2 Thessalonians 1-3

English Standard Version

Greeting

1 ^(A)Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy,

To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

²Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Thanksgiving

³^(B)We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers,^[a] as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing. ⁴Therefore ^(C)we ourselves boast about you ^(D)in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith ^(E)in all your persecutions and in the afflictions that you are enduring.

The Judgment at Christ's Coming

⁵This is ^(F)evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be ^(G)considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering— ⁶since indeed God considers it ^(H)just ^(I)to repay with affliction those who afflict you, ⁷and to grant ^(J)relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when ^(K)the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven ^(L)with his mighty angels ⁸^(M)in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those ^(N)who do not know God and on those who ^(O)do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. ⁹They will suffer the punishment of ^(P)eternal destruction, ^(Q)away from^[b] the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might, ¹⁰^(R)when he comes on ^(S)that day ^(T)to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our ^(U)testimony to you ^(V)was believed. ¹¹To this end we ^(W)always pray for you, that our God may ^(X)make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every ^(Y)work of faith by his power, ¹²so that the name of our Lord Jesus ^(Z)may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

The Man of Lawlessness

2 Now concerning ^(AA)the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our ^(AB)being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers,^[c] ²not to be quickly shaken in mind or ^(AC)alarmed, either ^(AD)by a spirit or a ^(AE)spoken word, or ^(AF)a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that ^(AG)the day of the Lord has come. ³^(AH)Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, ^(AI)unless the rebellion comes first, and ^(AJ)the man of lawlessness^[d] is revealed, ^(AK)the son of destruction,^[e] ⁴who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, ^(AL)proclaiming himself to be God. ⁵Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? ⁶And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time. ⁷For ^(AM)the mystery of lawlessness ^(AN)is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way. ⁸And then ^(AO)the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus ^(AP)will kill with ^(AQ)the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by ^(AR)the appearance of his coming. ⁹The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan ^(AS)with all power and false signs and wonders, ¹⁰and with all wicked deception for ^(AT)those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. ¹¹Therefore ^(AU)God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe ^(AV)what is false, ¹²in order that all may be condemned ^(AW)who did not believe the truth but ^(AX)had pleasure in unrighteousness.

Stand Firm

¹³But ^(AY)we ought always to give thanks to God for you, ^(AZ)brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you ^(BA)as the firstfruits^[f] ^(BB)to be saved, ^(BC)through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. ¹⁴To this he called you through ^(BD)our gospel, ^(BE)so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. ¹⁵So then, brothers, ^(BF)stand firm and hold to ^(BG)the traditions that you were taught by us, either ^(BH)by our spoken word or by ^(BI)our letter.

¹⁶Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, ^(BJ)who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good ^(BK)hope through grace, ¹⁷comfort your hearts and ^(BL)establish them in every good work and word.

Pray for Us

3 Finally, brothers,^[g] ^(BM)pray for us, that ^(BN)the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored,^[h] as happened among you, ²and ^(BO)that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For ^(BP)not all have faith. ³But ^(BQ)the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and ^(BR)guard you against ^(BS)the evil one.^[i] ⁴And ^(BT)we have confidence in the Lord about you, that you are doing and will do the things that we command. ⁵May the Lord ^(BU)direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.

Warning Against Idleness

⁶Now we command you, brothers, ^(BV)in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, ^(BW)that you keep away from any ^(BX)brother ^(BY)who is walking in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us. ⁷For you yourselves know ^(BZ)how you ought to imitate us, because ^(CA)we were not idle when we were with you, ⁸nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but ^(CB)with toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you. ⁹It was ^(CC)not because we do not have that right, but to give you in ourselves ^(CD)an example to imitate. ¹⁰For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: ^(CE)If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat. ¹¹For we hear that some among you ^(CF)walk in idleness, not busy at work, but ^(CG)busybodies. ¹²Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.^[j]

¹³As for you, brothers, ^(CH)do not grow weary in doing good. ¹⁴If anyone does not obey what we say in this letter, take note of that person, and ^(CI)have nothing to do with him, that he may be ashamed. ¹⁵^(CJ)Do not regard him as an enemy, but ^(CK)warn him as a brother.

Benediction

¹⁶Now may ^(CL)the Lord of peace himself ^(CM)give you peace at all times in every way. ^(CN)The Lord be with you all.

¹⁷I, Paul, write ^(CO)this greeting with my own hand. This is the sign of genuineness in every letter of mine; it is the way I write. ¹⁸^(CP)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

Footnotes

2 Thessalonians 1:3 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters
2 Thessalonians 1:9 Or destruction that comes from
2 Thessalonians 2:1 Or brothers and sisters; also verses 13, 15
2 Thessalonians 2:3 Some manuscripts sin
2 Thessalonians 2:3 Greek the son of perdition (a Hebrew idiom)
2 Thessalonians 2:13 Some manuscripts chose you from the beginning
2 Thessalonians 3:1 Or brothers and sisters; also verses 6, 13
2 Thessalonians 3:1 Or glorified
2 Thessalonians 3:3 Or evil
2 Thessalonians 3:12 Greek to eat their own bread

2 Thessalonians 1-3

New International Version

1 Paul, Silas^[a]^(A) and Timothy,^(B)

To the church of the Thessalonians^(C) in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

²Grace and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.^(D)

Thanksgiving and Prayer

³We ought always to thank God for you,^(E) brothers and sisters,^[b] and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing.^(F) ⁴Therefore, among God’s churches we boast^(G) about your perseverance and faith^(H) in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.^(I)

⁵All this is evidence^(J) that God’s judgment is right, and as a result you will be counted worthy^(K) of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering. ⁶God is just:^(L) He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you^(M) ⁷and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven^(N) in blazing fire^(O) with his powerful angels.^(P) ⁸He will punish^(Q) those who do not know God^(R) and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.^(S) ⁹They will be punished with everlasting destruction^(T) and shut out from the presence of the Lord^(U) and from the glory of his might^(V) ¹⁰on the day^(W) he comes to be glorified^(X) in his holy people and to be marveled at among all those who have believed. This includes you, because you believed our testimony to you.^(Y)

¹¹With this in mind, we constantly pray for you,^(Z) that our God may make you worthy^(AA) of his calling,^(AB) and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness^(AC) and your every deed prompted by faith.^(AD) ¹²We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you,^(AE) and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.^[c]

The Man of Lawlessness

2 Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ^(AF) and our being gathered to him,^(AG) we ask you, brothers and sisters, ²not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter^(AH)—asserting that the day of the Lord^(AI) has already come.^(AJ) ³Don’t let anyone deceive you^(AK) in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion^(AL) occurs and the man of lawlessness^[d] is revealed,^(AM) the man doomed to destruction. ⁴He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God^(AN) or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.^(AO)

⁵Don’t you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things?^(AP) ⁶And now you know what is holding him back,^(AQ) so that he may be revealed at the proper time. ⁷For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back^(AR) will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. ⁸And then the lawless one will be revealed,^(AS) whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth^(AT) and destroy by the splendor of his coming.^(AU) ⁹The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan^(AV) works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders^(AW) that serve the lie, ¹⁰and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing.^(AX) They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.^(AY) ¹¹For this reason God sends them^(AZ) a powerful delusion^(BA) so that they will believe the lie^(BB) ¹²and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.^(BC)

Stand Firm

¹³But we ought always to thank God for you,^(BD) brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits^[e]^(BE) to be saved^(BF) through the sanctifying work of the Spirit^(BG) and through belief in the truth. ¹⁴He called you^(BH) to this through our gospel,^(BI) that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁵So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm^(BJ) and hold fast to the teachings^[f] we passed on to you,^(BK) whether by word of mouth or by letter.

