I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I loved the less?

But be it so, I did not myself burden you. But, being crafty, I caught you with deception.

Did I take advantage of you by anyone of them whom I have sent to you?

For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you do not desire; that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, riots;

This is the third time I am coming to you. "At the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established."

Finally, brothers, rejoice. Be perfected, be comforted, be of the same mind, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.

to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you by the grace of Christ to a different "good news";

But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should proclaim to you a "good news" other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed.

As we have said before, so I now say again: if any man preaches to you a "good news" other than that which you received, let him be cursed.

For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the Good News which was preached by me, that it is not according to man.

I was still unknown by face to the churches of Judea which were in Christ,

I went up by revelation, and I explained to them the Good News which I proclaim among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were respected, for fear that I might be running, or had run, in vain.

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

But from those who were reputed to be important (whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God does not show partiality to man)?they, I say, who were respected imparted nothing to me,

(for he who appointed Peter to be an apostle of the circumcision appointed me also to the Gentiles);

and when they perceived the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, they who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.

"We, being Jews by birth, and not Gentile sinners,

yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.

But if, while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a servant of sin? Certainly not.

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

I just want to learn this from you. Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?

He therefore who supplies the Spirit to you, and works miracles among you, does he do it by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?

The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the Good News beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you all the nations will be blessed."

Now that no man is justified by the law before God is evident, for, "The righteous will live by faith."

The law is not of faith, but, "The man who does them will live by them."

Now I say this. A covenant confirmed beforehand by God, the law, which came four hundred thirty years after, does not annul, so as to make the promise of no effect.

For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by promise.

What then is the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the seed should come to whom the promise has been made. It was ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator.

But the Scriptures imprisoned all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, confined for the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

So that the law has become our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed by the father.

However at that time, not knowing God, you were in bondage to those who by nature are not gods.

But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, why do you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental principles, to which you desire to be in bondage all over again?

So then, have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?

They zealously seek you, but for no good purpose; they desire to alienate you, that you may be zealous for them.

But it is always good to be zealous in a good cause, and not only when I am present with you.

but I could wish to be present with you now, and to change my tone, for I am perplexed about you.

Tell me, you that desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law?

For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the handmaid, and one by the free woman.

However, the son by the handmaid was born according to the flesh, but the son by the free woman was born through promise.

Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

You are alienated from Christ, you who desire to be justified by the law. You have fallen away from grace.

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

For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only do not use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

But if you bite and devour one another, be careful that you do not consume one another.

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

But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.

For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

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

Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we do not give up.

As many as desire to make a good showing in the flesh, they compel you to be circumcised; only that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

But far be it from me to boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

As many as walk by this rule, peace and mercy be on them, and on God's Israel.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ;

even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without blemish before him in love;

to the end that we should be to the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ:

He put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the church,

among whom we also all once lived in the lust of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.

even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),

for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

Therefore remember that once you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called "uncircumcision" by that which is called "circumcision," (in the flesh, made by hands);

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by which he put to death their enmity.

how that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before in few words,

by which, when you read, you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ;

to the intent that now through the church the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places,

For this cause, I bow my knees before the Father,

that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man;

may be strengthened to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,

and to know Christ's love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

"Be angry, and do not sin." Do not let the sun go down on your wrath,

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.

But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints;

Therefore do not be partakers with them.

For the things which are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of.

But all things, when they are reproved, are revealed by the light, for everything that reveals is light.

Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

Do not get drunk with wine, which is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,

Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

But as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.

that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,

that he might present the church to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

"For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh."

"that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth."

Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.