Galatians 3

1 O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the trueth, to whome Iesus Christ before was described in your sight, and among you crucified?

O thoughtless Galatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ has been plainly set forth crucified?

2 This only would I learne of you, Receiued ye the Spirit by the workes of the Lawe, or by the hearing of faith preached?

This only I wish to learn of you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of law, or by the hearing of faith?

3 Are ye so foolish, that after ye haue begun in the Spirit, ye would now be made perfect by the flesh?

Are you so thoughtless? After having begun in Spirit, do you make an end in flesh?

4 Haue ye suffered so many things in vaine? if so be it be euen in vaine.

Have you suffered so many things in vain? if, indeed, it be in vain.

5 He therefore that ministreth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it through the workes of the Law, or by the hearing of faith preached?

He that supplies to you the Spirit, and works mighty deeds among you, does he this by works of law or by the hearing of faith?

6 Yea rather as Abraham beleeued God, and it was imputed to him for righteousnes.

even as Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.

7 Knowe ye therefore, that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.

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

8 For the Scripture foreseeing, that God would iustifie the Gentiles through faith, preached before the Gospel vnto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all the Gentiles be blessed.

For the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached beforehand the gospel to Abraham, saying: In you shall all the nations be blessed.

9 So then they which be of faith, are blessed with faithfull Abraham.

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

10 For as many as are of the workes of the Lawe, are vnder the curse: for it is written, Cursed is euery man that continueth not in all things, which are written in the booke of the Law, to doe them.

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

11 And that no man is iustified by the Law in the sight of God, it is euident: for the iust shall liue by faith.

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

12 And the Lawe is not of faith: but the man that shall doe those things, shall liue in them.

The law, indeed, is not of faith; but he that does these things shall live by them.

13 Christ hath redeemed vs from the curse of the Lawe, made a curse for vs, (for it is written, Cursed is euery one that hangeth on tree)

Christ has bought us off from the curse of the law by becoming 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 Christ Iesus, that wee might receiue the promise of the Spirite through faith.

in order that the blessing of Abraham may come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we may receive the promise of the Spirit through the faith.

15 Brethren, I speake as men do: though it be but a mans couenant, when it is confirmed, yet no man doeth abrogate it, or addeth any thing thereto.

Brethren, I speak of things common among men: No one sets a covenant aside, or enjoins any thing additional after it is confirmed, though it be a man’s covenant.

16 Nowe to Abraham and his seede were the promises made. Hee saith not, And to the seedes, as speaking of many: but, And to thy seede, as of one, which is Christ.

Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his offspring; he does not say: And to offsprings, as if he spoke of many; but as of one, And to your offspring, which is Christ.

17 And this I say, that the couenant that was confirmed afore of God in respect of Christ, the Lawe which was foure hundreth and thirtie yeeres after, can not disanull, that it shoulde make the promise of none effect.

And this I affirm, that the covenant which had been before confirmed by God with respect to Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, could not annul so as to make the promise of no effect.

18 For if the inheritance be of the Lawe, it is no more by the promise, but God gaue it freely vnto Abraham by promise.

For if the inheritance be by law, it is no longer by promise: but God bestowed it on Abraham by promise.

19 Wherefore then serueth the Law? It was added because of the transgressions, til the seed came, vnto the which the promise was made: and it was ordeined by Angels in the hande of a Mediatour.

What, then, was the purpose of the law? It was added on account of transgressions, (till the offspring should come, to whom the promise was made, ) having been appointed through the service of angels, in the hand of a mediator.

20 Nowe a Mediatour is not a Mediatour of one: but God is one.

Now, a mediator for one is impossible; but God is one.

21 Is the Lawe then against the promises of God? God forbid: For if there had bene a Lawe giuen which coulde haue giuen life, surely righteousnes should haue bene by the Lawe.

Is the law, then, against the promises of God? It can not be. For if a law had been given which could have given life, surely righteousness would have been by law.

22 But the Scripture hath concluded all vnder sinne, that the promise by the faith of Iesus Christ should be giuen to them that beleeue.

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

23 But before faith came, we were kept vnder the Law, as vnder a garison, and shut vp vnto that faith, which should afterward be reueiled.

But before the faith came, we were kept under law, being shut up to the faith which was to be revealed.

24 Wherefore the Lawe was our scholemaster to bring vs to Christ, that we might be made righteous by faith.

So, then, the law was our pedagogue that led us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer vnder a scholemaster.

But since the faith has come, we are no longer under a pedagogue:

26 For ye are al the sonnes of God by faith, in Christ Iesus.

for you are all the sons of God, by faith in Christ Jesus:

27 For all ye that are baptized into Christ, haue put on Christ.

for as many of you as have been immersed into Christ, have put on Christ.

28 There is neither Iewe nor Grecian: there is neither bonde nor free: there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Iesus.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bondman nor freeman, there is neither male nor female: for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

29 And if ye be Christes, then are ye Abrahams seede, and heires by promise.

And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s posterity, and heirs according to the promise.