¹⁶May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father,^(BL) who loved us^(BM) and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, ¹⁷encourage^(BN) your hearts and strengthen^(BO) you in every good deed and word.

Request for Prayer

3 As for other matters, brothers and sisters,^(BP) pray for us^(BQ) that the message of the Lord^(BR) may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you.^(BS) ²And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil people,^(BT) for not everyone has faith. ³But the Lord is faithful,^(BU) and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.^(BV) ⁴We have confidence^(BW) in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we command. ⁵May the Lord direct your hearts^(BX) into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.

Warning Against Idleness

⁶In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,^(BY) we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from^(BZ) every believer who is idle and disruptive^(CA) and does not live according to the teaching^[g] you received from us.^(CB) ⁷For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example.^(CC) We were not idle when we were with you, ⁸nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked^(CD) night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you. ⁹We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help,^(CE) but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate.^(CF) ¹⁰For even when we were with you,^(CG) we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work^(CH) shall not eat.”

¹¹We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies.^(CI) ¹²Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ^(CJ) to settle down and earn the food they eat.^(CK) ¹³And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good.^(CL)

¹⁴Take special note of anyone who does not obey our instruction in this letter. Do not associate with them,^(CM) in order that they may feel ashamed.^(CN) ¹⁵Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as you would a fellow believer.^(CO)

Final Greetings

¹⁶Now may the Lord of peace^(CP) himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.^(CQ)

¹⁷I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand,^(CR) which is the distinguishing mark in all my letters. This is how I write.

¹⁸The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.^(CS)

Footnotes

2 Thessalonians 1:1 Greek Silvanus, a variant of Silas
2 Thessalonians 1:3 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 2:1, 13, 15; 3:1, 6, 13.
2 Thessalonians 1:12 Or God and Lord, Jesus Christ
2 Thessalonians 2:3 Some manuscripts sin
2 Thessalonians 2:13 Some manuscripts because from the beginning God chose you
2 Thessalonians 2:15 Or traditions
2 Thessalonians 3:6 Or tradition

2 Thessalonians 1-3

King James Version

1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

²Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

³We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;

⁴So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:

⁵Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:

⁶Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

⁷And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,

⁸In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

⁹Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;

¹⁰When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

¹¹Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:

¹²That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,

²That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.

³Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

⁴Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

⁵Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

⁶And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.

⁷For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

⁸And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

⁹Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

¹⁰And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

¹¹And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

¹²That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

¹³But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

¹⁴Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁵Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

¹⁶Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

¹⁷Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.

3 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:

²And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith.

³But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.

⁴And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.

⁵And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

⁶Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

⁷For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;

⁸Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:

⁹Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.

¹⁰For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

¹¹For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.

¹²Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

¹³But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.

¹⁴And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

¹⁵Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

¹⁶Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.

¹⁷The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.

¹⁸The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

Acts 18:19-21

English Standard Version

¹⁹And they came to ^(A)Ephesus, and he left them there, but ^(B)he himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. ²⁰When they asked him to stay for a longer period, he declined. ²¹But on taking leave of them he said, “I will return to you ^(C)if God wills,” and he set sail from Ephesus.

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Acts 18:19-21

New International Version

¹⁹They arrived at Ephesus,^(A) where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. ²⁰When they asked him to spend more time with them, he declined. ²¹But as he left, he promised, “I will come back if it is God’s will.”^(B) Then he set sail from Ephesus.

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Acts 18:19-21

King James Version

¹⁹And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.

²⁰When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;

²¹But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.

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Galatians 1-6

English Standard Version

Greeting

1 Paul, an ^(A)apostle—^(B)not from men nor through man, but ^(C)through Jesus Christ and God the Father, ^(D)who raised him from the dead— ²and all ^(E)the brothers^[a] who are with me,

To ^(F)the churches of Galatia:

³^(G)Grace to you and peace ^(H)from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, ⁴^(I)who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present ^(J)evil age, according to the will of ^(K)our God and Father, ⁵to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

No Other Gospel

⁶I am astonished that you are ^(L)so quickly deserting ^(M)him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to ^(N)a different gospel— ⁷^(O)not that there is another one, but ^(P)there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. ⁸But even if we or ^(Q)an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, ^(R)let him be accursed. ⁹As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, ^(S)let him be accursed.

¹⁰For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying ^(T)to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a ^(U)servant^[b] of Christ.

Paul Called by God

¹¹For ^(V)I would have you know, brothers, that ^(W)the gospel that was preached by me is not man's gospel.^[c] ¹²^(X)For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it ^(Y)through a revelation of Jesus Christ. ¹³For you have heard of ^(Z)my former life in Judaism, how ^(AA)I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it. ¹⁴And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely ^(AB)zealous was I for ^(AC)the traditions of my fathers. ¹⁵But when he ^(AD)who had set me apart ^(AE)before I was born,^[d] and who ^(AF)called me by his grace, ¹⁶was pleased to reveal his Son to^[e] me, in order ^(AG)that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone;^[f] ¹⁷nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.

¹⁸Then ^(AH)after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and remained with him fifteen days. ¹⁹But I saw none of the other apostles except James ^(AI)the Lord's brother. ²⁰(In what I am writing to you, ^(AJ)before God, I do not lie!) ²¹^(AK)Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. ²²And I was still unknown in person to ^(AL)the churches of Judea that are in Christ. ²³They only were hearing it said, “He who used to persecute us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.” ²⁴And they glorified God because of me.

Paul Accepted by the Apostles

2 Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along with me. ²I went up because of a revelation and set before them (though privately before those ^(AM)who seemed influential) the gospel that ^(AN)I proclaim among the Gentiles, ^(AO)in order to make sure I was not running or had not ^(AP)run in vain. ³But even Titus, who was with me, ^(AQ)was not forced to be circumcised, though he was a Greek. ⁴^(AR)Yet because of false brothers secretly brought in—who ^(AS)slipped in to spy out ^(AT)our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, ^(AU)so that they might bring us into slavery— ⁵to them we did not yield in submission even for a moment, so that ^(AV)the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you. ⁶And from those ^(AW)who seemed to be influential (what they were makes no difference to me; ^(AX)God shows no partiality)—those, I say, who seemed influential ^(AY)added nothing to me. ⁷On the contrary, when they saw that I had been ^(AZ)entrusted with ^(BA)the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been entrusted with the gospel to the circumcised ⁸(for he who worked through Peter for his apostolic ministry to the circumcised worked also through me for mine to the Gentiles), ⁹and when James and Cephas and John, ^(BB)who seemed to be ^(BC)pillars, perceived the ^(BD)grace that was given to me, they ^(BE)gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. ¹⁰Only, they asked us to remember the poor, ^(BF)the very thing I was eager to do.

Paul Opposes Peter

¹¹But ^(BG)when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him ^(BH)to his face, because he stood condemned. ¹²For before certain men came from James, ^(BI)he was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing ^(BJ)the circumcision party.^[g] ¹³And the rest of the Jews acted hypocritically along with him, so that even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy. ¹⁴But when I saw that their ^(BK)conduct was not in step with ^(BL)the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas ^(BM)before them all, “If you, though a Jew, ^(BN)live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?”

