Galatians 3

1 O senseless Galatians, who has bewitched you; to whom, as before your very eyes, Jesus Christ has been portrayed, crucified [among you]?

O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you not be persuaded by the Truth—Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as having been crucified, before your very eyes!

2 This only I wish to learn of you, Have ye received the Spirit on the principle of works of law, or of [the] report of faith?

Just tell me one thing: Did you receive the Spirit by works of law, or by hearing of faith?

3 Are ye so senseless? having begun in Spirit, are ye going to be made perfect in flesh?

Can you be so foolish? Having begun in spirit, do you finish in flesh?

4 Have ye suffered so many things in vain, if indeed also in vain?

Have you suffered so much for nothing—if it really was for nothing?

5 He therefore who ministers to you the Spirit, and works miracles among you, [is it] on the principle of works of law, or of [the] report of faith?

Furthermore, He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, is He activated by works of law, or by hearing of faith?—

6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.

just as Abraham ‘believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness.’

7 Know then that they that are on the principle of faith, these are Abraham's sons;

Now you must know that only those who are of faith are ‘sons’ of Abraham.

8 and the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the nations on the principle of faith, announced beforehand the glad tidings to Abraham: In thee all the nations shall be blessed.

Further, the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the nations by faith, proclaimed the Gospel in advance to Abraham: “All the nations will be blessed through you.”

9 So that they who are on the principle of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.

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

10 For as many as are on the principle of works of law are under curse. For it is written, Cursed is every one who does not continue in all things which [are] written in the book of the law to do them;

Now as many as are ‘by works of law’ are under a curse; because it stands written, “Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all the things written in the Book of the Law, to do them.”

11 but that by law no one is justified with God [is] evident, because The just shall live on the principle of faith;

Further, it is evident that no one is justified by law before God, because “the righteous one will live by faith.”

12 but the law is not on the principle of faith; but, He that shall have done these things shall live by them.

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

13 Christ has redeemed us out of the curse of the law, having become a curse for us, (for it is written, Cursed [is] every one hanged upon a tree, )

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse in our place—because it stands written, “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree”—

14 that the blessing of Abraham might come to the nations in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

so that the blessing of Abraham might come to the nations/Gentiles through Christ Jesus; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through the faith.

15 Brethren, (I speak according to man, ) even man's confirmed covenant no one sets aside, or adds other dispositions to.

Brothers: as a man I speak a covenant; though only of a man, once it has been ratified no one annuls or adds to it.

16 But to Abraham were the promises addressed, and to his seed: he does not say, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed; which is Christ.

But to Abraham were spoken the promises, and to his Seed. He does not say “and to seeds,” as about many, but “and to your seed,” as about one, who is Christ.

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

Further, I say this: a covenant confirmed beforehand by God in Christ cannot be annulled by the law that came four hundred and thirty years later, so as to make the promise of no effect.

18 For if the inheritance [be] on the principle of law, [it is] no longer on the principle of promise; but God gave it in grace to Abraham by promise.

For if the inheritance were of law, it would no longer be of promise, but God granted it to Abraham by promise.

19 Why then the law? It was added for the sake of transgressions, until the seed came to whom the promise was made, ordained through angels in [the] hand of a mediator.

Why then the law? It was added on account of the transgressions, until the Seed should come to whom the inheritance had been promised; and it was ordered through angels by the hand of a mediator.

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

(Now that mediator is not for just one, but God is one.)

21 [Is] then the law against the promises of God? Far be the thought. For if a law had been given able to quicken, then indeed righteousness were on the principle of law;

Is the law then against the promises of God? Of course not! Rather, if a law had been given that was capable of imparting life, truly righteousness would have been by the law.

22 but the scripture has shut up all things under sin, that the promise, on the principle of faith of Jesus Christ, should be given to those that believe.

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

23 But before faith came, we were guarded under law, shut up to faith [which was] about to be revealed.

Now before this faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, in confinement until the coming faith was revealed.

24 So that the law has been our tutor up to Christ, that we might be justified on the principle of faith.

So then, the law became our guardian until Christ, so that we might be justified by faith.

25 But, faith having come, we are no longer under a tutor;

Now that the faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.

26 for ye are all God's sons by faith in Christ Jesus.

So all of you are sons of God through the faith in Christ Jesus.

27 For ye, as many as have been baptised unto Christ, have put on Christ.

As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ

28 There is no Jew nor Greek; there is no bondman nor freeman; there is no male and female; for ye are all one in Christ Jesus:

—there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no ‘male and female’; all of you are one in Christ Jesus—

29 but if ye [are] of Christ, then ye are Abraham's seed, heirs according to promise.

so if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed and heirs according to the promise.