and recognising the grace given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were conspicuous as being pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship, that we should go to the nations, and they to the circumcision;

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

for before that certain came from James, he ate with those of the nations; but when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those of the circumcision;

and the rest of the Jews also played the same dissembling part with him; so that even Barnabas was carried away too by their dissimulation.

But when I saw that they do not walk straightforwardly, according to the truth of the glad tidings, I said to Peter before all, If thou, being a Jew, livest as the nations and not as the Jews, how dost thou compel the nations to Judaize?

but knowing that a man is not justified on the principle of works of law nor but by the faith of Jesus Christ, we also have believed on Christ Jesus, that we might be justified on the principle of the faith of Christ; and not of works of law; because on the principle of works of law no flesh shall be justified.

For I, through law, have died to law, that I may live to God.

I am crucified with Christ, and no longer live, I, but Christ lives in me; but in that I now live in flesh, I live by faith, the faith of the Son of God, who has loved me and given himself for me.

Know then that they that are on the principle of faith, these are Abraham's sons;

and the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the nations on the principle of faith, announced beforehand the glad tidings to Abraham: In thee all the nations shall be blessed.

So that they who are on the principle of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.

but that by law no one is justified with God is evident, because The just shall live on the principle of faith;

but the law is not on the principle of faith; but, He that shall have done these things shall live by them.

that the blessing of Abraham might come to the nations in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

but the scripture has shut up all things under sin, that the promise, on the principle of faith of Jesus Christ, should be given to those that believe.

So that the law has been our tutor up to Christ, that we might be justified on the principle of faith.

that he might redeem those under law, that we might receive sonship.

But ye know that in weakness of the flesh I announced the glad tidings to you at the first;

What then was your blessedness? for I bear you witness that, if possible, plucking out your own eyes ye would have given them to me.

They are not rightly zealous after you, but desire to shut you out from us, that ye may be zealous after them.

For it is written that Abraham had two sons; one of the maid servant, and one of the free woman.

But he that was of the maid servant was born according to flesh, and he that was of the free woman through the promise.

For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break out and cry, thou that travailest not; because the children of the desolate are more numerous than those of her that has a husband.

But as then he that was born according to flesh persecuted him that was born according to Spirit, so also it is now.

Behold, I, Paul, say to you, that if ye are circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.

And I witness again to every man who is circumcised, that he is debtor to do the whole law.

Ye ran well; who has stopped you that ye should not obey the truth?

The persuasibleness is not of him that calls you.

I have confidence as to you in the Lord, that ye will have no other mind; and he that is troubling you shall bear the guilt of it, whosoever he may be.

I would that they would even cut themselves off who throw you into confusion.

but if ye bite and devour one another, see that ye are not consumed one of another.

For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these things are opposed one to the other, that ye should not do those things which ye desire;

envyings, murders, drunkennesses, revels, and things like these; as to which I tell you beforehand, even as I also have said before, that they who do such things shall not inherit God's kingdom.

But they that are of the Christ have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts.

Let him that is taught in the word communicate to him that teaches in all good things.

Be not deceived: God is not mocked; for whatever a man shall sow, that also shall he reap.

For he that sows to his own flesh, shall reap corruption from the flesh; but he that sows to the Spirit, from the Spirit shall reap eternal life:

As many as desire to have a fair appearance in the flesh, these compel you to be circumcised, only that they may not be persecuted because of the cross of Christ.

For neither do they that are circumcised themselves keep the law; but they wish you to be circumcised, that they may boast in your flesh.

according as he has chosen us in him before the world's foundation, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love;

that we should be to the praise of his glory who have pre-trusted in the Christ:

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of him,

being enlightened in the eyes of your heart, so that ye should know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

above every principality, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name named, not only in this age, but also in that to come;

that he might display in the coming ages the surpassing riches of his grace in kindness towards us in Christ Jesus.

not on the principle of works, that no one might boast.

For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God has before prepared that we should walk in them.