Justified by Faith

¹⁵We ourselves are Jews by birth and not ^(BO)Gentile sinners; ¹⁶yet we know that ^(BP)a person is not justified^[h] by works of the law ^(BQ)but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, ^(BR)because by works of the law no one will be justified.

¹⁷But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we too were found ^(BS)to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not! ¹⁸For if I rebuild what I tore down, I prove myself to be a transgressor. ¹⁹For through the law I ^(BT)died to the law, so that I might ^(BU)live to God. ²⁰I have been ^(BV)crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives ^(BW)in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, ^(BX)who loved me and ^(BY)gave himself for me. ²¹I do not nullify the grace of God, for ^(BZ)if righteousness^[i] were through the law, ^(CA)then Christ died for no purpose.

By Faith, or by Works of the Law?

3 O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? ^(CB)It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly ^(CC)portrayed as crucified. ²Let me ask you only this: ^(CD)Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by ^(CE)hearing with faith? ³Are you so foolish? ^(CF)Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by^[j] the flesh? ⁴^(CG)Did you suffer^[k] so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain? ⁵Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and ^(CH)works miracles among you do so ^(CI)by works of the law, or by hearing with faith— ⁶just as ^(CJ)Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”?

⁷Know then that it is ^(CK)those of faith who are ^(CL)the sons of Abraham. ⁸And the Scripture, foreseeing that ^(CM)God would justify^[l] the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, ^(CN)“In you shall all the nations be blessed.” ⁹So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.

The Righteous Shall Live by Faith

¹⁰For all who rely on works of the law are ^(CO)under a curse; for it is written, ^(CP)“Cursed be everyone who does not ^(CQ)abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.” ¹¹Now it is evident that ^(CR)no one is justified before God by the law, for ^(CS)“The righteous shall live by faith.”^[m] ¹²But the law is not of faith, rather ^(CT)“The one who does them shall live by them.” ¹³Christ ^(CU)redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, ^(CV)“Cursed is everyone who is hanged ^(CW)on a tree”— ¹⁴so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might ^(CX)come to the Gentiles, so that ^(CY)we might receive ^(CZ)the promised Spirit^[n] through faith.

The Law and the Promise

¹⁵^(DA)To give a human example, brothers:^[o] ^(DB)even with a man-made covenant, no one annuls it or adds to it once it has been ratified. ¹⁶Now ^(DC)the promises were made ^(DD)to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, ^(DE)“And to your offspring,” who is Christ. ¹⁷This is what I mean: the law, which came ^(DF)430 years afterward, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God, so as ^(DG)to make the promise void. ¹⁸For if the inheritance comes by the law, it no longer comes by promise; but ^(DH)God gave it to Abraham by a promise.

¹⁹Why then the law? ^(DI)It was added because of transgressions, ^(DJ)until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made, and it was ^(DK)put in place through angels ^(DL)by an intermediary. ²⁰Now ^(DM)an intermediary implies more than one, but ^(DN)God is one.

²¹Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For ^(DO)if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law. ²²But the Scripture ^(DP)imprisoned everything under sin, so that ^(DQ)the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given ^(DR)to those who believe.

²³Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, ^(DS)imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. ²⁴So then, ^(DT)the law was our ^(DU)guardian until Christ came, ^(DV)in order that we might be justified by faith. ²⁵But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, ²⁶for in Christ Jesus ^(DW)you are all sons of God, through faith. ²⁷For as many of you as ^(DX)were baptized ^(DY)into Christ have ^(DZ)put on Christ. ²⁸^(EA)There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave^[p] nor free, ^(EB)there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. ²⁹And ^(EC)if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, ^(ED)heirs according to promise.

Sons and Heirs

4 I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave,^[q] though he is the owner of everything, ²but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father. ³In the same way we also, when we were children, ^(EE)were enslaved to the elementary principles^[r] of the world. ⁴But ^(EF)when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, ^(EG)born ^(EH)of woman, born ^(EI)under the law, ⁵^(EJ)to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive ^(EK)adoption as sons. ⁶And because you are sons, God has sent ^(EL)the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” ⁷So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then ^(EM)an heir through God.

Paul's Concern for the Galatians

⁸Formerly, when you ^(EN)did not know God, you ^(EO)were enslaved to those that by nature ^(EP)are not gods. ⁹But now that you have come to know God, or rather ^(EQ)to be known by God, ^(ER)how can you turn back again to ^(ES)the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more? ¹⁰^(ET)You observe days and months and seasons and years! ¹¹I am afraid ^(EU)I may have labored over you in vain.

¹²Brothers,^[s] ^(EV)I entreat you, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. ^(EW)You did me no wrong. ¹³You know it was ^(EX)because of a bodily ailment that I preached the gospel to you ^(EY)at first, ¹⁴and though my condition was a trial to you, you did not scorn or despise me, but received me ^(EZ)as an angel of God, ^(FA)as Christ Jesus. ¹⁵What then has become of your blessedness? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have gouged out your eyes and given them to me. ¹⁶Have I then become your enemy by ^(FB)telling you the truth?^[t] ¹⁷They make much of you, but for no good purpose. They want to shut you out, that you may make much of them. ¹⁸It is always good to be made much of for a good purpose, and ^(FC)not only when I am present with you, ¹⁹^(FD)my little children, ^(FE)for whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ ^(FF)is formed in you! ²⁰I wish I could be present with you now and change my tone, for I am perplexed about you.

Example of Hagar and Sarah

²¹Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law? ²²For it is written that Abraham had two sons, ^(FG)one by a slave woman and ^(FH)one by a free woman. ²³But ^(FI)the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, while ^(FJ)the son of the free woman was born through promise. ²⁴Now this may be interpreted allegorically: these women are two ^(FK)covenants. ^(FL)One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery; she is Hagar. ²⁵Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia;^[u] she corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children. ²⁶But ^(FM)the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. ²⁷For it is written,

^(FN)“Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear;
break forth and cry aloud, you who are not in labor!
For the children of the desolate one will be more
than those of the one who has a husband.”

²⁸Now you,^[v] brothers, ^(FO)like Isaac, ^(FP)are children of promise. ²⁹But just as at that time he who was born according to the flesh ^(FQ)persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, ^(FR)so also it is now. ³⁰But what does the Scripture say? ^(FS)“Cast out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave woman shall not inherit with the son of the free woman.” ³¹So, brothers, we are not children of the slave but ^(FT)of the free woman.

Christ Has Set Us Free

5 For ^(FU)freedom Christ has ^(FV)set us free; ^(FW)stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to ^(FX)a yoke of ^(FY)slavery.

²Look: I, Paul, say to you that ^(FZ)if you accept circumcision, ^(GA)Christ will be of no advantage to you. ³I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that ^(GB)he is obligated to keep the whole law. ⁴You are ^(GC)severed from Christ, ^(GD)you who would be justified^[w] by the law; ^(GE)you have fallen away from grace. ⁵For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly ^(GF)wait for the hope of righteousness. ⁶For in Christ Jesus ^(GG)neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but ^(GH)only faith working through love.

