Galatians 3:1–9

Faith Brings Righteousness

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 2 ahearing 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 3 chearing 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.

1	Lit O
a	Ga 1:2
b	1 Co 1:23 Ga 5:11
1	Or law
2	Lit the hearing of faith
a	Ro 10:17
1	Or with
2	Or ending with
1	Or experience
a	1 Co 15:2
a	2 Co 9:10 Php 1:19
b	1 Co 12:10
1	Or works of power
2	Or law
3	Lit the hearing of faith
c	Ro 10:17
1	Lit Just as
a	Ro 4:3
b	Ge 15:6
1	Lit know
a	Ro 4:16 Ga 3:9
b	Lk 19:9 Ga 6:16
1	Lit justifies
2	Lit nations
a	Ge 12:3
a	Ga 3:7
1	Lit the believing Abraham