Wherefore remember that ye, once nations in the flesh, who are called uncircumcision by that called circumcision in the flesh done with the hand;

that ye were at that time without Christ, aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

having annulled the enmity in his flesh, the law of commandments in ordinances, that he might form the two in himself into one new man, making peace;

that by revelation the mystery has been made known to me, (according as I have written before briefly,

that they who are of the nations should be joint heirs, and a joint body, and joint partakers of his promise in Christ Jesus by the glad tidings;

To me, less than the least of all saints, has this grace been given, to announce among the nations the glad tidings of the unsearchable riches of the Christ,

in order that now to the principalities and authorities in the heavenlies might be made known through the assembly the all-various wisdom of God,

in order that he may give you according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power by his Spirit in the inner man;

that the Christ may dwell, through faith, in your hearts, being rooted and founded in love,

in order that ye may be fully able to apprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and depth and height;

and to know the love of the Christ which surpasses knowledge; that ye may be filled even to all the fulness of God.

But to him that is able to do far exceedingly above all which we ask or think, according to the power which works in us,

But that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?

He that descended is the same who has also ascended up above all the heavens, that he might fill all things;

in order that we may be no longer babes, tossed and carried about by every wind of that teaching which is in the sleight of men, in unprincipled cunning with a view to systematized error;

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye should no longer walk as the rest of the nations walk in the vanity of their mind,

Let the stealer steal no more, but rather let him toil, working what is honest with his hands, that he may have to distribute to him that has need.

Let no corrupt word go out of your mouth, but if there be any good one for needful edification, that it may give grace to those that hear it.

For this ye are well informed of, knowing that no fornicator, or unclean person, or person of unbridled lust, who is an idolater, has inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and God.

for the things that are done by them in secret it is shameful even to say.

But all things having their true character exposed by the light are made manifest; for that which makes everything manifest is light.

Wherefore he says, Wake up, thou that sleepest, and arise up from among the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.

in order that he might sanctify it, purifying it by the washing of water by the word,

that he might present the assembly to himself glorious, having no spot, or wrinkle, or any of such things; but that it might be holy and blameless.

So ought men also to love their own wives as their own bodies: he that loves his own wife loves himself.

But ye also, every one of you, let each so love his own wife as himself; but as to the wife I speak that she may fear the husband.

that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest be long-lived on the earth.

knowing that whatever good each shall do, this he shall receive of the Lord, whether bond or free.

And, masters, do the same things towards them, giving up threatening, knowing that both their and your Master is in heaven, and there is no acceptance of persons with him.

Put on the panoply of God, that ye may be able to stand against the artifices of the devil:

For this reason take to you the panoply of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having accomplished all things, to stand.

and for me in order that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth to make known with boldness the mystery of the glad tidings,

for which I am an ambassador bound with a chain, that I may be bold in it as I ought to speak.

But in order that ye also may know what concerns me, how I am getting on, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make all things known to you;

whom I have sent to you for this very thing, that ye may know of our affairs and that he may encourage your hearts.

Grace with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in incorruption.

having confidence of this very thing, that he who has begun in you a good work will complete it unto Jesus Christ's day:

as it is righteous for me to think this as to you all, because ye have me in your hearts, and that both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the glad tidings ye are all participators in my grace.

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge and all intelligence,

that ye may judge of and approve the things that are more excellent, in order that ye may be pure and without offence for Christ's day,

But I would have you know, brethren, that the circumstances in which I am have turned out rather to the furtherance of the glad tidings,

so that my bonds have become manifest as being in Christ in all the praetorium and to all others;

and that the most of the brethren, trusting in the Lord through my bonds, dare more abundantly to speak the word of God fearlessly.

These indeed out of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the glad tidings;

for I know that this shall turn out for me to salvation, through your supplication and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ;

according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but in all boldness, as always, now also Christ shall be magnified in my body whether by life or by death.

and having confidence of this, I know that I shall remain and abide along with you all, for your progress and joy in faith;

that your boasting may abound in Christ Jesus through me by my presence again with you.

Only conduct yourselves worthily of the glad tidings of the Christ, in order that whether coming and seeing you, or absent, I may hear of what concerns you, that ye stand firm in one spirit, with one soul, labouring together in the same conflict with the faith of the glad tidings;

and not frightened in anything by the opposers, which is to them a demonstration of destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God;

fulfil my joy, that ye may think the same thing, having the same love, joined in soul, thinking one thing;

let nothing be in the spirit of strife or vain glory, but, in lowliness of mind, each esteeming the other as more excellent than themselves;

and having been found in figure as a man, humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, and that the death of the cross.