and prevailed in the Jews' law, above many of my companions, which were of mine own nation, and was a much more fervent maintainer of the traditions of the elders.

The things which I write, behold, God knoweth I lie not.

know that a man is not justified by the deeds of the law: but by the faith of Jesus Christ - and therefore we have believed on Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ and not by the deeds of the law: because that no flesh shall be justified by the deeds of the law.

But I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.

I despise not the grace of God: For if righteousness come of the law, then is Christ died in vain.

This only would I learn of you: Received ye the spirit by the deeds of the law? Or else by preaching of the faith?

Which ministered to you the spirit, and worketh miracles among you: doth he it through the deeds of the law? Or by preaching of the faith?

For as many as are under the deeds of the law, are under malediction. For it is written, "Cursed is every man that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to fulfil them."

That no man is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident. For the just shall live by faith.

The law is not of faith: but the man that fulfilleth the things contained in the law, shall live in them.

But Christ hath delivered us from the curse of the law, and was made accursed for us - for it is written, "Cursed is everyone that hangeth on tree" -

This I say, that the law which began afterward, beyond four hundred and thirty years, doth not disannul the testament, that was confirmed afore of God unto Christ ward, to make the promise of none effect.

For if the inheritance come of the law, it cometh not of promise: but God gave it unto Abraham by promise.

Wherefore then serveth the law? The law was added because of transgression - till the seed came, to which the promise was made - and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

Is the law, then, against the promise of God? God forbid. Howbeit, if there had been a law given which could have given life: then no doubt righteousness should have come by the law.

Before that faith came, we were kept and shut up under the law, unto the faith which should afterward be declared.

Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster unto the time of Christ, that we might be made righteous by faith.

But when the time was full come, God sent his son - born of a woman, and made bond unto the law -

to redeem them which were under the law: that we through election might receive the inheritance that belongeth unto the natural sons.

Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law: have ye not heard of the law?

I testify again to every man which is circumcised that he is bound to keep the whole law.

Ye are gone quite from Christ as many as are justified by the law, and are fallen from grace.

For all the law is fulfilled in one word, which is this, "Thou shalt love thine neighbour as thyself."

But and if ye be led of the spirit, then are ye not under the law.

Against such there is no law.

Bear ye one another's burden; and so fulfill the law of Christ.

For they themselves which are circumcised keep not the law: but desire to have you circumcised that they might rejoice in your flesh.