eagerness for us in the sight of God.

And it was not as we expected, but first they gave themselves to the Lord and to us through the will of God,

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich he became poor for your sakes, so that by that man's poverty ye might become rich.

And now also finish the doing, so that just as was the willingness of the intending, so also to finish from the having.

And not only so, but who was also chosen by the congregations, a traveling companion of us with this gift administered by us, for the glory of the same Lord and our willingness.

For I know your willingness, which I boast about you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was prepared from a year ago. And your zeal provoked the majority.

Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brothers that they would go ahead to you, and arrange in advance your gift that was earlier announced, for this to be ready this way as a gift and not as an exaction.

And being present with you, and when needy, I was a burden to no man. For the brothers who came from Macedonia, they supplied my need. And in everything I kept, and I will keep myself non-burdensome to you.

Thrice I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, thrice I was shipwrecked, I have done a night and a day in the depth,

And I was lowered in a hamper through a window through the wall, and escaped his hands.

I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in body, I know not, or whether outside the body, I know not, God knows) such a man was caught up as far as the third heaven.

that he was caught up into the paradise, and heard inexpressible sayings that are not permitted for a man to utter.

And so that I might not be over exalted by the extraordinariness of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, an agent of Satan so that he would buffet me, so that I would not be over exalted.

For what is there which ye were inferior to the other congregations? Except that I myself was not burdensome to you? Forgive me this wrong.

For even if he was crucified from weakness, yet he lives from the power of God. For we in him are also weak, but we will live with him from the power of God toward you.

For I make known to you, brothers, the good-news that was preached by me, that it is not according to man.

For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it was through revelation of Jesus Christ.

And I was unknown by face to the congregations of Judea in Christ,

But not even Titus with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.

But that issue was because of those FALSE brothers smuggled in, who sneaked in to spy out our liberty that we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might enslave us,

but to the contrary, when they saw that I was entrusted with the good-news for men of uncircumcision, as Peter for men of circumcision

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

and James and Cephas and John, those who were reputed to be pillars, when they understood the grace that was given to me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship. So that we were for the Gentiles, and they for me

only that we should remember the poor, which this same thing I also was eager to do.

But when Peter came to Antioch I opposed him to the face, because he was blameworthy.

O foolish Galatians, who bewitched you not to obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was earlier described among you, crucified?

Just as Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness.

Why then the law? It was added on account of transgressions, until the seed would come to whom it was promised, which was arranged through heavenly agents in the hand of a mediator.

Is the law therefore against the promises of God? May it not happen! For if a law was given that could make alive, truly righteousness would be from law.

But before faith came we were kept in custody under law, having been confined for faith that was going to be revealed.

But I was wishing to be present with you now and to change my tone, because I am perplexed at you.

But in fact, the man from the servant girl was born according to flesh, but the man from the freewoman through promise.

But just as then, the man who was born according to flesh persecuted the man according to Spirit, so also now.

Which was built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner,

since indeed ye heard of the administration of the grace of God, which was given to me for you,

which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by Spirit to his holy apostles and prophets.

Of which I became a helper according to the gift of that grace of God, which was given to me according to the working of his power.

To me, a man less than the least of all the sanctified, this grace was given to preach good-news among the Gentiles, the unsearchable wealth of Christ,

But the grace was given to each of us, according to the measure of the gift of the Christ.

and to put on the new man according to God, the man who was created in righteousness and piety of the truth.

Because to you it was granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him,

Indeed have this way to think in you, that also was in Christ Jesus,

since he was longing for you all, and distressed because ye heard that he was sick.

For also he was sick, near death, but God was merciful to him, and not only him, but also me, so that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.

But whatever was gain to me, these things I regarded loss because of the Christ.

Not that I have already obtained or have already been fully perfected, but I press forward, if also I might seize upon that for which also I was seized by Christ Jesus.

Because in him it was considered good for all the fullness dwell,

If ye truly continue in the faith, founded, and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the good-news that ye heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I Paul became a helper.