Galatians 3

1 Foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you not to obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly portrayed among you as crucified?

O INFATUATED Galatians, who hath bewitched you that ye should not obey the truth? To whom Jesus Christ has been described, as before your eyes, crucified among you.

2 I just want to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?

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

3 Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now completed in the flesh?

Are ye so senseless? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect in the flesh?

4 Did you suffer so many things in vain, if it is indeed in vain?

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

5 He therefore who supplies the Spirit to you and does miracles among you, does he do it by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?

He therefore who ministereth to you a supply of the Spirit, and powerfully worketh miracles among you, doth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of the faith?

6 Even so, Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.”

as Abraham believed in God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness.

7 Know therefore that those who are of faith are children of Abraham.

Know then that they who are of faith, these are the children of Abraham.

8 The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the Good News beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you all the nations will be blessed.”

And the scripture foreseeing that by faith God would justify the Gentiles, preached the gospel before unto Abraham, saying, that “In thee shall all the nations be blessed.”

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

Wherefore they who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.

10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone who doesn’t continue in all things that are written in the book of the law, to do them.”

For as many as are of the works of the law, are under a curse: for it is written, “Cursed is every one who continueth not in all the things written in the book of the law to do them.”

11 Now that no man is justified by the law before God is evident, for, “The righteous will live by faith.”

But that by the law no man is justified before God is evident: because “The just by faith shall live.”

12 The law is not of faith, but, “The man who does them will live by them.”

Now the law is not by faith: but “The man that doeth these things shall live by them.”

13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree,”

Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, “Cursed is every one who is hanged on a tree:”

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

that unto the Gentiles the benediction pronounced on Abraham might come by Jesus Christ, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit by faith.

15 Brothers, speaking of human terms, though it is only a man’s covenant, yet when it has been confirmed, no one makes it void or adds to it.

Brethren, I speak humanly; to use a similitude, a man’s testament, if it be passed in legal form, no man can vacate, or add thereunto.

16 Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his offspring. He doesn’t say, “To descendants”, as of many, but as of one, “To your offspring”, which is Christ.

But to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his seed. He saith not, To seeds, as unto many persons; but as to an individual, and to thy seed, which is Christ.

17 Now I say this: A covenant confirmed beforehand by God in Christ, the law, which came four hundred thirty years after, does not annul, so as to make the promise of no effect.

Now this I say, the covenant confirmed of God to Christ, the law, which was given three hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, so as to vacate the promise.

18 For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by promise.

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

19 Then why is there the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring should come to whom the promise has been made. It was ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator.

To what end then was the law given? It was given on account of transgressions, until that seed should come to whom the promise was made, being delivered through the ministry of angels into the hand of a mediator.

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

But the mediator of the one seed he is not, though God is one.

21 Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could make alive, most certainly righteousness would have been of the law.

Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? God forbid. For if there had been a law given which was capable of procuring life, verily righteousness would have been by the law.

22 But the Scripture imprisoned all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

But the scripture hath shut up all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

23 But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, confined for the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

But before the faith came, we were in ward under the law, shut up together for the faith that should be revealed.

24 So that the law has become our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

Wherefore the law was our conductor, as of children, to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.

But when faith was come, we were no longer under a paedagogue.

26 For you are all children of God, through faith in Christ Jesus.

For ye are all the sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

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

For as many of you as have been baptised into Christ, have been invested with Christ.

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

There is no more Jew or Gentile, there is no more slave or freeman, there is no more male or female: but ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

29 If you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring and heirs according to promise.

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