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Paul's Letter To the Galatians
Galatians 1
1 Paul, an apostle (not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead), 2 And all the brothers and sisters who are with me,
To the congregations of Galatia:
3 Gracious favor and peace to you 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 God our Father: 5 To whom be glory throughout the ages of eternity. Amen! (Indeed!)
Stay with the True Gospel
6 I marvel that you are so quickly turning away from him who called you in the gracious favor of Christ, to a different gospel, 7 Which is not another; but there are some who trouble you, and want to pervert the Good News about Christ. 8 But though we, or a messenger from heaven, should proclaim any other gospel to you, one which goes beyond the Good News we have proclaimed to you, let them be accursed! 9 As we have said before, so I now say again, if anyone proclaims any other gospel to you, other than that which you have received, let them be accursed!
10
For now am I
seeking to persuade people, or God? Or am I seeking to please
people? For if I were still seeking to please people, I wouldn't be a
servant of Christ.
21 Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia; 22 And I was unknown by face to the congregations of Judah which were in Christ: 23 But they were only hearing, "He who formerly persecuted us, now proclaims the Good News of the faith which he once tried to destroy." 24 And they glorified God in me.
Galatians
2
Defending the Gospel
1 Then after 14 years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and I also took Titus with me. 2 Now I went up by revelation, and communicated to them that Good News which I proclaim among the nations (but I did so privately to those who were of reputation), lest by any means I might run, or had run, in vain. 3 But not even Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised: 4 And this occurred because of false brothers who were secretly brought in (who slipped in to spy out our freedom which we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might bring us into bondage), 5 Yet we did not yield in submission to them, not even for an hour, that the truth of the Good News might continue with you.
6 But from those who seemed to be somebody (what they were, makes no difference to me, because God doesn't regard a person's status), yet those who seemed to be somebody added nothing to me. 7 But on the contrary, when they saw that the Good News had been entrusted to me for the uncircumcision, just as the Good News was entrusted to Peter for the circumcision; 8 (For he who worked effectively in Peter for apostleship to the circumcised also worked effectively in me toward the nations), 9 And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the gracious favor that was given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship; that we should go to the nations, and they to the circumcision. 10 They only desired that we should remember the poor, the very thing which I also was eager to do.
Peter Corrected for Favoring Jews over Non-Jews
11 But when Peter came to Antioch, I withstood him to his face, because he was to be blamed. 12 Because before certain men came from James, he ate with those of the nations: but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision. 13 And the rest of the Jews also played the pretender with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.
14 But when I saw that they were not being straightforward about the truth of the Good News, I told Peter before them all, “If you, being a Jew, live like the nations do, and not like the Jews, why are you compelling those of the nations to live like Jews? 15 We, being Jews by nature, and not sinners of the nations, 16 Knowing that a person isn't justified by the works of the law, but by the faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law: because by the works of the law no flesh will be justified.
17 But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also are found to be sinners, is Christ therefore a servant of sin? Certainly not!18 For if I rebuild the things which I have destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. 19 Because through the law, I died to the law, that I might live to 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 set aside God's gracious favor: for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing!"
Galatians 3
19 Then why was the Law given? It was added because of Israel's offenses, until the Seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was appointed through messengers by the hand of a mediator. 20 But a mediator doesn't mediate for one person only, but God is one.
21 Then is the Law against the promises of God? Certainly not! Because if a law had been given which was able to give life, indeed righteousness would have been through the Law. 22 But the Scripture has locked everyone up under sin, in order that through faith the promise in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. 23 But before faith came, we were kept under guard by the Law, kept for the faith which would be revealed after that. 24 Therefore the Law was our instructor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 25 But after faith has come, we are no longer under an instructor.
Through Faith We are All Sons of God
26 Because you are all Sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. 27 Because as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female: because all of you are one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Galatians 4
Sons
and Heirs of God
1
Now I say, That the heir, as long as they are a child, doesn't differ at all
from a slave, though they are master of everything,
2
But they
are under instructors and governors until the time appointed by the father.
3
Even so
we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world
system:
4
But when
the fullness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born
under the Law,
5
To
ransom back those who were under the Law, that we might receive the position
of a Son.
6
And
because you are Sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your
hearts, crying out, “Daddy, Father!”
7
Therefore you're no longer a slave, but a Son; and if a Son, then an heir of
God through Christ.
Why do You Seek to be Enslaved Again?
8
But
then, indeed, when you didn't know God, you served those which by nature are
not gods.
9
But now
after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you
turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire to be
enslaved again?
10
You
observe days, and months, and times, and years.
11
I am
afraid for you, lest perhaps I have labored in vain for you.
12
Brothers
and sisters, I urge you, become like me, because I have became like you. You
haven't wronged me at all.
13
You know
how through weakness of the flesh I proclaimed the Good News to you at the
first.
14
And the
proof of my testing which was in my flesh, you didn't despise or reject; but
received me as a messenger of God, even as Christ Jesus.
15
What
then was that sense of blessing you had? Because I bear you witness, that if
it were possible, you would have plucked out your eyes and given them
to me.
16
So then,
have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?
17
They
zealously court you, but not for good; rather, they want to exclude you,
that you may be zealous for them.
18
But it’s always good
to be zealous in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.
19
My little
children, for whom I am having birth pains again, until Christ is formed in
you:
20
I would like to be
present with you now, and to change my tone, because I have doubts about
you.
