²⁰ I have been crucified with Christ^(A) and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.^(B) The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God,^(C) who loved me^(D) and gave himself for me.^{(E) 21} I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law,^(F) Christ died for nothing!”^[a]

Faith or Works of the Law

3 You foolish^(G) Galatians!^(H) Who has bewitched you?^(I) Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.^{(J) 2} I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit^(K) by the works of the law,^(L) or by believing what you heard?^{(M) 3} Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh?^{[b] 4} Have you experienced^[c] so much in vain—if it really was in vain? ⁵ So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles^(N) among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?^{(O) 6} So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”^[d](P)

⁷ Understand, then, that those who have faith^(Q) are children of Abraham.^{(R) 8} Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”^{[e](S) 9} So those who rely on faith^(T) are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.^(U)