Galatians 3

1 O thoughtless Galatians! who hath bewitched you, —before whose very eyes, Jesus Christ, was openly set forth as a crucified one?

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

2 This only, am I wishing to learn from you: —by works of law, received ye, the Spirit? or by a believed report?

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

3 So thoughtless, are ye? Having made a beginning in Spirit, are ye, now, in flesh, to be made complete?

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

4 Such things, suffered ye, in vain, —if at least [it is] even in vain?

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

5 He then who was supplying unto you the Spirit, and energising mighty works among you, by works of law, or by a believed report [did he it]?

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?

6 Even as Abraham—believed in God, and it was reckoned unto him as righteousness.

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

7 Be taking note, therefore—that, they who are of faith, the same, are, sons, of Abraham;

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

8 And, the scripture, foreseeing, that, by faith, God would declare the nations righteous, fore-announced the good news unto Abraham, saying, All the nations shall be blessed in thee.

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

9 So then, they who are of faith, are blessed with believing Abraham;

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

10 For, as many as are of works of law, are, under a curse, —for it is written—Accursed, is everyone that continueth not in all things that are written in the book of the law to do them.

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,”

11 Moreover, that, in law, no one, is declared righteous with God, [is] evident, —because, The righteous one, by faith, shall live;

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

12 And, the law, is not of faith, but—he that hath done them, shall live in them,

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

13 Christ, hath redeemed, us, out of the curse of the law, having become, in our behalf, a curse; —because it is written—Cursed, is every one that hangeth upon a tree; —

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,”

14 In order that, unto the nations, the blessing of Abraham, might come about in Jesus Christ, —in order that, the promise of the Spirit, we might receive through means of the faith.

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

15 Brethren! in human fashion, am I speaking: yet still, a man’s confirmed covenant, no one setteth aside or addeth unto:

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

16 Now, unto Abraham, were spoken the promises—and unto his seed; —He saith not—and unto thy seeds, as of many, but, as of one—and unto thy seed, which is Christ:

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;

17 And, this, I say—a covenant previously confirmed by God, the law which, after four hundred and thirty years, hath been brought into being, doth not annul, so as to do away with the promise.

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,

18 For, if, by law, is the inheritance, it is, no longer, by promise; but, unto Abraham, through promise, hath God favoured it.

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

19 Why, then, the law? Because of the transgressions, it was added, until such time as the seed should come, unto whom the promise had been made, and was given in charge through messengers, at the hand of a mediator;

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—

20 Now, a mediator, is not [a mediator] of one, but, God, is, one.

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

21 Is, the law, then, against the promises [of God]? Far be it! For, if a law had been given, which had been able to give life, verily, in law, would have been our righteousness;

[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,

22 But the Scripture, did shut up, all things, under sin, that, the promise by faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to them who have faith,

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

23 Before the coming of the faith, however, under law, were we being kept in ward, being shut up unto the faith which should afterwards, be revealed.

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

24 So that, the law, hath proved, our tutor, training us, for Christ, in order that, by faith, we might be declared righteous;

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

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

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

26 For ye, all, are, sons of God, through the faith in Christ Jesus;

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

27 For ye, as many as, into Christ, have been immersed, have put Christ, on:

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

28 There cannot be Jew or Greek, there cannot be bond or free, there cannot be male and female, for, all ye, are one, in Christ Jesus:

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;

29 Now, if, ye, are of Christ, by consequence ye are, Abraham’s seed, according to promise, heirs.

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