Galatians 3:1–14

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

LAW AND PROMISE

¹⁰For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse,^ak because it is written,^al Everyone who does not do everything written in the book of the law is cursed.^{Kam 11}Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because the righteous will live^an by faith.^{Lao 12}But the law is not based on faith; instead, the one who does these things will live by them.^{Map 13}Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us,^aq because it is written, Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.^{Nar 14}The purpose was that the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles by Christ Jesus, so that we could receive the promised Spirit through faith.^as