Galatians 3

1 O senseless Galatians, who has so fascinated you that you would not obey the truth, even though Jesus Christ has been presented before your eyes, crucified among you?

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 wish to know only this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the 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 that, though you began with the Spirit, you would now end with the flesh?

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

4 Have you been suffering so much without a reason? If so, then it is in vain.

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

5 Therefore, does he who distributes the Spirit to you, and who works miracles among you, act by the works of the law, or by the hearing of the 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 It is just as it was written: “Abraham believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice.”

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

7 Therefore, know that those who are of faith, these are the sons of Abraham.

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

8 Thus Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, foretold to Abraham: “All nations shall be blessed in you.”

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 And so, those who are of faith shall be blessed with 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 has been written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all the things that have been written in the book of the Law, so as 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 And, since in the law no one is justified with God, this is manifest: “For the just man lives by faith.”

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

12 But the law is not of faith; instead, “he who does these things shall live by them.”

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

13 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, since he became a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is anyone who hangs from 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 This was so that the blessing of Abraham might reach the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, in order 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 (I speak according to man), if a man’s testament has been confirmed, no one would reject it or add 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 The promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. He did not say, “and to descendents,” as if to many, but instead, as if to one, he said, “and to your offspring,” who 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 But I say this: the testament confirmed by God, which, after four hundred and thirty years became the Law, does not nullify, so as to make the promise empty.

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, then it is no longer of the promise. But God bestowed it to Abraham through the 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 Why, then, was there a law? It was established because of transgressions, until the offspring would arrive, to whom he made the promise, ordained by Angels through 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 of one, yet God is one.

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

21 So then, was the law contrary to the promises of God? Let it not be so! For if a law had been given, which was able to give life, truly justice would be 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 Scripture has enclosed everything under sin, so that the promise, by the faith of 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 the faith arrived, we were preserved by being enclosed under the law, unto that faith which was to 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 And so the law was our guardian in Christ, in order 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 arrived, we are no longer under a guardian.

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

26 For you are all sons of God, through the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

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

27 For as many of you as have been baptized in Christ have become clothed with 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 servant nor free; 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 And if you are Christ’s, then are you the offspring of Abraham, heirs according to the promise.

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