⁷^(GI)You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying ^(GJ)the truth? ⁸This persuasion is not from ^(GK)him who calls you. ⁹^(GL)A little leaven leavens the whole lump. ¹⁰^(GM)I have confidence in the Lord that you will ^(GN)take no other view, and ^(GO)the one who is troubling you will bear the penalty, whoever he is. ¹¹But if I, brothers,^[x] still preach^[y] circumcision, ^(GP)why am I still being persecuted? In that case ^(GQ)the offense of the cross has been removed. ¹²I wish ^(GR)those who unsettle you would emasculate themselves!

¹³For you were called to freedom, brothers. ^(GS)Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love ^(GT)serve one another. ¹⁴For ^(GU)the whole law is fulfilled in one word: ^(GV)“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” ¹⁵But if you ^(GW)bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.

Keep in Step with the Spirit

¹⁶But I say, ^(GX)walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify ^(GY)the desires of the flesh. ¹⁷For ^(GZ)the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, ^(HA)to keep you from doing the things you want to do. ¹⁸But if you are ^(HB)led by the Spirit, ^(HC)you are not under the law. ¹⁹Now ^(HD)the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, ²⁰idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, ^(HE)divisions, ²¹envy,^[z] drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that ^(HF)those who do^[aa] such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. ²²But ^(HG)the fruit of the Spirit is ^(HH)love, joy, peace, patience, ^(HI)kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³^(HJ)gentleness, ^(HK)self-control; ^(HL)against such things there is no law. ²⁴And those who belong to Christ Jesus ^(HM)have crucified the flesh with its ^(HN)passions and desires.

²⁵If we live by the Spirit, ^(HO)let us also keep in step with the Spirit. ²⁶^(HP)Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

Bear One Another's Burdens

6 Brothers,^[ab] ^(HQ)if anyone is caught in any transgression, ^(HR)you who are spiritual should restore him in ^(HS)a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. ²^(HT)Bear one another's burdens, and ^(HU)so fulfill ^(HV)the law of Christ. ³For ^(HW)if anyone thinks he is something, ^(HX)when he is nothing, he deceives himself. ⁴But let each one ^(HY)test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor. ⁵For ^(HZ)each will have to bear his own load.

⁶^(IA)Let the one who is taught the word share all good things with the one who teaches. ⁷^(IB)Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for ^(IC)whatever one sows, that will he also reap. ⁸For ^(ID)the one who sows to his own flesh ^(IE)will from the flesh reap corruption, but ^(IF)the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. ⁹And ^(IG)let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, ^(IH)if we do not give up. ¹⁰So then, ^(II)as we have opportunity, let us ^(IJ)do good to everyone, and especially to those who are ^(IK)of the household of faith.

Final Warning and Benediction

¹¹See with what large letters I am writing to you ^(IL)with my own hand. ¹²^(IM)It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh ^(IN)who would force you to be circumcised, and only ^(IO)in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. ¹³For even those who are circumcised do not themselves keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may boast in your flesh. ¹⁴But far be it from me to boast ^(IP)except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which^[ac] the world ^(IQ)has been crucified to me, and I to the world. ¹⁵For ^(IR)neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but ^(IS)a new creation. ¹⁶And as for all who walk by this rule, ^(IT)peace and mercy be upon them, and upon ^(IU)the Israel of God.

¹⁷From now on let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.

¹⁸^(IV)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be ^(IW)with your spirit, brothers. Amen.

Footnotes

Galatians 1:2 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters; also verse 11
Galatians 1:10 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
Galatians 1:11 Greek not according to man
Galatians 1:15 Greek set me apart from my mother's womb
Galatians 1:16 Greek in
Galatians 1:16 Greek with flesh and blood
Galatians 2:12 Or fearing those of the circumcision
Galatians 2:16 Or counted righteous (three times in verse 16); also verse 17
Galatians 2:21 Or justification
Galatians 3:3 Or now ending with
Galatians 3:4 Or experience
Galatians 3:8 Or count righteous; also verses 11, 24
Galatians 3:11 Or The one who by faith is righteous will live
Galatians 3:14 Greek receive the promise of the Spirit
Galatians 3:15 Or brothers and sisters
Galatians 3:28 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
Galatians 4:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; also verse 7
Galatians 4:3 Or elemental spirits; also verse 9
Galatians 4:12 Or Brothers and sisters; also verses 28, 31
Galatians 4:16 Or by dealing truthfully with you
Galatians 4:25 Some manuscripts For Sinai is a mountain in Arabia
Galatians 4:28 Some manuscripts we
Galatians 5:4 Or counted righteous
Galatians 5:11 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 13
Galatians 5:11 Greek proclaim
Galatians 5:21 Some manuscripts add murder
Galatians 5:21 Or make a practice of doing
Galatians 6:1 Or Brothers and sisters; also verse 18
Galatians 6:14 Or through whom

Galatians 1-6

New International Version

1 Paul, an apostle^(A)—sent not from men nor by a man,^(B) but by Jesus Christ^(C) and God the Father,^(D) who raised him from the dead^(E)— ²and all the brothers and sisters^[a] with me,^(F)

To the churches in Galatia:^(G)

³Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,^(H) ⁴who gave himself for our sins^(I) to rescue us from the present evil age,^(J) according to the will of our God and Father,^(K) ⁵to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.^(L)

No Other Gospel

⁶I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called^(M) you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel^(N)— ⁷which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion^(O) and are trying to pervert^(P) the gospel of Christ. ⁸But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you,^(Q) let them be under God’s curse!^(R) ⁹As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted,^(S) let them be under God’s curse!

¹⁰Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people?^(T) If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Paul Called by God

¹¹I want you to know, brothers and sisters,^(U) that the gospel I preached^(V) is not of human origin. ¹²I did not receive it from any man,^(W) nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation^(X) from Jesus Christ.^(Y)

¹³For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism,^(Z) how intensely I persecuted the church of God^(AA) and tried to destroy it.^(AB) ¹⁴I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people and was extremely zealous^(AC) for the traditions of my fathers.^(AD) ¹⁵But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb^(AE) and called me^(AF) by his grace, was pleased ¹⁶to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles,^(AG) my immediate response was not to consult any human being.^(AH) ¹⁷I did not go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was, but I went into Arabia. Later I returned to Damascus.^(AI)

¹⁸Then after three years,^(AJ) I went up to Jerusalem^(AK) to get acquainted with Cephas^[b] and stayed with him fifteen days. ¹⁹I saw none of the other apostles—only James,^(AL) the Lord’s brother. ²⁰I assure you before God^(AM) that what I am writing you is no lie.^(AN)

²¹Then I went to Syria^(AO) and Cilicia.^(AP) ²²I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea^(AQ) that are in Christ.^(AR) ²³They only heard the report: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith^(AS) he once tried to destroy.”^(AT) ²⁴And they praised God^(AU) because of me.

Paul Accepted by the Apostles

2 Then after fourteen years, I went up again to Jerusalem,^(AV) this time with Barnabas.^(AW) I took Titus^(AX) along also. ²I went in response to a revelation^(AY) and, meeting privately with those esteemed as leaders, I presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles.^(AZ) I wanted to be sure I was not running and had not been running my race^(BA) in vain. ³Yet not even Titus,^(BB) who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.^(BC) ⁴This matter arose because some false believers^(BD) had infiltrated our ranks to spy on^(BE) the freedom^(BF) we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves. ⁵We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel^(BG) might be preserved for you.

