Galatians 3:1-14

New American Standard Bible 1995

Faith Brings Righteousness

3 ^[a]You foolish ^(A)Galatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ ^(B)was publicly portrayed as crucified? ² This is the only thing I want to find out from you: did you receive the Spirit by the works of ^[b]the Law, or by ^[c](C)hearing with faith? ³ Are you so foolish? Having begun ^[d]by the Spirit, are you now ^[e]being perfected by the flesh? ⁴ Did you ^[f]suffer so many things in vain—^(D)if indeed it was in vain? ⁵ So then, does He who ^(E)provides you with the Spirit and ^(F)works ^[g]miracles among you, do it by the works of ^[h]the Law, or by ^[i](G)hearing with faith?

^6 [j]Even so ^(H)Abraham ^(I)believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness. ⁷ Therefore, ^[k]be sure that ^(J)it is those who are of faith who are ^(K)sons of Abraham. ⁸ The Scripture, foreseeing that God ^[l]would justify the ^[m]Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “^(L)All the nations will be blessed in you.” ⁹ So then ^(M)those who are of faith are blessed with ^[n]Abraham, the believer.

¹⁰ For as many as are of the works of ^[o]the Law are under a curse; for it is written, “^(N)Cursed is everyone who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law, to perform them.” ¹¹ Now that ^(O)no one is justified ^[p]by ^[q]the Law before God is evident; for, “^[r](P)The righteous man shall live by faith.” ^12 [s]However, the Law is not ^[t]of faith; on the contrary, “^(Q)He who practices them shall live ^[u]by them.” ¹³ Christ ^(R)redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us—for it is written, “^(S)Cursed is everyone who hangs on ^(T)a ^[v]tree”— ¹⁴ in order that ^(U)in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might ^[w]come to the Gentiles, so that we ^(V)would receive ^(W)the promise of the Spirit through faith.