Galatians 3

1 O thoughtless Galatians, who bewitched you, not to obey the truth—before whose eyes [it] was previously written [about] Jesus Christ having been crucified?

O senseless Galatians, who hath so bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth? you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth as crucified.

2 I only wish to learn this from you: did you receive the Spirit by works of the Law, or by the hearing of faith?

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

3 Are you so thoughtless? Having begun in the Spirit, do you now end in the flesh?

Are ye so void of understanding? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?

4 So many things you suffered in vain! If, indeed, even in vain.

have ye suffered so many things in vain? if indeed in vain.

5 He, therefore, who is supplying the Spirit to you and working mighty acts among you—[is it] by works of law or by the hearing of faith?

He therefore that imparteth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doth he it by the works of the law, or by the doctrine of faith?

6 According as Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness;

As Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness:

7 know, then, that those of faith—these are sons of Abraham,

so ye know that they who believe, are the children of Abraham.

8 and the Writing, having foreseen that God declares righteous the nations by faith, foretold the good news to Abraham:

And the scripture foreseeing that God would justify the gentiles through faith, preached the gospel to Abraham long ago, saying, "In thee shall all nations be blessed."

9 “All the nations will be blessed in you”; so that those of faith are blessed with the believing Abraham,

So then they that believe, are blessed with believing Abraham.

10 for as many as are of works of law are under a curse, for it has been written: “Cursed [is] everyone who is not remaining in all things that have been written in the Scroll of the Law—to do them,”

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

11 and [it] is evident that in law no one is declared righteous with God, because “The righteous will live by faith”;

And that by the law no one is justified before God is evident; for it is written "The just shall live by faith:"

12 and the Law is not by faith, rather, “The man who did them will live in them.”

now the law is not of faith, but saith, "The man that doth them, shall live in them."

13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us, for it has been written: “Cursed is everyone who is hanging on a tree,”

Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, having been made a curse for us: for it is written, "Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:"

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

that the blessing of Abraham might come on the gentiles by Christ Jesus; that we through faith might receive the promise of the Spirit.

15 Brothers, I say [it] as a man, no one even makes void or adds to a confirmed covenant of man,

Brethren, (I speak after the manner of men, ) no one cancelleth or addeth to a covenant which hath been ratified, though it be but the covenant of a man.

16 and to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his Seed; He does not say, “And to seeds,” as of many, but as of one, “And to your Seed,” which is Christ;

Now the promises were made to Abraham, and to his seed. He doth not say, "and to seeds," as of many; but as of one, "and to thy seed," which is Christ.

17 and this I say, a covenant confirmed before by God to Christ, the Law, that came four hundred and thirty years after, does not set aside, to make void the promise,

This then I say, that the law, which was given four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul the covenant, which was so long before confirmed by God unto Christ, to make void the promise.

18 for if the inheritance [is] by law, [it is] no longer by promise, but God granted [it] to Abraham through promise.

For if the inheritance be from the law, it is no more from the promise: whereas God gave it to Abraham by promise.

19 Why, then, the Law? It was added on account of the transgressions, until the Seed might come to which the promise has been made, having been set in order through messengers in the hand of a mediator—

What then availeth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come, to whom the promise was made; and it was delivered by angels in the hand of a mediator.

20 and the mediator is not of one, but God is one.

Now a mediator is not the mediator of one only; and God is but one.

21 [Is] the Law, then, against the promises of God? Let it not be! For if a law was given that was able to make alive, truly there would have been righteousness by law,

Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? not at all: for if a law had been given, which could have confered life, certainly righteousness would have been by the law.

22 but the Writing shut up the whole under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ may be given to those believing.

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

23 And before the coming of faith, we were being kept under law, shut up to the faith about to be revealed,

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

24 so that the Law became our tutor—to Christ, that we may be declared righteous by faith,

So that the law was our guide to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

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

But now faith is come we are no longer under a pedagogue.

26 for you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus,

For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

27 for as many as were immersed into Christ put on Christ;

For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ:

28 there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither servant nor freeman, there is neither male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus;

and there is neither Jew nor Greek, those is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female; for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

29 and if you [are] of Christ then you are seed of Abraham, and heirs according to promise.

And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.