Chapter 1
1 Introduction
Paul 3972, an apostle 652 (not {sent} from men 444 nor 3761 through 1223 the agency 1223 of man 444, but through 1223 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 and God 2316 the Father 3962, who raised 1453 Him from the dead 3498),
2 and all 3956 the brethren 80 who are with me,
3 ¶ ¶ Grace 5485 to you and peace 1515 from God 2316 our Father 3962 and the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547,
4 who gave 1325 Himself 1438 for our sins 266 so 3704 that He might rescue 1807 us from this 3588 present 1764 evil 4190 age 165, according 2596 to the will 2307 of our God 2316 and Father 3962,
5 to whom 3739 {be} the glory 1391 forevermore 165. Amen 281.
6 Perversion of the Gospel
¶ I am 2296 amazed 2296 that you are so 3779 quickly 5030 deserting Him who called 2564 you by the grace 5485 of Christ 5547, for a different 2087 gospel 2098;
7 which 3739 is {really} not another 243; only there are some 5100 who are disturbing 5015 you and want 2309 to distort 3344 the gospel 2098 of Christ 5547.
8 But even 2532 if 1437 we, or 2228 an angel 32 from heaven 3772, should preach 2097 to you a gospel 2097 contrary 3844 to what 3739 we have preached 2097 to you, he is to be accursed 331!
9 As we have said 4275 before 4275, so 2532 I say 3004 again 3825 now 737, if 1487 any 5100 man 5100 is preaching 2097 to you a gospel 2097 contrary 3844 to what 3739 you received 3880, he is to be accursed 331!
10 ¶ For am I now 737 seeking 3982 the favor 3982 of men 444, or 2228 of God 2316? Or 2228 am I striving 2212 to please 700 men 444? If 1487 I were still 2089 trying to please 700 men 444, I would not be a bond-servant 1401 of Christ 5547.
11 Paul Defends His Ministry
¶ For I would have 1107 you know 1107, brethren 80, that the gospel 2098 which was preached 2097 by me is not according 2596 to man 444.
12 For I neither 3761 received 3880 it from man 444, nor 3777 was I taught 1321 it, but {I received it} through 1223 a revelation 602 of Jesus 2424 Christ 5547.
13 ¶ For you have heard 191 of my former 4218 manner 391 of life 391 in Judaism 2454, how 3754 I used to persecute 1377 the church 1577 of God 2316 beyond measure 5236 and tried to destroy 4199 it;
14 and I was advancing 4298 in Judaism 2454 beyond 5228 many 4183 of my contemporaries 4915 among 1722 my countrymen 1085, being 5225 more 4053 extremely 4053 zealous 2207 for my ancestral 3967 traditions 3862.
15 But when 3753 God, who had set 873 me apart 873 {even} from my mother's 3384 womb 2836 and called 2564 me through 1223 His grace 5485, was pleased 2106
16 to reveal 601 His Son 5207 in me so 2443 that I might preach 2097 Him among 1722 the Gentiles 1484, I did not immediately 2112 consult 4323 with flesh 4561 and blood 129,
17 nor 3761 did I go 424 up to Jerusalem 2414 to those 3588 who were apostles 652 before 4253 me; but I went 565 away 565 to Arabia 688, and returned 5290 once 3825 more 3825 to Damascus 1154.
18 ¶ Then 1899 three 5140 years 2094 later 3326 I went 424 up to Jerusalem 2414 to become 2477 acquainted 2477 with Cephas 2786, and stayed 1961 with him fifteen 1178 days 2250.
19 But I did not see 3708 any 2087 other 2087 of the apostles 652 except 1508 James 2385, the Lord's 2962 brother 80.
20 (Now 1161 in what 3739 I am writing 1125 to you, I assure 2400 you before 1799 God 2316 that I am not lying 5574.)
21 Then 1899 I went 2064 into the regions 2824 of Syria 4947 and Cilicia 2791.
22 I was {still} unknown 50 by sight 4383 to the churches 1577 of Judea 2453 which were in Christ 5547;
23 but only 3440, they kept hearing 191, "He who once 4218 persecuted 1377 us is now 3568 preaching 2097 the faith 4102 which 3739 he once 4218 tried to destroy 4199."