Hagar and
Sarah, Slave and Free
21
Tell me, you who want to be
under the law, don’t you hear what the Law says?
22
Because it’s
written that Abraham had two sons: one by a slave woman and one by a free
woman.
23
But the
one who was of the slave woman was born according to the flesh; but the one
of the free woman came through the promise.
24
Which things are spoken
allegorically; because these women are the two covenants, one from
Mount Sinai, bringing forth children into slavery, which is Hagar.
25
Because Hagar is
Mount Sinai in Arabia, which corresponds presently to Jerusalem, because
she is in slavery with her children.
26
But
the Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
27
For it’s
written,
“Rejoice, O barren woman, you who have not given birth. Break out
with a shout, you who have not suffered labor pains; because the woman
who has been lonely will have many more children than the woman who has a
husband.”
28 Now we, brothers and sisters, like Isaac was, are the children of promise. 29 But just as then, the one who was born according to the flesh persecuted the one who was born according the Spirit, even so it is now. 30 Nevertheless what does the scripture say? “Throw out the slave woman and her son. Because the son of the slave woman will not be an heir with the son of the free woman.” 31 So then, brothers and sisters, we're not children of the slave woman, but of the free.
Galatians
5
Liberty in
Christ
1
Therefore stand firmly
in the liberty with which Christ has made us free; and don't be entangled
again with the
yoke of slavery.
2
Behold, I Paul,
tell you, that if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing.
3
For I again testify
to every man who becomes circumcised, that he is obligated to perform the
whole law.
4
You who desire to be
justified by the law, have been
alienated from Christ.
You have fallen from gracious favor.
5
Because we through
the Spirit wait for the expectation of righteousness, through faith.
6
Because in Jesus
Christ neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any power to save;
but faith working through love.
7
You were
running well; who hindered you, that you should not obey the truth?
8
This
persuasion didn’t come from him who calls you.
9
A little
yeast leavens the whole lump of dough.
10
I have
confidence in you, in the Lord, that you will not think any other way. But
whoever troubles you will bear their own judgment, whoever they may be.
11
But I,
brothers and sisters, if I still proclaimed circumcision, why do I still
suffer persecution? Because then the offense of the cross would have ceased.
12
I could wish that those who
trouble you would even amputate themselves!
Loving Your Neighbor Fulfills the Whole Law
13
Because you,
brothers and sisters, have been called to freedom; only do not use your
freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve
one another.
14
Because the whole
law is fulfilled in this one statement;
“You're to love your neighbor as yourself.”
15
But if
you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another.
Walk in the Spirit
16
This I say then,
“Walk in the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the desire of the flesh.”
17
Because the flesh
sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for
these are contrary to each other, so that you’re unable to do what you
want to do.
18
But if
you are led by the Spirit, you’re not under the Law.
The Works of the Flesh
19
Now the
works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, sexual immorality,
impurity, lack of self-control,
20
Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger,
selfishness, divisions, heresies,
21
Envying,
murders, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these; of which I forewarn
you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will
not inherit God's Kingdom.
The Fruit of the Spirit
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 Gentleness, self-control: there is no law against such things.
24
And
those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and
desires.
25
If we
live in the Spirit, let's also walk in the Spirit.
26
Let us not desire vain
glory, provoking one another, and envying one another.
Galatians
6
Seek to
Restore the Fallen and Help Others
1
Brothers
and sisters, if a person is overtaken in any fault, you who are spiritual,
should restore such a one in the spirit of gentleness; considering yourselves,
lest you also be tempted.
2
Carry
one
another's
burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
3
Because if anyone
thinks they are something, when they are nothing, they're deceiving
themselves.
4
But each
person should examine their own work, then they'll have rejoicing
within themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else, 5
Because each person should carry their own load.
6
But let
the one who is taught the word share all good things with the one who
teaches them.
7
DON’T BE DECEIVED; GOD IS NOT MOCKED! FOR
WHATEVER A PERSON SOWS, THAT THEY WILL ALSO HARVEST!
8
FOR
THE ONE WHO SOWS TO THEIR FLESH WILL FROM THE FLESH HARVEST CORRUPTION; BUT
THE ONE WHO SOWS TO THE SPIRIT WILL FROM THE SPIRIT HARVEST ETERNAL LIFE.
9
AND LET’S NOT GROW WEARY WHILE DOING GOOD, FOR
IN DUE SEASON WE WILL HARVEST, IF WE DON’T BECOME LAZY!
10
SO THEN, AS WE HAVE OPPORTUNITY, LET’S DO GOOD
TO EVERYONE, AND ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO ARE OF THE HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH!
[Literally,
relax.]
11
See with what
LARGE LETTERS
I have written to you with my own hand!
12
As many
as desire to make a good showing in the flesh try to compel you to be
circumcised, simply so they won't be persecuted for the cross of Christ.
13
Because
even those who are circumcised, don't keep the Law; but they desire to have
you circumcised, so that they may boast in our flesh.
14
But as for me, may it
never be that I should boast in anything, except in the cross
of our Lord Jesus Christ: through whom the world has been crucified to me,
and I to the world. 15 Because in Christ Jesus neither circumcision
nor uncircumcision has any power, but a new creation.
Peace,
Compassion, and Gracious favor
16
Now as many as walk
according to this rule; peace and compassion be upon them, and upon the
Israel of God.
17
From now
on let no one trouble me, for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.
18
Brothers
and sisters, may the gracious favor of our Lord Jesus Christ be with
your spirit.
Amen! (Indeed!)
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