Of Paul's call to the ministry: GALATIANS, His zeal for the Gentiles' freedom. ren, that the gospel which was unto the churches of Judea preached of me is not after man: which were in Christ: 12 For I neither received it 23 But they had heard only, of man, neither was I taught it, That he which persecuted us in but by the revelation of Jesus times past, now preacheth the Christ. faith which once he destroyed. 13 For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the me. Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it; 24 And they glorified God in TH CHAP. II. Of justification by faith. HEN fourteen years after I 14 And profited in the Jews' went up again to Jerusalem religion above many my equals with Barnabas, and took Titus in mine own nation, being more with me also. exceedingly zealous of the tra- 2 And I went up by reveladitions of my fathers. tion, and communicated unto 15 But when it pleased God, them that gospel which I preach who separated me from my among the Gentiles, but primother's womb, and called me vately to them which were of by his grace, reputation, lest by any means I 16 To reveal his Son in me, should run, or had run, in vain. that I might preach him among 3 But neither Titus, who was the heathen; immediately I with me, being a Greek, was conferred not with flesh and compelled to be circumcised: blood: 4 And that because of false 17 Neither went I up to brethren unawares brought in, Jerusalem to them which were who came in privily to spy out apostles before me: but I went our liberty which we have in into Arabia, and returned again Christ Jesus, that they might unto Damascus. bring us into bondage: 18 Then after three years I 5 To whom we gave place by went up to Jerusalem to see subjection, no, not for an hour; Peter, and abode with him fif- that the truth of the gospel teen days. might continue with you. 19 But other of the apostles 6 But of those, who seemed saw I none, save James the to be somewhat, whatsoever Lord's brother. they were, it maketh no matter 20 Now the things which I to me: God accepteth no man's write unto you, behold, before person: for they who seemed God, I lie not. to be somewhat, in conference 21 Afterwards I came into added nothing to me: the regions of Syria and Cilicia; 7 But contrariwise, when 22 And was unknown by face they saw that the gospel of the Of justification through faith, CHAP. III. and not by works of the law. uncircumcision was committed thou the Gentiles to live as do unto me, as the gospel of the cir- the Jews? cumcision was unto Peter; 15 We who are Jews by na8 (For he that wrought effec- ture, and not sinners of the tually in Peter to the apostleship Gentiles, of the circumcision, the same 16 Knowing that a man is was mighty in me toward the not justified by the works of Gentiles :) the law, but by the faith of 9 And when James, Cephas, Jesus Christ, even we have beand John, who seemed to believed in Jesus Christ, that we pillars, perceived the grace that might be justified by the faith was given unto me, they gave of Christ, and not by the works to me and Barnabas the right of the law: for by the works hands of fellowship; that we of the law shall no flesh be should go unto the heathen, and justified. they unto the circumcision. 17 But if, while we seek to 10 Only they would that we be justified by Christ, we ourshould remember the poor; the selves also are found sinners, is same which I also was forward therefore Christ the minister of to do. sin? God forbid. 11 But when Peter was come 18 For if I build again the to Antioch, I withstood him to things which I destroyed, I the face, because he was to be make myself a transgressor. blamed. 19 For I through the law am 12 For, before that certain dead to the law, that I might came from James, he did eat live unto God. with the Gentiles: but when 20 I am crucified with Christ: they were come, he withdrew, nevertheless, I live; yet not I, and separated himself, fearing but Christ liveth in me: and them which were of the circum- the life which I now live in the cision. flesh, I live by the faith of the 13 And the other Jews dis- Son of God, who loved me, and sembled likewise with him; in- gave himself for me. somuch that Barnabas also was 21 I do not frustrate the grace carried away with their dissi- of God: for if righteousness mulation. come by the law, then Christ is CHAP. III. 14 But when I saw that they dead in vain. walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after FOOLISH Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that the manner of Gentiles, and not ye should not obey the truth, as do the Jews, why compellest before whose eyes Jesus Christ Paul reproveth the Galatians GALATIANS, hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? for depending on the law. 12 And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them 2 This only would I learn of shall live in them. you, Received ye the Spirit by 13 Christ hath redeemed us the works of the law, or by the from the curse of the law, being hearing of faith? made a curse for us: for it is 3 Are ye so foolish? having written, Cursed is every one begun in the Spirit, are ye now that hangeth on a tree: made perfect by the flesh? 14 That the blessing of Abra4 Have ye suffered so many ham might come on the Gentiles things in vain? if it be yet in through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of vain. 5 He therefore that minister- the Spirit through faith. eth to you the Spirit, and work- 15 Brethren, I speak after the eth miracles among you, doeth manner of men; Though it be he it by the works of the law, or but a man's covenant, yet if it be by the hearing of faith? confirmed, no man disannulleth ham. 6 Even as Abraham believed or addeth thereto. God, and it was accounted to 16 Now to Abraham and his him for righteousness. seed were the promises made. 7 Know ye therefore, that He saith not, And to seeds, as they which are of faith, the of many; but as of one, And to same are the children of Abra- thy seed, which is Christ. 