and all the brethren that are with me, to the churches of Galatia:

who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,

I am astonished that you are so soon turning away from him that called you into the grace of Christ, to another gospel:

which is nothing else than that there are some who trouble you, and are determined to pervert the gospel of the Christ.

But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach to you any other gospel than that which we have preached, let him be ac cursed.

As we said before, so even now I say again, if any one preaches to you any other gospel than that which you have received, let him be accursed.

But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which is preached by me, is not according to man:

For you have heard of my former mode of life in Judaism, that I greatly persecuted the church of God, and laid it waste;

to reveal his Sou in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I at once declined all conference with flesh and blood:

They had heard only that he who formerly persecuted us was now preaching the faith which he once destroyed.

And I went up because of a revelation, and communicated to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to those who are of reputation, lest, by any means, I should run or had run in vain.

I acted thus indeed on account of false brethren, stealthily brought in, who stole in to spy out our freedom, which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage,

to whom we yielded in submission, not even for an hour, in order that the truth of the gospel might remain with you.

but; on the other hand, seeing that I was intrusted with the gospel of the uncircumcision, as Peter was with that of the circumcision,

and knowing the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, but they to the circumcision,

requesting only that we would remember the poor, which same thing I have been diligent in doing.

And the other Jews, also, acted hypocritically with him, so that even Barnabas was led away by their hypocrisy.

But when I saw that they did not walk uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter, before them all: If you, being a Jew, live after the manner of the Gentiles, and not after the manner of the Jews, why do you compel the Gen tiles to observe Jewish customs?

knowing that a man is not justified by works of law, but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed on Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ, and not by works of law: because, by works of law no flesh shall be justified.

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

He that supplies to you the Spirit, and works mighty deeds among you, does he this by works of law or by the hearing of faith?

Know, therefore, that those who are of faith are the sons of Abraham.

For the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached beforehand the gospel to Abraham, saying: In you shall all the nations be blessed.

For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that does not continue in all things written in the book of the law to do them.

But that no one is justified by law in the sight of God, is evident: for the just by faith shall live.

The law, indeed, is not of faith; but he that does these things shall live by them.

Christ has bought us off from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us: (for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangs on a tree:)

in order that the blessing of Abraham may come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we may receive the promise of the Spirit through the faith.

And this I affirm, that the covenant which had been before confirmed by God with respect to Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, could not annul so as to make the promise of no effect.

But the scripture has shut up all under sin, that the promise by faith in Christ Jesus may be given to those who believe.

So, then, the law was our pedagogue that led us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

But I say, that the heir, as long as he is a minor, differs in no respect from a servant, though he is owner of all;

that he might buy off those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption.

now, however, after having known God, rather indeed having been known by God, how is it that you are turning back to the weak and beggarly rudiments, to which you desire again to be in bondage, as at first?

You know that through weakness of the flesh I preached the gospel to you at the first:

How great, then, was your blessedness! For I testify for you, that, if possible, you would have torn out your eyes, and have given them to me.

They are ardently attached to you, but not honorably; in deed, they desire to exclude us, that you may be ardently attached to them.

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

For it is written, that Abraham had two sons; one by a bondmaid, and one by a free woman.

These things are allegorized: for these women are the two covenants; the one from the Mount Sinai that brings forth for bondage, which is Hagar.

For it is written: Rejoice you barren, that do not bear: break forth and cry aloud, you that travail not: for many more are the children of the deserted, than of her that had the husband of the deserted.

But as then, he that was born according to the flesh persecuted him that was born ac cording to the Spirit, so even now.

Behold, I Paul say to you, that if you be circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing.

I testify indeed again to every man that is circumcised, that he is bound to do the whole law.

You that are justified by law, have withdrawn from Christ: you have fallen from grace.

For, in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision avails any thing, nor uncircumcision, but faith that works by love.

This readiness to be persuaded is not from him that calls you.

I have confidence in you through the Lord, that you will cultivate no other disposition: but he that troubles you, who ever he may be, shall bear his condemnation.

that those who trouble you would even cut themselves off!

For the desire of the flesh is against the Spirit, and the desire of the Spirit is against flesh; and these are opposed, the one to the other, so that you can not do what you would.

envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; with respect to which, I tell you now, as I also told you in times past, that those who practice such things shall riot inherit the kingdom of God.

Let him that is instructed in the word share with his instructor in all good things.

Be not deceived; God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows, that also shall he reap.

For he that sows for his flesh shall from the flesh, reap corruption; but he that sows for his spirit shall from the Spirit reap life eternal.

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

For not even do those very men, who are circumcised, keep the law: but they wish you to be circumcised, that they may boast in your flesh.