who gave himself for our sins, so that he should deliver us out of the present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father;

But though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach unto you any gospel other than that which we preached unto you, let him be anathema.

I repeat what I have already said: If any person preaches to you a "gospel" other than what you have already received [from us apostles], he should be cut off from God's [salvation].

For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

for to declare his son by me, that I should preach him among the heathen: Immediately I commended not of the matter with flesh and blood,

And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.

But they did not insist that even my companion Titus, although he was a Greek, should be circumcised,

But we refused to yield for a single instant to their claims; we were determined that the truth of the gospel should hold good for you.

but on the contrary seeing that I was intrusted with the gospel of the uncircumcision, as Peter was of the circumcision,??8 for he that operated in Peter for the apostleship of the circumcision, operated also in me for the gentiles,??9 and knowing the grace given me, James and Cephas and John, who were manifest pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship that we should go to the gentiles and they to the circumcision;

And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.

Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.

But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the good news, I said to Cephas, right before them all, "If you live like a heathen, and not like a Jew, though you are a Jew yourself, why should you try to make the heathen live like Jews?"

For if seeking to be justified by Christ, we also ourselves should be found sinners, is Christ then a minister of sin? God forbid.

For if I [or anyone else should] rebuild [through word or by practice] what I once tore down [the belief that observing the Law is essential for salvation], I prove myself to be a transgressor.

For I through the law am dead to the law, that I should live unto God.

O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?

You should know, then, that people who have faith are [truly] God's children.

And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.

Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.

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.

But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

I am afraid of you - lest by any means, in vain, I should have toiled for you!

They are jealous over you amiss. Yea they intend to exclude you, that ye should be fervent to them ward.

but it is just you should cultivate my affection for you upon all proper occasions, and not only when I am present with you.

My children, for whom I again travail until Christ should be formed in you,

and I should wish to be present with you now, and change my voice, for I am perplexed as to you.

For it is written [Isa. 40:1], "[Woman] you should be happy that you have not had children. Cry over your inability to experience the pain of childbirth. For the deserted woman has had more children than the one with a husband."

Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?

For you, my brothers, were called to freedom; only do not let your freedom become an opportunity for the sinful nature (worldliness, selfishness), but through love serve and seek the best for one another.

For the whole law of Moses can be fulfilled by [obeying this] one requirement [Lev. 19:18]: "You should love your neighbor the way you love yourself."

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;

If we live by the [guidance of the] Holy Spirit, we should also walk in [the ways of] the Holy Spirit.

We should avoid foolish pride as well as provoking or envying one another.

Brothers, if anyone is caught in any sin, you who are spiritual [that is, you who are responsive to the guidance of the Spirit] are to restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness [not with a sense of superiority or self-righteousness], keeping a watchful eye on yourself, so that you are not tempted as well.

But each person should examine his own work, and then he will have a reason for boasting in himself alone, and not in respect to someone else.

For each person should shoulder the responsibility of his own work load.

The person who is taught the word should share all his goods with his teacher.

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

And we should not become tired of doing good things, for eventually we will receive [never ending life] if we do not give up.

So then, we should do the right thing toward every person whenever we have the opportunity, and especially toward people who are part of God's family [i.e., those making up "the faith"].

As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.

But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.

From now on no one should harass me [about such matters] for I carry around on my body the scars [left there in my service] for Christ.