Paul, an apostle, not from men, nor through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead,

which is not another; only there are certain persons who are troubling you, and seeking to change entirely the gospel of Christ.

For do I now seek the favor of men, or of God? Or am I endeavoring to please men? If I were still pleasing men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

But I assure you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not after man;

for I did not receive it from man nor was I taught it by any man, but it was revealed to me by Jesus Christ.

to reveal his Son within me, that I might publish the glad tidings of him among the gentiles, immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood,

Now as to what I am writing to you, behold, before God, I do not lie.

But not even Titus, who was with me, though he was a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised;

to whom not even for an hour did we yield by the required subjection, that the truth of the gospel might still remain with you.

But from those who were reputed to be somewhatwhatever they were, it matters not to me, (God accepteth no mans person,) for to me those in reputation communicated nothing new.

But when I saw that they were not walking uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of gentiles, and not that of the Jews, how is it that thou compellest the gentiles to keep the customs of the Jews?

We are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the gentiles;

but knowing that a man is not accepted as righteous by the works of the Law, but by faith in Christ Jesus, we also have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be accepted as righteous by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the Law; for by the works of the Law shall no flesh be accepted as righteous.

I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness come through the Law, then did Christ die for nought.

For as many as rely on the works of the Law are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the Law, to do them."

But the promises were made to Abraham and "to his offspring." He doth not say, "and to offsprings," as speaking of many, but, as speaking of one, "and to thy offspring," which is Christ.

But at that time, indeed, when ye knew not God, ye were in slavery to those who in their nature are not gods;

and my trial which was in my flesh ye did not despise nor spurn; but received me as an angel of God, yea, as Christ Jesus.

They show a zeal for you, but not in honesty; yea, they wish to exclude you, that ye may be zealous for them.

But it is good to be an object of zeal in what is good always, and not only when I am present with you.

Tell me, ye that desire to be under the Law, do ye not hear the Law?

For it is written: "Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not; for many are the children of the desolate one, rather than of her who hath the husband."

But what saith the scripture? "Cast out the bondwoman and her son; for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman."

So then, brethren, we are not children of a bondwoman, but of the freewoman.

Stand firm in the liberty with which Christ made us free, and be not again bound fast to the yoke of bondage.

Ye were running well; who hindered you, that ye should not obey the truth?

This persuasion came not from him that called you.

For ye, brethren, were called to liberty; only use not your liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by your love serve one another.

But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye will not fulfill the desires of the flesh.

For the flesh hath desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these oppose one another, that ye may not do the things that ye would.

But if ye are led by the Spirit, ye are not under the Law.

envyings, drunkenness, revelings, and things like these; of which I tell you beforehand, as I also told you in time past, that they who practise such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Let us not become vainglorious, provoking one another, envying one another.

But let each one prove his own work, and then will he have his ground for boasting in himself alone, and not in comparison with another;

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

And let us not be fainthearted in welldoing; for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh, these are constraining you to be circumcised, only that they may not suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.

For not even do they who become circumcised themselves keep the Law; but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.