Beginning

1 ¶ Paul, apostle (not from men neither through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead)

² and all the brethren who are with me, unto the congregations {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones} of Galatia:

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

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

⁵ unto whom be the glory for the ages of the ages. Amen.

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

⁷ for there is not another; but there are some that trouble you and would pervert the gospel of the Christ.

⁸ But even if we, or an angel from heaven, were to preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be anathema.

⁹ As we said before, so do I say now again, If anyone preaches any other gospel unto you than what ye have received, let him be anathema.

¹⁰ ¶ For 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 slave of Christ.

¹¹ But I make known unto you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not according to man.

¹² For I did not receive it nor learn it from man, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

¹³ For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in Judaism, how that beyond measure I was persecuting and destroying the congregation {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones} of God

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

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

¹⁶ to reveal his Son in me that I might preach him among the Gentiles, immediately I did not confer with flesh and blood,

¹⁷ neither did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went into Arabia and returned again unto Damascus.

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

¹⁹ But I saw none of the other apostles, except James the Lord’s brother.

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

²¹ Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia

²² and was unknown by face unto the congregations {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones} of Judaea which were in Christ,

²³ but they had only heard, That he who persecuted us in time past now preaches the faith which he once destroyed.

²⁴ And they glorified God in me.

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

² But I went up by revelation and communicated unto them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to those who seemed to be of repute, to not run, or have run, in vain.

³ But not even Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised,

⁴ And that in spite of the false brethren, who entered secretly to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus that they might bring us into bondage;

⁵ Unto whom we did not submit even for one hour that the truth of the gospel might remain with you.

⁶ But of these who seemed to be of repute, (whatever they were, it makes no matter to me: God does not accept the appearance of men), for those who seemed to be of repute in conference added nothing to me;

⁷ But to the contrary, 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 showed himself forth in Peter for apostleship of the circumcision, the same also showed himself forth in me toward the Gentiles);

⁹ and 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 hand of fellowship that we should go unto the Gentiles, and they unto the circumcision.

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

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

¹² For before certain ones came from James, he ate with the Gentiles, but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.

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

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

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

¹⁶ knowing 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.

¹⁷ But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of our sin? No, in no wise.

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

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

²⁰ I am crucified with Christ; nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives 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.

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

3 ¶ O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you that ye should not trust in the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ has been evidently set forth, crucified among you?

² This only would I learn of you, Did ye receive the Spirit by the works of the law or by the obedient ear of faith?

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

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

⁵ He therefore that gives unto you the Spirit and does works of power among you, does he do it by the works of the law or by the obedient ear of faith?

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

⁷ Know ye therefore that those who are of faith, the same are the sons of Abraham.

⁸ And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles through faith, evangelized Abraham in advance, saying, In thee shall all the Gentiles be blessed.

⁹ So then those who are of faith are blessed with Abraham, the believer.

¹⁰ For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse; for it is written, Cursed is every one that continues not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.

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

¹² And the law is not of faith, but The man that does the commandments shall live by them.

¹³ Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us, (for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangs on a tree),

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

¹⁵ Brethren, (I speak after the manner of men) Even when a covenant is of man, once it is confirmed, no one cancels it or adds to it.

¹⁶ Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He did not say, And to seeds, as of many, but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

¹⁷ And this I say that regarding the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot cancel it, that it should make the promise of no effect.

¹⁸ For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no longer of promise; but God gave it to Abraham by promise.

¹⁹ ¶ For what then serves the law? It was added because of rebellions until the seed should come to whom the promise was made, and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

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

²¹ Is the law then against the promises of God? No, in no wise, for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.

²² But the scripture has concluded all under sin that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to the believers.

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

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

²⁵ But when faith is come, we are no longer under the hand of the schoolmaster.

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

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

²⁸ Here there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

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