Galatians 2:17–3:9
17 “But if, while seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves have also been found asinners, is Christ then a minister of sin? bMay it never be!
18 “For if I rebuild what I have once destroyed, I aprove myself to be a transgressor.
19 “For through 1the Law I adied to 1the Law, so that I might live to God.
20 “I have been acrucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but bChrist lives in me; and 1the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in cthe Son of God, who dloved me and egave Himself up for me.
21 “I do not nullify the grace of God, for aif righteousness comes through 1the Law, then Christ died needlessly.”
1 1You foolish aGalatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ bwas publicly portrayed as crucified?
2 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 2ahearing with faith?
3 Are you so foolish? Having begun 1by the Spirit, are you now 2being perfected by the flesh?
4 Did you 1suffer so many things in vain—aif indeed it was in vain?
5 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 3chearing with faith?
6 1Even so aAbraham bbelieved God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.
7 Therefore, 1be sure that ait is those who are of faith who are bsons of Abraham.
8 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.”
9 So then athose who are of faith are blessed with 1Abraham, the believer.