Galatians 3

¹O senseless Galatians, who hath bewitched you, not to obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was proscribed, being crucified among you?

²This only I would learn of you: By the works of the Law, did you receive the Spirit, or by the hearing of the faith?

³Are you so foolish, that whereas you began with the spirit, now you will be consummate with the flesh?

⁴Have you suffered so great things without cause? if yet without cause.

⁵He therefore that giveth you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you; by the works of the Law, or by the hearing of the faith doeth he it?

⁶As, Abraham believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice.

⁷Know ye therefore that they that are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.

⁸And the Scripture foreseeing that God justifieth the Gentiles by faith, shewed unto Abraham before, That in thee shall all nations be blessed.

⁹Therefore they that are of faith, shall be blessed with the faithful Abraham.

¹⁰For whosoever are of the works of the Law, are under curse. For it is written: Cursed be every one that abideth not in all things that be written in the book of the Law, to do them.

¹¹But that in the Law no man is justified with God, it is manifest, because the just liveth by faith.

¹²But the Law is not by faith: but, He that doeth those things, shall live in them.

¹³Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the Law, being made a curse for us (because it is written: Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree)

¹⁴that on the Gentiles the blessing of Abraham might be made in Christ Jesus: that we may receive the promise of the Spirit by faith.

¹⁵Brethren (I speak according to man) yet a man's testament being confirmed no man despiseth, or further disposeth.

¹⁶To Abraham were the promises said, and to his seed. He saith not, And to seeds, as in many: but as in one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

¹⁷And this I say, the testament being confirmed of God, the Law which was made after four hundred and thirty years, maketh not void to frustrate the promise.

¹⁸For if the inheritance be of the Law, now not of promise. But God gave it to Abraham by promise.

¹⁹Why was the Law then? It was put for transgressions, until the seed came to whom he had promised: ordained by Angels in the hand of a mediator.

²⁰And a mediator is not of one: but God is one.

²¹Was the Law then against the promises of God? God forbid. For if there had been a Law given that could justify, undoubtedly justice should be of the Law.

²²But the Scripture hath concluded all things under sin: that the promise by the faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

²³But before the faith came, under the Law we were kept shut up, unto that faith which was to be revealed.

²⁴Therefore the Law was our Pedagogue in Christ: that we may be justified by faith.

²⁵But when the faith came, now we are not under a pedagogue.

²⁶For you are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

²⁷For as many of you as are baptized in Christ, have put on Christ.

²⁸There is not Jew nor Greek, there is not bond nor free, there is not male nor female. For all you are one in Christ Jesus.

²⁹And if you be Christ's, then are you the seed of Abraham, heirs according to promise.