3You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.G5599G453G1052G5101G940G5209G3982G3361G3982G225G2596G3739G3788G2424G5547G4270G4717G1722G5213

2I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by observing the law, or by believing what you heard?G5124G3440G2309G3129G575G5216G2983G4151G1537G2041G3551G2228G1537G189G4102

3Are you so foolish? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now trying to attain your goal by human effort?G2075G3779G453G1728G4151G2005G3568G2005G4561

4Have you suffered so much for nothing--if it really was for nothing?G3958G5118G1500G1489G2532G1500

5Does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you because you observe the law, or because you believe what you heard?G3767G2023G5213G4151G2532G1754G1411G1722G5213G1537G2041G3551G2228G1537G189G4102

6Consider Abraham: "He believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."G2531G11G4100G2316G2532G3049G846G1519G1343

7Understand, then, that those who believe are children of Abraham.G1097G686G3754G1537G4102G3778G1526G5207G11

8The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: "All nations will be blessed through you."G1161G1124G4275G3754G2316G1344G1484G1537G4102G4283G11G3754G1722G4671G1757G3956G1484G1757

9So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.G5620G1537G4102G2127G4862G4103G11

10All who rely on observing the law are under a curse, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law."G1063G3745G1526G1537G2041G3551G1526G5259G2671G1063G1125G1944G3956G3739G1696G3756G1722G3956G3588G1125G1722G975G3551G4160G846

11Clearly no one is justified before God by the law, because, "The righteous will live by faith."G1161G3754G3762G1344G1722G3551G3844G2316G1212G3754G1342G2198G1537G4102

12The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, "The man who does these things will live by them."G1161G3551G2076G3756G1537G4102G235G444G4160G846G2198G1722G846

13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree."G5547G1805G2248G1537G2671G3551G1096G2671G5228G2257G1063G1125G1944G3956G2910G1909G3586

14He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.G2443G2129G11G1096G1519G1484G1722G2424G5547G2443G2983G1860G4151G1223G4102

15Brothers, let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly established, so it is in this case.G80G3004G2596G444G3676G444G1242G2964G3762G114G2228G1928

16The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say "and to seeds," meaning many people, but "and to your seed," meaning one person, who is Christ.G1161G11G2532G846G4690G4483G1860G4483G3004G3756G2532G4690G5613G1909G4183G235G5613G1909G1520G2532G4675G4690G3739G2076G5547

17What I mean is this: The law, introduced 430 years later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise.G1161G5124G3004G1242G4300G5259G2316G1519G5547G3551G1096G5071G2532G5144G2094G3326G3756G208G1519G2673G1860G2673

18For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise.G1063G1487G2817G1537G3551G3765G1537G1860G1161G2316G5483G11G1223G1860

19What, then, was the purpose of the law? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. The law was put into effect through angels by a mediator.G5101G3767G3551G4369G5484G3847G891G3739G4690G2064G3739G1861G1299G1223G32G1722G5495G3316

20A mediator, however, does not represent just one party; but God is one.G1161G3316G2076G3756G1520G1161G2316G2076G1520

21Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.G3551G3767G2596G1860G2316G3361G1096G1063G1487G1325G3551G1325G3588G1410G2227G3689G1343G302G2258G1537G3551

22But the Scripture declares that the whole world is a prisoner of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.G235G1124G4788G3956G5259G266G2443G1860G1537G4102G2424G5547G1325G4100

23Before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.G1161G4253G4102G2064G5432G5259G3551G4788G1519G4102G3195G601

24So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith.G5620G3551G1096G2257G3807G1519G5547G2443G1344G1537G4102

25Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law.G1161G4102G2064G2070G2089G3765G5259G3807

26You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus,G1063G2075G3956G5207G2316G1223G4102G1722G5547G2424

27for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.G1063G3745G907G1519G5547G1746G5547

28There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.G1762G3756G2453G3761G1672G1762G3756G1401G3761G1658G1762G3756G730G2532G2338G1063G5210G2075G3956G1520G1722G5547G2424

29If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.G1161G1487G5210G5547G686G2075G11G4690G2532G2818G2596G1860