⁶As for those who were held in high esteem^(BH)—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism^(BI)—they added nothing to my message.^(BJ) ⁷On the contrary, they recognized that I had been entrusted with the task^(BK) of preaching the gospel to the uncircumcised,^[c]^(BL) just as Peter^(BM) had been to the circumcised.^[d] ⁸For God, who was at work in Peter as an apostle^(BN) to the circumcised, was also at work in me as an apostle^(BO) to the Gentiles. ⁹James,^(BP) Cephas^[e]^(BQ) and John, those esteemed as pillars,^(BR) gave me and Barnabas^(BS) the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me.^(BT) They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles,^(BU) and they to the circumcised. ¹⁰All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor,^(BV) the very thing I had been eager to do all along.

Paul Opposes Cephas

¹¹When Cephas^(BW) came to Antioch,^(BX) I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. ¹²For before certain men came from James,^(BY) he used to eat with the Gentiles.^(BZ) But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group.^(CA) ¹³The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas^(CB) was led astray.

¹⁴When I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel,^(CC) I said to Cephas^(CD) in front of them all, “You are a Jew, yet you live like a Gentile and not like a Jew.^(CE) How is it, then, that you force Gentiles to follow Jewish customs?^(CF)

¹⁵“We who are Jews by birth^(CG) and not sinful Gentiles^(CH) ¹⁶know that a person is not justified by the works of the law,^(CI) but by faith in Jesus Christ.^(CJ) So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in^[f] Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.^(CK)

¹⁷“But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners,^(CL) doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not!^(CM) ¹⁸If I rebuild what I destroyed, then I really would be a lawbreaker.

¹⁹“For through the law I died to the law^(CN) so that I might live for God.^(CO) ²⁰I have been crucified with Christ^(CP) and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.^(CQ) The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God,^(CR) who loved me^(CS) and gave himself for me.^(CT) ²¹I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law,^(CU) Christ died for nothing!”^[g]

Faith or Works of the Law

3 You foolish^(CV) Galatians!^(CW) Who has bewitched you?^(CX) Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.^(CY) ²I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit^(CZ) by the works of the law,^(DA) or by believing what you heard?^(DB) ³Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh?^[h] ⁴Have you experienced^[i] so much in vain—if it really was in vain? ⁵So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles^(DC) among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?^(DD) ⁶So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”^[j]^(DE)

⁷Understand, then, that those who have faith^(DF) are children of Abraham.^(DG) ⁸Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”^[k]^(DH) ⁹So those who rely on faith^(DI) are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.^(DJ)

¹⁰For all who rely on the works of the law^(DK) are under a curse,^(DL) as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”^[l]^(DM) ¹¹Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God,^(DN) because “the righteous will live by faith.”^[m]^(DO) ¹²The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, “The person who does these things will live by them.”^[n]^(DP) ¹³Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law^(DQ) by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.”^[o]^(DR) ¹⁴He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus,^(DS) so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.^(DT)

The Law and the Promise

¹⁵Brothers and sisters,^(DU) let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly established, so it is in this case. ¹⁶The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed.^(DV) Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your seed,”^[p]^(DW) meaning one person, who is Christ. ¹⁷What I mean is this: The law, introduced 430 years^(DX) later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise. ¹⁸For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on the promise;^(DY) but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise.

¹⁹Why, then, was the law given at all? It was added because of transgressions^(DZ) until the Seed^(EA) to whom the promise referred had come. The law was given through angels^(EB) and entrusted to a mediator.^(EC) ²⁰A mediator,^(ED) however, implies more than one party; but God is one.

²¹Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not!^(EE) For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.^(EF) ²²But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin,^(EG) so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.

Children of God

²³Before the coming of this faith,^[q] we were held in custody^(EH) under the law, locked up until the faith that was to come would be revealed.^(EI) ²⁴So the law was our guardian until Christ came^(EJ) that we might be justified by faith.^(EK) ²⁵Now that this faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.^(EL)

²⁶So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God^(EM) through faith, ²⁷for all of you who were baptized into Christ^(EN) have clothed yourselves with Christ.^(EO) ²⁸There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free,^(EP) nor is there male and female,^(EQ) for you are all one in Christ Jesus.^(ER) ²⁹If you belong to Christ,^(ES) then you are Abraham’s seed,^(ET) and heirs^(EU) according to the promise.^(EV)

4 What I am saying is that as long as an heir is underage, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate. ²The heir is subject to guardians and trustees until the time set by his father. ³So also, when we were underage, we were in slavery^(EW) under the elemental spiritual forces^[r] of the world.^(EX) ⁴But when the set time had fully come,^(EY) God sent his Son,^(EZ) born of a woman,^(FA) born under the law,^(FB) ⁵to redeem^(FC) those under the law, that we might receive adoption^(FD) to sonship.^[s]^(FE) ⁶Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son^(FF) into our hearts,^(FG) the Spirit who calls out, “Abba,^[t] Father.”^(FH) ⁷So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.^(FI)

Paul’s Concern for the Galatians

⁸Formerly, when you did not know God,^(FJ) you were slaves^(FK) to those who by nature are not gods.^(FL) ⁹But now that you know God—or rather are known by God^(FM)—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces^[u]? Do you wish to be enslaved^(FN) by them all over again?^(FO) ¹⁰You are observing special days and months and seasons and years!^(FP) ¹¹I fear for you, that somehow I have wasted my efforts on you.^(FQ)

¹²I plead with you, brothers and sisters,^(FR) become like me, for I became like you. You did me no wrong. ¹³As you know, it was because of an illness^(FS) that I first preached the gospel to you, ¹⁴and even though my illness was a trial to you, you did not treat me with contempt or scorn. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus himself.^(FT) ¹⁵Where, then, is your blessing of me now? I can testify that, if you could have done so, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me. ¹⁶Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?^(FU)

¹⁷Those people are zealous to win you over, but for no good. What they want is to alienate you from us, so that you may have zeal for them.^(FV) ¹⁸It is fine to be zealous, provided the purpose is good, and to be so always, not just when I am with you.^(FW) ¹⁹My dear children,^(FX) for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,^(FY) ²⁰how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you!

Hagar and Sarah

²¹Tell me, you who want to be under the law,^(FZ) are you not aware of what the law says? ²²For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman^(GA) and the other by the free woman.^(GB) ²³His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh,^(GC) but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a divine promise.^(GD)

²⁴These things are being taken figuratively: The women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves: This is Hagar. ²⁵Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children. ²⁶But the Jerusalem that is above^(GE) is free, and she is our mother. ²⁷For it is written:

“Be glad, barren woman,
    you who never bore a child;
shout for joy and cry aloud,
    you who were never in labor;
because more are the children of the desolate woman
    than of her who has a husband.”^[v]^(GF)

²⁸Now you, brothers and sisters, like Isaac, are children of promise.^(GG) ²⁹At that time the son born according to the flesh^(GH) persecuted the son born by the power of the Spirit.^(GI) It is the same now. ³⁰But what does Scripture say? “Get rid of the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”^[w]^(GJ) ³¹Therefore, brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman,^(GK) but of the free woman.^(GL)

Freedom in Christ

5 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.^(GM) Stand firm,^(GN) then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.^(GO)

²Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised,^(GP) Christ will be of no value to you at all. ³Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.^(GQ) ⁴You who are trying to be justified by the law^(GR) have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.^(GS) ⁵For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope.^(GT) ⁶For in Christ Jesus^(GU) neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value.^(GV) The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.^(GW)

⁷You were running a good race.^(GX) Who cut in on you^(GY) to keep you from obeying the truth? ⁸That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you.^(GZ) ⁹“A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.”^(HA) ¹⁰I am confident^(HB) in the Lord that you will take no other view.^(HC) The one who is throwing you into confusion,^(HD) whoever that may be, will have to pay the penalty. ¹¹Brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted?^(HE) In that case the offense^(HF) of the cross has been abolished. ¹²As for those agitators,^(HG) I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!

