61 Brethren, if a man also may be overtaken in any trespass, ye who 'are' spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of meekness, considering thyself—lest thou also may be tempted; 2 of one another the burdens bear ye, and so fill up the law of the Christ, 3 for if any one doth think 'himself' to be something—being nothing—himself he doth deceive; 4 and his own work let each one prove, and then in regard to himself alone the glorying he shall have, and not in regard to the other, 5 for each one his own burden shall bear. 6 And let him who is instructed in the word share with him who is instructing—in all good things. 7 Be not led astray; God is not mocked; for what a man may sow—that also he shall reap, 8 because he who is sowing to his own flesh, of the flesh shall reap corruption; and he who is sowing to the Spirit, of the Spirit shall reap life age-during; 9 and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap—not desponding; 10 therefore, then, as we have opportunity, may we work the good to all, and especially unto those of the household of the faith.

Paul Glories in the Cross

11 Ye see in how large letters I have written to you with my own hand; 12 as many as are willing to make a good appearance in the flesh, these constrain you to be circumcised—only that for the cross of the Christ they may not be persecuted, 13 for neither do those circumcised themselves keep the law, but they wish you to be circumcised, that in your flesh they may glory. 14 And for me, let it not be—to glory, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which to me the world hath been crucified, and I to the world; 15 for in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation; 16 and as many as by this rule do walk—peace upon them, and kindness, and on the Israel of God! 17 Henceforth, let no one give me trouble, for I the scars of the Lord Jesus in my body do bear.

Benediction

18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ 'is' with your spirit, brethren! Amen.

The Spirit Received through Faith

31 O thoughtless Galatians, who did bewitch you, not to obey the truth—before whose eyes Jesus Christ was described before among you crucified? 2 this only do I wish to learn from you—by works of law the Spirit did ye receive, or by the hearing of faith? 3 so thoughtless are ye! having begun in the Spirit, now in the flesh do ye end? 4 so many things did ye suffer in vain! if, indeed, even in vain. 5 He, therefore, who is supplying to you the Spirit, and working mighty acts among you—by works of law or by the hearing of faith 'is it'?

God's Covenant with Abraham

6 according as Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him—to righteousness; 7 know ye, then, that those of faith—these are sons of Abraham, 8 and the Writing having foreseen that by faith God doth declare righteous the nations did proclaim before the good news to Abraham— 9 'Blessed in thee shall be all the nations;' so that those of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham, 10 for as many as are of works of law are under a curse, for it hath been written, 'Cursed 'is' every one who is not remaining in all things that have been written in the Book of the Law—to do them,' 11 and that in law no one is declared righteous with God, is evident, because 'The righteous by faith shall live;' 12 and the law is not by faith, but—'The man who did them shall live in them.' 13 Christ did redeem us from the curse of the law, having become for us a curse, for it hath been written, 'Cursed is every one who is hanging on a tree,' 14 that to the nations the blessing of Abraham may come in Christ Jesus, that the promise of the Spirit we may receive through the faith. 15 Brethren, as a man I say 'it', even of man a confirmed covenant no one doth make void or doth add to, 16 and to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his seed; He doth not say, 'And to seeds,' as of many, but as of one, 'And to thy seed,' which is Christ; 17 and this I say, A covenant confirmed before by God to Christ, the law, that came four hundred and thirty years after, doth not set aside, to make void the promise, 18 for if by law 'be' the inheritance, 'it is' no more by promise, but to Abraham through promise did God grant 'it'.

The Purpose of the Law

19 Why, then, the law? on account of the transgressions it was added, till the seed might come to which the promise hath been made, having been set in order through messengers in the hand of a mediator— 20 and the mediator is not of one, and God is one— 21 the law, then, 'is' against the promises of God?—let it not be! for if a law was given that was able to make alive, truly by law there would have been the righteousness, 22 but the Writing did shut up the whole under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ may be given to those believing. 23 And before the coming of the faith, under law we were being kept, shut up to the faith about to be revealed, 24 so that the law became our child-conductor—to Christ, that by faith we may be declared righteous, 25 and the faith having come, no more under a child-conductor are we, 26 for ye are all sons of God through the faith in Christ Jesus, 27 for as many as to Christ were baptized did put on Christ; 28 there is not here Jew or Greek, there is not here servant nor freeman, there is not here male and female, for all ye are one in Christ Jesus; 29 and if ye 'are' of Christ then of Abraham ye are seed, and according to promise—heirs.