24 And they were glorifying 1392 God 2316 because 1722 of me.
Chapter 2
1 The Council at Jerusalem
Then 1899 after 1223 an interval of fourteen 1180 years 2094 I went 305 up again 3825 to Jerusalem 2414 with Barnabas 921, taking 4838 Titus 5103 along 4838 also 2532.
2 It was because 2596 of a revelation 602 that I went 305 up; and I submitted 394 to them the gospel 2098 which 3739 I preach 2784 among 1722 the Gentiles 1484, but {I did so} in private to those 3588 who were of reputation 1380, for fear 3381 that I might be running 5143, or 2228 had run 5143, in vain 2756.
3 But not even 3761 Titus 5103, who 3588 was with me, though he was a Greek 1672, was compelled 315 to be circumcised 4059.
4 But {it was} because 1223 of the false 5569 brethren 5569 secretly 3920 brought 3920 in, who had sneaked 3920 in to spy 2684 out our liberty 1657 which 3739 we have 2192 in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424, in order 2443 to bring 2615 us into bondage 2615.
5 But we did not yield 1502 in subjection 5292 to them for even 3761 an hour 5610, so 2443 that the truth 225 of the gospel 2098 would remain 1265 with you.
6 But from those 3588 who were of high 5100 reputation 1380 (what 3697 they were makes 1308 no 3762 difference 1308 to me; God 2316 shows 2983 no 3756 partiality 4383)--well 1063, those 3588 who were of reputation 1380 contributed 4323 nothing 3762 to me.
7 But on the contrary 5121, seeing 3708 that I had been entrusted 4100 with the gospel 2098 to the uncircumcised 203, just 2531 as Peter 4074 {had been} to the circumcised 4061
8 (for He who effectually 1754 worked 1754 for Peter 4074 in {his} apostleship 651 to the circumcised 4061 effectually 1754 worked 1754 for me also 2532 to the Gentiles 1484),
9 and recognizing 1097 the grace 5485 that had been given 1325 to me, James 2385 and Cephas 2786 and John 2491, who were reputed 1380 to be pillars 4769, gave 1325 to me and Barnabas 921 the right 1188 hand 1188 of fellowship 2842, so 2443 that we {might} {go} to the Gentiles 1484 and they to the circumcised 4061.
10 {They} only 3440 {asked} us to remember 3421 the poor 4434--the very 846 thing 846 I also 2532 was eager 4704 to do 4160.
11 Peter (Cephas) Opposed by Paul
¶ But when 3753 Cephas 2786 came 2064 to Antioch 490, I opposed 436 him to his face 4383, because 3754 he stood condemned 2607.
12 For prior 4253 to the coming 2064 of certain 5100 men 5100 from James 2385, he used to eat 4906 with the Gentiles 1484; but when 3753 they came 2064, he {began} to withdraw 5288 and hold 873 himself 1438 aloof 873, fearing 5399 the party of the circumcision 4061.
13 The rest 3062 of the Jews 2453 joined 4942 him in hypocrisy 4942, with the result 5620 that even 2532 Barnabas 921 was carried 4879 away 4879 by their hypocrisy 5272.
14 But when 3753 I saw 3708 that they were not straightforward 3716 about 4314 the truth 225 of the gospel 2098, I said 3004 to Cephas 2786 in the presence 1715 of all 3956, "If 1487 you, being 5225 a Jew 2453, live 2198 like 1483 the Gentiles 1483 and not like 2452 the Jews 2452, how 4459 {is it that} you compel 315 the Gentiles 1484 to live 2450 like 2450 Jews 2450?
15 ¶ "We {are} Jews 2453 by nature 5449 and not sinners 268 from among 1537 the Gentiles 1484;
16 nevertheless 1161 knowing 3609 that a man 444 is not justified 1344 by the works 2041 of the Law 3551 but through 1223 faith 4102 in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424, even 2532 we have believed 4100 in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424, so 2443 that we may be justified 1344 by faith 4102 in Christ 5547 and not by the works 2041 of the Law 3551; since 3754 by the works 2041 of the Law 3551 no flesh 4561 will be justified 1344.