Life by the Spirit

¹³You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free.^(HH) But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh^[x];^(HI) rather, serve one another^(HJ) humbly in love. ¹⁴For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”^[y]^(HK) ¹⁵If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.

¹⁶So I say, walk by the Spirit,^(HL) and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.^(HM) ¹⁷For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh.^(HN) They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever^[z] you want.^(HO) ¹⁸But if you are led by the Spirit,^(HP) you are not under the law.^(HQ)

¹⁹The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality,^(HR) impurity and debauchery; ²⁰idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions ²¹and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like.^(HS) I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.^(HT)

²²But the fruit^(HU) of the Spirit is love,^(HV) joy, peace,^(HW) forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³gentleness and self-control.^(HX) Against such things there is no law.^(HY) ²⁴Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh^(HZ) with its passions and desires.^(IA) ²⁵Since we live by the Spirit,^(IB) let us keep in step with the Spirit. ²⁶Let us not become conceited,^(IC) provoking and envying each other.

Doing Good to All

6 Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit^(ID) should restore^(IE) that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted. ²Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.^(IF) ³If anyone thinks they are something^(IG) when they are not, they deceive themselves.^(IH) ⁴Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone,^(II) without comparing themselves to someone else,^(IJ) ⁵for each one should carry their own load.^(IK) ⁶Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word should share all good things with their instructor.^(IL)

⁷Do not be deceived:^(IM) God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.^(IN) ⁸Whoever sows to please their flesh,^(IO) from the flesh will reap destruction;^(IP) whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.^(IQ) ⁹Let us not become weary in doing good,^(IR) for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.^(IS) ¹⁰Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good^(IT) to all people, especially to those who belong to the family^(IU) of believers.

Not Circumcision but the New Creation

¹¹See what large letters I use as I write to you with my own hand!^(IV)

¹²Those who want to impress people by means of the flesh^(IW) are trying to compel you to be circumcised.^(IX) The only reason they do this is to avoid being persecuted^(IY) for the cross of Christ. ¹³Not even those who are circumcised keep the law,^(IZ) yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast about your circumcision in the flesh.^(JA) ¹⁴May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,^(JB) through which^[aa] the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.^(JC) ¹⁵Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything;^(JD) what counts is the new creation.^(JE) ¹⁶Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule—to^[ab] the Israel of God.

¹⁷From now on, let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks^(JF) of Jesus.

¹⁸The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ^(JG) be with your spirit,^(JH) brothers and sisters. Amen.

Footnotes

Galatians 1:2 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verse 11; and in 3:15; 4:12, 28, 31; 5:11, 13; 6:1, 18.
Galatians 1:18 That is, Peter
Galatians 2:7 That is, Gentiles
Galatians 2:7 That is, Jews; also in verses 8 and 9
Galatians 2:9 That is, Peter; also in verses 11 and 14
Galatians 2:16 Or but through the faithfulness of … justified on the basis of the faithfulness of
Galatians 2:21 Some interpreters end the quotation after verse 14.
Galatians 3:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
Galatians 3:4 Or suffered
Galatians 3:6 Gen. 15:6
Galatians 3:8 Gen. 12:3; 18:18; 22:18
Galatians 3:10 Deut. 27:26
Galatians 3:11 Hab. 2:4
Galatians 3:12 Lev. 18:5
Galatians 3:13 Deut. 21:23
Galatians 3:16 Gen. 12:7; 13:15; 24:7
Galatians 3:23 Or through the faithfulness of Jesus … ²³Before faith came
Galatians 4:3 Or under the basic principles
Galatians 4:5 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture.
Galatians 4:6 Aramaic for Father
Galatians 4:9 Or principles
Galatians 4:27 Isaiah 54:1
Galatians 4:30 Gen. 21:10
Galatians 5:13 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 16, 17, 19 and 24; and in 6:8.
Galatians 5:14 Lev. 19:18
Galatians 5:17 Or you do not do what
Galatians 6:14 Or whom
Galatians 6:16 Or rule and to

Galatians 1-6

King James Version

1 Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)

²And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:

³Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,

⁴Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:

⁵To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

⁶I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

⁷Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

⁸But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

⁹As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.

¹⁰For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

¹¹But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.

¹²For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

¹³For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:

¹⁴And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

¹⁵But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,

¹⁶To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:

¹⁷Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.

¹⁸Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.

¹⁹But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.

²⁰Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.

²¹Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;

²²And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ:

²³But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.

²⁴And they glorified God in me.

2 Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also.

²And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.

³But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:

⁴And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:

⁵To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.

⁶But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me:

⁷But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter;

⁸(For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)

⁹And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.

¹⁰Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.

¹¹But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.

¹²For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.

¹³And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.

¹⁴But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?

¹⁵We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,

¹⁶Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

¹⁷But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.

¹⁸For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.

¹⁹For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.

²⁰I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

²¹I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

3 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?

²This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

³Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?

⁴Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.

⁵He 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?

⁶Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.

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

⁸And 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.

⁹So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.

¹⁰For 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.

¹¹But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.

¹²And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.

¹³Christ 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:

¹⁴That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

¹⁵Brethren, 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.

¹⁶Now 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.

¹⁷And 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.

¹⁸For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.

¹⁹Wherefore 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.

²⁰Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.

²¹Is 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.

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

²³But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

²⁴Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

²⁵But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.

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

²⁷For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

²⁸There 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.

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

4 Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;

²But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.

³Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:

⁴But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

⁵To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

⁶And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

⁷Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

⁸Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.

⁹But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?

¹⁰Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.

¹¹I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.

¹²Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are: ye have not injured me at all.

¹³Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.

¹⁴And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

¹⁵Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.

¹⁶Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?

¹⁷They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.

¹⁸But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.

¹⁹My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,

²⁰I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you.

²¹Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?

²²For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.

²³But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.

²⁴Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.

²⁵For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.

²⁶But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

²⁷For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.

²⁸Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.

²⁹But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.

³⁰Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.

³¹So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.

5 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

²Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.

³For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

⁴Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.

⁵For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

⁶For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

⁷Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?

⁸This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.

⁹A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

¹⁰I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.

¹¹And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.

¹²I would they were even cut off which trouble you.

¹³For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

¹⁴For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

¹⁵But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.

¹⁶This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

¹⁷For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

¹⁸But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

¹⁹Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

²⁰Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

²¹Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

²²But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

²³Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

²⁴And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

²⁵If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

²⁶Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

6 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

²Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

³For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

⁴But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.

⁵For every man shall bear his own burden.

⁶Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.

⁷Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

⁸For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

⁹And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

¹⁰As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

¹¹Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand.

¹²As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.

¹³For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

¹⁴But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.

¹⁵For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.

¹⁶And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.

¹⁷From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.

¹⁸Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

Acts 18:22-19

English Standard Version

²²When he had landed at Caesarea, he ^(A)went up and greeted the church, and then went down to Antioch. ²³After spending some time there, he departed and ^(B)went from one place to the next through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, ^(C)strengthening all the disciples.