17 And this I say, That the 8 And the scripture, foresee-covenant that was confirmed ing that God would justify the before of God in Christ, the heathen through faith, preached law, which was four hundred before the gospel unto Abraham, and thirty years after, cannot saying, In thee shall all nations disannul, that it should make be blessed. the promise of none effect. 9 So then they which be of 18 For if the inheritance be faith are blessed with faithful of the law, it is no more of Abraham. promise: but God gave it to 10 For as many as are of the Abraham by promise. works of the law, are under the 19 Wherefore then serveih curse for it is written, Cursed the law? It was added because is every one that continueth not of transgressions, till the seed in all things which are written in should come to whom the the book of the law to do them. promise was made; and it was 11 But that no man is justified ordained by angels in the hand by the law in the sight of God, of a mediator. it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith. 20 Now, a mediator is not a mediator of one; but God is one. CHAP. IV. Christ having delivered all from its bondage. 21 Is the law then against the governors until the time appromises of God? God forbid : pointed of the father. for if there had been a law given 3 Even so we, when we were which could have given life, children, were in bondage under verily righteousness should have the elements of the world: been by the law. 4 But when the fulness of the 22 But the scripture hath time was come, God sent forth concluded all under sin, that his Son, made of a woman, made the promise by faith of Jesus under the law, Christ might be given to them 5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might that believe. 23 But before faith came, we receive the adoption of sons. were kept under the law, shut 6 And because ye are sons, up unto the faith which should God hath sent forth the Spirit afterwards be revealed. of his Son into your hearts, 24 Wherefore the law was crying, Abba, Father. our school-master to bring us 7 Wherefore thou art no more unto Christ, that we might be a servant, but a son; and if a justified by faith. son, then an heir of God through 25 But after that faith is Christ. come, we are no longer under a school-master. 8 Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service 26 For ye are all the children unto them which by nature are of God by faith in Christ Jesus. no gods. 27 For as many of you as 9 But now, after that ye have have been baptized into Christ, known God, or rather are known have put on Christ. of God, how turn ye again to 28 There is neither Jew nor the weak and beggarly elements, Greek, there is neither bond whereunto ye desire again to be nor free, there is neither male in bondage? nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. 10 Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. 11 I am afraid of you, lest I 29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, have bestowed upon you labour and heirs according to the in vain. promise. CHAP. IV. Christ freeth us from the law. TOW I say, That the heir, 12 Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are : ye have not injured me at all. 13 Ye know how through in as long as he is a child, firmity of the flesh I preached differeth nothing from a servant, the gospel unto you at the first. though he be Lord of all; 14 And my temptation which 2 But is under tutors and was in my flesh ye despised not, GALATIANS, The allegory of Agar and Sara. nor rejected; but received me 25 For this Agar is mount as an angel of God, even as Sinai in Arabia, and answereth Christ Jesus. to Jerusalem which now is, and 15 Where is then the bless- is in bondage with her children. edness ye spake of? for I bear 26 But Jerusalem which is you record, that if it had been above is free, which is the possible, ye would have plucked mother of us all. out your own eyes, and have 27 For it is written, Rejoice, given them to me. thou barren that bearest not; 16 Am I therefore become break forth and cry, thou that your enemy because I tell you travailest not: for the desolate the truth? hath many more children than 17 They zealously affect you, she which hath a husband. but not well; yea, they would 28 Now we, brethren, as exclude you, that ye might Isaac was, are the children of affect them. promise. 18 But it is good to be zeal- 29 But as then he that was ously affected always in a good born after the flesh persecuted thing, and not only when I am him that was born after the Spirit, present with you. even so it is now. 19 My little children, of whom 30 Nevertheless, what saith I travail in birth again, until the scripture? Cast out the Christ be formed in you, bond-woman and her son: for 20 I desire to be present with the son of the bond-woman shall you now, and to change my not be heir with the son of the voice; for I stand in doubt of free-woman. you. 31 So then, brethren, we are 21 Tell me, ye that desire to not children of the bond-woman. be under the law, do ye not but of the free. hear the law? 22 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons; the one by a bond-maid, the other by a free-woman. CHAP. V. Of the liberty of the gospel. TAND fast therefore in the hath made us free, and be not 23 But he who was of the entangled again with the yoke bond-woman, was born after the of bondage. flesh; but he of the free-woman was by promise. 2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, 24 Which things are an alle-Christ shall profit you nothing. gory for these are the two 3 For I testify again to every covenants; the one from the man that is circumcised, that he mount Sinai, which gendereth is a debtor to do the whole law. to bondage, which is Agar. 4 Christ is become of no effect |