Galatians 2:17-3:9

New American Standard Bible

¹⁷ But if, while seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves have also been found ^(A)sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? ^[a](B)Far from it! ¹⁸ For if I rebuild what I have once destroyed, I ^(C)prove myself to be a wrongdoer. ¹⁹ For through ^[b]the Law I ^(D)died to ^[c]the Law, so that I might live for God. ²⁰ I have been ^(E)crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but ^(F)Christ lives in me; and ^[d]the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in ^(G)the Son of God, who ^(H)loved me and ^(I)gave Himself up for me. ²¹ I do not nullify the grace of God, for ^(J)if righteousness comes through ^[e]the Law, then Christ died needlessly.”

Faith Brings Righteousness

3 ^[f]You foolish ^(K)Galatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ ^(L)was publicly portrayed as crucified? ² This is the only thing I want to find out from you: did you receive the Spirit by works of ^[g]the Law, or by ^(M)hearing ^[h]with faith? ³ Are you so foolish? Having begun ^[i]by the Spirit, are you now ^[j]being perfected by the flesh? ⁴ Did you ^[k]suffer so many things in vain—^(N)if indeed it was in vain? ⁵ So then, does He who ^(O)provides you with the Spirit and ^(P)works ^[l]miracles among you, do it by works of ^[m]the Law, or by ^(Q)hearing ^[n]with faith?

⁶ Just as ^(R)Abraham ^(S)believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness. ⁷ Therefore, recognize that ^(T)it is those who are of faith who are ^(U)sons of Abraham. ⁸ The Scripture, foreseeing that God ^[o]would justify the ^[p]Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “^(V)All the nations will be blessed in you.” ⁹ So then, ^(W)those who are of faith are blessed with ^[q]Abraham, the believer.