Galatians 2:20–3:9

²⁰I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.^s The life I now live in the body,^B I live by faith in the Son of God,^t who loved^u me^v and gave himself^w for me.^{x 21}I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the law,^y then Christ died^z for nothing.

JUSTIFICATION THROUGH FAITH

3You foolish^aa Galatians! Who has cast a spell on you,^C before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed^D as crucified?^{ab 2}I only want to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law or by believing what you heard? ³Are you so foolish? After beginning by the Spirit, are you now finishing by the flesh? ⁴Did you experience^Fac so much for nothing—if in fact it was for nothing? ⁵So then, does God give you the Spirit and work miracles^ad among you by your doing the works of the law? Or is it by believing what you heard—⁶just like Abraham who believed God,^ae and it was credited to him for righteousness?^Gaf

⁷You know, then, that those who have faith, these are Abraham’s sons.^{ag 8}Now the Scripture saw in advance that God would justify the Gentiles by faith and proclaimed the gospel ahead of time to Abraham,^ah saying, All the nations^H will be blessed through you.^{Iai 9}Consequently, those who have faith are blessed with Abraham,^aj who had faith.^J