Apollos Speaks Boldly in Ephesus

²⁴Now a Jew named ^(D)Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, ^(E)competent in the Scriptures. ²⁵He had been instructed in ^(F)the way of the Lord. And ^(G)being fervent in spirit,^[a] he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only ^(H)the baptism of John. ²⁶He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when ^(I)Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him ^(J)the way of God more accurately. ²⁷And when he wished to cross to ^(K)Achaia, ^(L)the brothers encouraged him and ^(M)wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, ^(N)he greatly helped those who through grace had believed, ²⁸for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures ^(O)that the Christ was Jesus.

Paul in Ephesus

19 And it happened that while ^(P)Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed ^(Q)through the inland^[b] country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples. ²And he said to them, ^(R)“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” And they said, “No, ^(S)we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” ³And he said, ^(T)“Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into ^(U)John's baptism.” ⁴And Paul said, ^(V)“John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people ^(W)to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus.” ⁵On hearing this, ^(X)they were baptized in^[c] the name of the Lord Jesus. ⁶And ^(Y)when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and ^(Z)they began speaking in tongues and ^(AA)prophesying. ⁷There were about twelve men in all.

⁸And ^(AB)he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading them ^(AC)about the kingdom of God. ⁹^(AD)But when some became stubborn and ^(AE)continued in unbelief, speaking evil of ^(AF)the Way before the congregation, he withdrew from them and took the disciples with him, reasoning daily in the hall of Tyrannus.^[d] ¹⁰This continued for ^(AG)two years, so that ^(AH)all the residents of Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

The Sons of Sceva

¹¹And ^(AI)God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, ¹²^(AJ)so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them and ^(AK)the evil spirits came out of them. ¹³Then some of the itinerant Jewish ^(AL)exorcists ^(AM)undertook to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, ^(AN)“I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul proclaims.” ¹⁴Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this. ¹⁵But the evil spirit answered them, ^(AO)“Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?” ¹⁶And the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped on them, mastered all^[e] of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. ¹⁷And this became known to all the residents of Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. And fear fell upon them all, and ^(AP)the name of the Lord Jesus was extolled. ¹⁸Also many of those who were now believers came, ^(AQ)confessing and divulging their practices. ¹⁹And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted the value of them and found it came to fifty thousand pieces of silver. ²⁰So the word of the Lord ^(AR)continued to increase and prevail mightily.

A Riot at Ephesus

²¹Now after these events Paul resolved in the Spirit ^(AS)to pass through ^(AT)Macedonia and Achaia and ^(AU)go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, ^(AV)I must also see Rome.” ²²And having sent into Macedonia two of ^(AW)his helpers, ^(AX)Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia ^(AY)for a while.

Footnotes

Acts 18:25 Or in the Spirit
Acts 19:1 Greek upper (that is, highland)
Acts 19:5 Or into
Acts 19:9 Some manuscripts add from the fifth hour to the tenth (that is, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
Acts 19:16 Or both

Acts 18:22-19

New International Version

²²When he landed at Caesarea,^(A) he went up to Jerusalem and greeted the church and then went down to Antioch.^(B)

²³After spending some time in Antioch, Paul set out from there and traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia^(C) and Phrygia,^(D) strengthening all the disciples.^(E)

²⁴Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos,^(F) a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus.^(G) He was a learned man, with a thorough knowledge of the Scriptures. ²⁵He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and he spoke with great fervor^[a]^(H) and taught about Jesus accurately, though he knew only the baptism of John.^(I) ²⁶He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila^(J) heard him, they invited him to their home and explained to him the way of God more adequately.

²⁷When Apollos wanted to go to Achaia,^(K) the brothers and sisters^(L) encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. When he arrived, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed. ²⁸For he vigorously refuted his Jewish opponents in public debate, proving from the Scriptures^(M) that Jesus was the Messiah.^(N)

Paul in Ephesus

19 While Apollos^(O) was at Corinth,^(P) Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus.^(Q) There he found some disciples ²and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit^(R) when^[b] you believed?”

They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

³So Paul asked, “Then what baptism did you receive?”

“John’s baptism,” they replied.

⁴Paul said, “John’s baptism^(S) was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”^(T) ⁵On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.^(U) ⁶When Paul placed his hands on them,^(V) the Holy Spirit came on them,^(W) and they spoke in tongues^[c]^(X) and prophesied. ⁷There were about twelve men in all.

⁸Paul entered the synagogue^(Y) and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.^(Z) ⁹But some of them^(AA) became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way.^(AB) So Paul left them. He took the disciples^(AC) with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. ¹⁰This went on for two years,^(AD) so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia^(AE) heard the word of the Lord.^(AF)

¹¹God did extraordinary miracles^(AG) through Paul, ¹²so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured^(AH) and the evil spirits left them.

¹³Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits^(AI) tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, “In the name of the Jesus^(AJ) whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out.” ¹⁴Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. ¹⁵One day the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?” ¹⁶Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding.

¹⁷When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus,^(AK) they were all seized with fear,^(AL) and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor. ¹⁸Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed what they had done. ¹⁹A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.^[d] ²⁰In this way the word of the Lord^(AM) spread widely and grew in power.^(AN)

²¹After all this had happened, Paul decided^[e] to go to Jerusalem,^(AO) passing through Macedonia^(AP) and Achaia.^(AQ) “After I have been there,” he said, “I must visit Rome also.”^(AR) ²²He sent two of his helpers,^(AS) Timothy^(AT) and Erastus,^(AU) to Macedonia, while he stayed in the province of Asia^(AV) a little longer.

Footnotes

Acts 18:25 Or with fervor in the Spirit
Acts 19:2 Or after
Acts 19:6 Or other languages
Acts 19:19 A drachma was a silver coin worth about a day’s wages.
Acts 19:21 Or decided in the Spirit

Acts 18:22-19

King James Version

²²And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.

²³And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.

²⁴And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.

²⁵This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.

²⁶And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.

²⁷And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:

²⁸For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publicly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.

19 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,

²He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.

³And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.

⁴Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.

⁵When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

⁶And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

⁷And all the men were about twelve.

⁸And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.

⁹But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.

¹⁰And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

¹¹And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:

¹²So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.

¹³Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.

¹⁴And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.

¹⁵And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?

¹⁶And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

¹⁷And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

¹⁸And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.

¹⁹Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.

²⁰So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.

²¹After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.

²²So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.

