galatians3
- 1I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.
- 2O 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?
- 3This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
- 4Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
- 5Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.
- 6He 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?
- 7Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
- 8Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
- 9And 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.
- 10So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
- 11For 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.
- 12But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
- 13And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.
- 14Christ 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:
- 15That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
- 16Brethren, 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.
- 17Now 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.
- 18And 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.
- 19For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.
- 20Wherefore 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.
- 21Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.
- 22Is 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.
- 23But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
- 24But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
- 25Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
- 26But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
- 27For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
- 28For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
- 29There 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.