1 The Righteous Shall Live by Faith O foolish Galatians, who bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayedascrucified?
2 This is the only thing I want to learn from you: did you receive the Spirit by the works of 3:2 Or law the Law, or by 3:2 Lit the hearing of faith hearing with faith?
3 Are you so foolish? Having begun 3:3 Or with by the Spirit, are you now 3:3 Or ending with being perfected by the flesh?
4 Did you 3:4 Or experience suffer so many things for nothing—if indeed it was for nothing?
5 So then, does He who provides you with the Spirit and works 3:5Or works of power miracles among you, do it by the works of 3:5Or law the Law, or by 3:5Lit the hearing of faith hearing with faith?
6 Just as AbrahambelievedGod and it was counted to him as righteousness,
7 so know that those who are of faith, those are sons of Abraham.
8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that God 3:8Lit justifies would justify the 3:8Lit nations Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the gospel beforehand to Abraham,saying, “All the nations will be blessed in you.”
9 So then those who are of faith are blessed with 3:9 Lit the believing Abraham Abraham, the believer.
10 For as many as are of the works of 3:10Or law the Law are under a curse, for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law,to do them.”
11 Now that no one is justified 3:11 Or in by 3:11 Or law the Law before God is evident, 3:11 Or but he who is righteous by faith shall live for “The righteous shall live by faith.”
12 3:12Or And However, the Law is not 3:12Or based on of faith; rather, “He who does them shall live 3:12Or in by them.”
13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a 3:13 Or cross; lit wood tree”—
14 in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might 3:14Or occur come to the Gentiles, so that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.The Promise by Faith
15 Brothers, I speak 3:15 Lit according to man in human terms: even though it isonlya man’s 3:15 Or will or testament covenant, yet when it has been ratified, no one sets it aside or adds 3:15 Or a codicil conditions to it.
16 Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, “And to seeds,” asreferringto many, butratherto one, “Andto your seed,” that is, Christ.
17 And what I am saying is this: the Law, which came 430 years later, does not invalidate a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to abolish the promise.
18 For if the inheritance is by law, it is no longer by promise, but God has granted it to Abraham through promise.
19 Why the Law then? It was added 3:19 Or for the sake of defining because of trespasses, having been ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator, until the seed would come to whom the promise had been made.
20 Now a mediator is not 3:20Lit of one for oneperson only, whereas God is one.
21 Is the Law then contrary to the promises of God? May it never be! For if a law had been given which was able to impart life, then righteousness would indeed be by law.
22 But the Scripture has shut up 3:22Lit all things everyone under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
23 But before faith came, we were held in custody under the Law, being shut up for the coming faith to be revealed.
24 Therefore the Law has become our tutor unto Christ, so that we may be justified by faith.
25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a 3:25Lit child-conductor tutor.
26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
27 For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
29 And if you 3:29Lit are Christ’s belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s 3:29Or descendants seed, heirs according to promise.