1 Corinthians 1

English Standard Version

Greeting

1 Paul, ^(A)called ^(B)by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes,

²To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those ^(C)sanctified in Christ Jesus, ^(D)called to be saints together with all those who in every place ^(E)call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours:

³^(F)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Thanksgiving

⁴I ^(G)give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, ⁵that in every way ^(H)you were enriched in him in all ^(I)speech and all knowledge— ⁶even as ^(J)the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you— ⁷so that you are not lacking in any gift, as you ^(K)wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ, ⁸^(L)who will sustain you to the end, ^(M)guiltless ^(N)in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹^(O)God is faithful, by whom you were called into the ^(P)fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Divisions in the Church

¹⁰I appeal to you, brothers,^[a] by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no ^(Q)divisions among you, but that you be united ^(R)in the same mind and the same judgment. ¹¹For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is ^(S)quarreling among you, my brothers. ¹²What I mean is that ^(T)each one of you says, “I follow Paul,” or “I follow ^(U)Apollos,” or “I follow ^(V)Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.” ¹³^(W)Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you ^(X)baptized in the name of Paul? ¹⁴I thank God that I baptized none of you except ^(Y)Crispus and ^(Z)Gaius, ¹⁵so that no one may say that you were baptized in my name. ¹⁶(I did baptize also ^(AA)the household of Stephanas. Beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized anyone else.) ¹⁷For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and ^(AB)not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

Christ the Wisdom and Power of God

¹⁸For the word of the cross is ^(AC)folly to ^(AD)those who are perishing, but to us ^(AE)who are being saved it is ^(AF)the power of God. ¹⁹For it is written,

^(AG)“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”

²⁰^(AH)Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? ^(AI)Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? ²¹For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach^[b] to save those who believe. ²²For ^(AJ)Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom,

Footnotes

1 Corinthians 1:10 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters; also verses 11, 26
1 Corinthians 1:21 Or the folly of preaching

1 Corinthians 1

New International Version

1 Paul, called to be an apostle^(A) of Christ Jesus by the will of God,^(B) and our brother Sosthenes,^(C)

²To the church of God^(D) in Corinth,^(E) to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called^(F) to be his holy people, together with all those everywhere who call on the name^(G) of our Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord and ours:

³Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.^(H)

Thanksgiving

⁴I always thank my God for you^(I) because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. ⁵For in him you have been enriched^(J) in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge^(K)— ⁶God thus confirming our testimony^(L) about Christ among you. ⁷Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift^(M) as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.^(N) ⁸He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless^(O) on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.^(P) ⁹God is faithful,^(Q) who has called you^(R) into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.^(S)

A Church Divided Over Leaders

¹⁰I appeal to you, brothers and sisters,^[a]^(T) in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you,^(U) but that you be perfectly united^(V) in mind and thought. ¹¹My brothers and sisters, some from Chloe’s household^(W) have informed me that there are quarrels among you. ¹²What I mean is this: One of you says, “I follow Paul”;^(X) another, “I follow Apollos”;^(Y) another, “I follow Cephas^[b]”;^(Z) still another, “I follow Christ.”

¹³Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized in the name of Paul?^(AA) ¹⁴I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus^(AB) and Gaius,^(AC) ¹⁵so no one can say that you were baptized in my name. ¹⁶(Yes, I also baptized the household^(AD) of Stephanas;^(AE) beyond that, I don’t remember if I baptized anyone else.) ¹⁷For Christ did not send me to baptize,^(AF) but to preach the gospel—not with wisdom^(AG) and eloquence, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

Christ Crucified Is God’s Power and Wisdom

¹⁸For the message of the cross is foolishness^(AH) to those who are perishing,^(AI) but to us who are being saved^(AJ) it is the power of God.^(AK) ¹⁹For it is written:

“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise;
the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”^[c]^(AL)

²⁰Where is the wise person?^(AM) Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age?^(AN) Has not God made foolish^(AO) the wisdom of the world? ²¹For since in the wisdom of God the world^(AP) through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save^(AQ) those who believe.^(AR) ²²Jews demand signs^(AS) and Greeks look for wisdom,

Footnotes

1 Corinthians 1:10 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verses 11 and 26; and in 2:1; 3:1; 4:6; 6:8; 7:24, 29; 10:1; 11:33; 12:1; 14:6, 20, 26, 39; 15:1, 6, 50, 58; 16:15, 20.
1 Corinthians 1:12 That is, Peter
1 Corinthians 1:19 Isaiah 29:14

1 Corinthians 1-3

King James Version

1 Paul called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

²Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both their's and our's:

³Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

⁴I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;

⁵That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;

⁶Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

⁷So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

⁸Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁹God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

¹⁰Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

¹¹For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

¹²Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

¹³Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?

¹⁴I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;

¹⁵Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.

¹⁶And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.

¹⁷For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.

¹⁸For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

¹⁹For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

²⁰Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

²¹For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

²²For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

²³But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

²⁴But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

²⁵Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

²⁶For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:

²⁷But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

²⁸And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:

²⁹That no flesh should glory in his presence.

³⁰But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

³¹That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

2 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.

²For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

³And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.

⁴And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

⁵That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

⁶Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:

⁷But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

⁸Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

⁹But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

¹⁰But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

¹¹For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

¹²Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

¹³Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

¹⁴But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

¹⁵But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.

¹⁶For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? but we have the mind of Christ.

3 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.

²I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

³For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

⁴For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?

⁵Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

⁶I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

⁷So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

⁸Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

⁹For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.

¹⁰According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.

¹¹For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

¹²Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

¹³Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.

¹⁴If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.

¹⁵If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

¹⁶Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

¹⁷If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

¹⁸Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

¹⁹For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

²⁰And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

²¹Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are your's;

²²Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are your's;

²³And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.

2 Thessalonians 1-3 English Standard Version

Greeting

Thanksgiving

The Judgment at Christ's Coming

The Man of Lawlessness

Stand Firm

Pray for Us

Warning Against Idleness

Benediction

Footnotes

Cross references

2 Thessalonians 1-3 New International Version

Thanksgiving and Prayer

The Man of Lawlessness

Stand Firm

Request for Prayer

Warning Against Idleness

Final Greetings

Footnotes

Cross references

2 Thessalonians 1-3 King James Version

Acts 18:19-21 English Standard Version

Cross references

Acts 18:19-21 New International Version

Cross references

Acts 18:19-21 King James Version

Galatians 1-6 English Standard Version

Greeting

No Other Gospel

Paul Called by God

Paul Accepted by the Apostles

Paul Opposes Peter

Justified by Faith

By Faith, or by Works of the Law?

The Righteous Shall Live by Faith

The Law and the Promise

Sons and Heirs

Paul's Concern for the Galatians

Example of Hagar and Sarah

Christ Has Set Us Free

Keep in Step with the Spirit

Bear One Another's Burdens

Final Warning and Benediction

Footnotes

Cross references

Galatians 1-6 New International Version

No Other Gospel

Paul Called by God

Paul Accepted by the Apostles

Paul Opposes Cephas

Faith or Works of the Law

The Law and the Promise

Children of God

Paul’s Concern for the Galatians

Hagar and Sarah

Freedom in Christ

Life by the Spirit

Doing Good to All

Not Circumcision but the New Creation

Footnotes

Cross references

Galatians 1-6 King James Version

Acts 18:22-19 English Standard Version

Apollos Speaks Boldly in Ephesus

Paul in Ephesus

The Sons of Sceva

A Riot at Ephesus

Footnotes

Cross references

Acts 18:22-19 New International Version

Paul in Ephesus

Footnotes

Cross references

Acts 18:22-19 King James Version

1 Corinthians 1 English Standard Version

Greeting

Thanksgiving

Divisions in the Church

Christ the Wisdom and Power of God

Footnotes

2 Thessalonians 1-3

English Standard Version

2 Thessalonians 1-3

New International Version

2 Thessalonians 1-3

King James Version

Acts 18:19-21

English Standard Version

Acts 18:19-21

New International Version

Acts 18:19-21

King James Version

Galatians 1-6

English Standard Version

Galatians 1-6

New International Version

Galatians 1-6

King James Version

Acts 18:22-19

English Standard Version

Acts 18:22-19

New International Version

Acts 18:22-19

King James Version

1 Corinthians 1

English Standard Version

1 Corinthians 1

New International Version

1 Corinthians 1-3

King James Version