17 "But if 1487, while seeking 2212 to be justified 1344 in Christ 5547, we ourselves 846 have also 2532 been found 2147 sinners 268, is Christ 5547 then 686 a minister 1249 of sin 266? May it never 3361 be!
18 "For if 1487 I rebuild 3618 what 3739 I have {once} destroyed 2647, I prove 4921 myself 1683 to be a transgressor 3848.
19 "For through 1223 the Law 3551 I died 599 to the Law 3551, so 2443 that I might live 2198 to God 2316.
20 "I have been crucified 4957 with Christ 5547; and it is no 3765 longer 3765 I who live 2198, but Christ 5547 lives 2198 in me; and the {life} which 3739 I now 3568 live 2198 in the flesh 4561 I live 2198 by faith 4102 in the Son 5207 of God 2316, who loved 25 me and gave 3860 Himself 1438 up for me.
21 "I do not nullify 114 the grace 5485 of God 2316, for if 1487 righteousness 1343 {comes} through 1223 the Law 3551, then 686 Christ 5547 died 599 needlessly 1431."
Chapter 3
1 Faith Brings Righteousness
You foolish 453 Galatians 1052, who 5101 has bewitched 940 you, before 2596 whose 3739 eyes 3788 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 was publicly 4270 portrayed 4270 {as} crucified 4717?
2 This 3778 is the only 3441 thing 3441 I want 2309 to find 3129 out from you: did you receive 2983 the Spirit 4151 by the works 2041 of the Law 3551, or 2228 by hearing 189 with faith 4102?
3 Are you so 3779 foolish 453? Having begun 1728 by the Spirit 4151, are you now 3568 being perfected 2005 by the flesh 4561?
4 Did you suffer 3958 so 5118 many 5118 things 5118 in vain 1500--if 1487 indeed it was in vain 1500?
5 So 3767 then 3767, does He who provides 2023 you with the Spirit 4151 and works 1754 miracles 1411 among 1722 you, do it by the works 2041 of the Law 3551, or 2228 by hearing 189 with faith 4102?
6 ¶ Even 2531 so 2531 Abraham 11 BELIEVED 4100 GOD 2316, AND IT WAS RECKONED 3049 TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS 1343.
7 Therefore 686, be sure 1097 that it is those 3588 who are of faith 4102 who 3778 are sons 5207 of Abraham 11.
8 The Scripture 1124, foreseeing 4275 that God 2316 would justify 1344 the Gentiles 1484 by faith 4102, preached 4283 the gospel 4283 beforehand 4283 to Abraham 11, {saying,} "ALL 3956 THE NATIONS 1484 WILL BE BLESSED 1757 IN YOU."
9 So 5620 then 5620 those 3588 who are of faith 4102 are blessed 2127 with Abraham 11, the believer 4103.
10 ¶ For as many 3745 as are of the works 2041 of the Law 3551 are under 5259 a curse 2671; for it is written 1125, "CURSED 1944 IS EVERYONE 3956 WHO 3739 DOES NOT ABIDE 1696 BY ALL 3956 THINGS 3956 WRITTEN 1125 IN THE BOOK 975 OF THE LAW 3551, TO PERFORM 4160 THEM."
11 Now 1161 that no 3762 one 3762 is justified 1344 by the Law 3551 before 3844 God 2316 is evident 1212; for, "THE RIGHTEOUS 1342 MAN 1342 SHALL LIVE 2198 BY FAITH 4102."
12 However 1161, the Law 3551 is not of faith 4102; on the contrary 235, "HE WHO PRACTICES 4160 THEM SHALL LIVE 2198 BY THEM."
13 Christ 5547 redeemed 1805 us from the curse 2671 of the Law 3551, having become 1096 a curse 2671 for us--for it is written 1125, "CURSED 1944 IS EVERYONE 3956 WHO HANGS 2910 ON A TREE 3586"--
14 in order 2443 that in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424 the blessing 2129 of Abraham 11 might come 1096 to the Gentiles 1484, so 2443 that we would receive 2983 the promise 1860 of the Spirit 4151 through 1223 faith 4102.
