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Galatians 3

Faith Brings Righteousness

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 1You foolish  aGalatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ  bwas publicly portrayed as crucified?

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This is the only thing I want to find out from you: did you receive the Spirit by the works of  1the Law, or by  2 ahearing with faith?

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Are you so foolish? Having begun  1by the Spirit, are you now  2being perfected by the flesh?

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Did you  1suffer so many things in vain-- aif indeed it was in vain?

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So then, does He who  aprovides you with the Spirit and  bworks  1miracles among you, do it by the works of  2the Law, or by  3 chearing with faith?

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 1Even so  aAbraham  bBELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS.

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Therefore,  1be sure that  ait is those who are of faith who are  bsons of Abraham.

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The Scripture, foreseeing that God  1would justify the  2Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying,aALL THE NATIONS WILL BE BLESSED IN YOU."

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So then  athose who are of faith are blessed with  1Abraham, the believer.

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For as many as are of the works of  1the Law are under a curse; for it is written, " aCURSED IS EVERYONE WHO DOES NOT ABIDE BY ALL THINGS WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF THE LAW, TO PERFORM THEM."

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Now that  ano one is justified  1by  2the Law before God is evident; for, " 3 bTHE RIGHTEOUS MAN SHALL LIVE BY FAITH."

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 1However, the Law is not  2of faith; on the contrary, " aHE WHO PRACTICES THEM SHALL LIVE  3BY THEM."

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Christ  aredeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us--for it is written, " bCURSED IS EVERYONE WHO HANGS ON  cA  1TREE"--

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in order that  ain Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might  1come to the Gentiles, so that we  bwould receive  cthe promise of the Spirit through faith.

Intent of the Law

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 aBrethren,  bI speak  1in terms of human relations:  ceven though it is only a man's  2covenant, yet when it has been ratified, no one sets it aside or adds  3conditions to it.

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Now the promises were spoken  ato Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, "And to seeds," as referring to many, but rather to one, " bAnd to your seed," that is, Christ.

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What I am saying is this: the Law, which came  afour hundred and thirty years later, does not invalidate a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify the promise.

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For  aif the inheritance is  1based on law, it is no longer  1based on a promise; but  bGod has granted it to Abraham by means of a promise.

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 aWhy the Law then? It was added  1because of transgressions, having been  bordained through angels  cby the  2agency of a mediator, until  dthe seed would come to whom the promise had been made.

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Now  aa mediator is not  1for one party only; whereas God is only one.

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Is the Law then contrary to the promises of God?  aMay it never be! For  bif a law had been given which was able to impart life, then righteousness  1would indeed have been  2based on law.

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But the Scripture has  ashut up  1everyone under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

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But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law,  abeing shut up to the faith which was later to be revealed.

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Therefore the Law has become our  atutor to lead us to Christ, so that  bwe may be justified by faith.

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But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a  1 atutor.

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For you are all  asons of God through faith in  bChrist Jesus.

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For all of you who were  abaptized into Christ have  bclothed yourselves with Christ.

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 aThere is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is  1neither male nor female; for  byou are all one in  cChrist Jesus.

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And if  ayou  1belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's  2descendants, heirs according to  bpromise.



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