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?
02 This only would I learn of you, Received ye
the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the
hearing of faith?
03 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit,
are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
04 Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it
be yet in vain.
05 He therefore that ministereth to you the
Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he
it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of
faith?
06 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was
accounted to him for righteousness.
07 Know ye therefore that they which are of
faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
08 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would
justify the heathen through faith, preached
before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee
shall all nations be blessed.
09 So then they which be of faith are blessed
with faithful Abraham.
10 For as many as are of the works of the law are
under the 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.
11 But that no man is justified by the law in the
sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall
live by faith.
12 And the law is not of faith: but, The man that
doeth them shall live in them.
13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the
law, being made a curse for us: for it is
written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a
tree:
14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the
Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might
receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
15 Brethren, I speak after the manner of men;
Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be
confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth
thereto.
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16 Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises
made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but
as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
17 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.
18 For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no
more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by
promise.
19 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.
20 Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but
God is one.
21 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.
22 But the scripture hath concluded all under
sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ
might be given to them that believe.
23 But before faith came, we were kept under the
law, shut up unto the faith which should
afterwards be revealed.
24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to
bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified
by faith.
25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer
under a schoolmaster.
26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in
Christ Jesus.
27 For as many of you as have been baptized into
Christ have put on Christ.
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is
neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor
female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's
seed, and heirs according to the promise.
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