15 Intent of the Law
¶ Brethren 80, I speak 3004 in terms 2596 of human 444 relations 444: even 3676 though 3676 it is {only} a man's 444 covenant 1242, yet 3676 when it has been ratified 2964, no 3762 one 3762 sets 114 it aside 114 or 2228 adds 1928 conditions 1928 to it.
16 Now 1161 the promises 1860 were spoken 3004 to Abraham 11 and to his seed 4690. He does not say 3004, "And to seeds 4690," as {referring} to many 4183, but {rather} to one 1520, "And to your seed 4690," that is, Christ 5547.
17 What I am saying 3004 is this 3778: the Law 3551, which came 1096 four 5071 hundred 5071 and thirty 5144 years 2094 later 3326, does not invalidate 208 a covenant 1242 previously 4300 ratified 4300 by God 2316, so 1519 as to nullify 2673 the promise 1860.
18 For if 1487 the inheritance 2817 is based 1537 on law 3551, it is no 3765 longer 3765 based 1537 on a promise 1860; but God 2316 has granted 5483 it to Abraham 11 by means 1223 of a promise 1860.
19 ¶ Why 5101 the Law 3551 then 3767? It was added 4369 because 5484 of transgressions 3847, having been ordained 1299 through 1223 angels 32 by the agency 5495 of a mediator 3316, until 891 the seed 4690 would come 2064 to whom 3739 the promise 1861 had been made 1861.
20 Now 1161 a mediator 3316 is not for one 1520 {party only;} whereas 1161 God 2316 is {only} one 1520.
21 Is the Law 3551 then 3767 contrary 2596 to the promises 1860 of God 2316? May it never 3361 be! For if 1487 a law 3551 had been given 1325 which was able 1410 to impart 2227 life 2227, then righteousness 1343 would indeed 3689 have been 1510 based 1537 on law 3551.
22 But the Scripture 1124 has shut 4788 up everyone 3956 under 5259 sin 266, so 2443 that the promise 1860 by faith 4102 in Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 might be given 1325 to those 3588 who believe 4100.
23 ¶ But before 4253 faith 4102 came 2064, we were kept 5432 in custody 5432 under 5259 the law 3551, being shut 4788 up to the faith 4102 which was later 3195 to be revealed 601.
24 Therefore 5620 the Law 3551 has become 1096 our tutor 3807 {to lead us} to Christ 5547, so 2443 that we may be justified 1344 by faith 4102.
25 But now 1161 that faith 4102 has come 2064, we are no 3765 longer 3765 under 5259 a tutor 3807.
26 For you are all 3956 sons 5207 of God 2316 through 1223 faith 4102 in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424.
27 For all 3745 of you who 3745 were baptized 907 into Christ 5547 have clothed 1746 yourselves with Christ 5547.
28 There 1762 is neither Jew 2453 nor 3761 Greek 1672, there 1762 is neither slave 1401 nor 3761 free 1658 man 1658, there 1762 is neither male 733 nor 2532 female 2338; for you are all 3956 one 1520 in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424.
29 And if 1487 you belong to Christ 5547, then 686 you are Abraham's 11 descendants 4690, heirs 2818 according 2596 to promise 1860.
Chapter 4
1 Sonship in Christ
Now 1161 I say 3004, as long 5550 as the heir 2818 is a child 3516, he does not differ 1308 at all 3761 from a slave 1401 although he is owner 2962 of everything 3956,
2 but he is under 5259 guardians 2012 and managers 3623 until 891 the date 4287 set 4287 by the father 3962.
3 So 3779 also 2532 we, while 3753 we were children 3516, were held 1402 in bondage 1402 under 5259 the elemental 4747 things 4747 of the world 2889.
4 But when 3753 the fullness 4138 of the time 5550 came 2064, God 2316 sent 1821 forth 1821 His Son 5207, born 1096 of a woman 1135, born 1096 under 5259