Galatians 3:1–14

Justification through Faith

3You foolish ^kGalatians! Who has hypnotized you, ^lbefore whose eyes Jesus Christ was vividly portrayed ^mas crucified? ⁿ²I only want to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law or by hearing with faith? ^o3Are you so foolish? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now going to be made complete by the flesh? ^p4Did you suffer ^qso much for nothing—if in fact it was for nothing? ⁵So then, does God supply you with the Spirit and work miracles ^ramong you by the works of the law or by hearing with faith? ^s

⁶Just as Abraham believed God, ^tand it was credited to him for righteousness, ^uv7then understand that those who have faith are Abraham’s sons. ^w8Now the Scripture saw in advance that God would justify the Gentiles by faith and told the good news ahead of time to Abraham, ^xsaying, All the nations will be blessed through you. ^yz9So those who have faith are blessed with Abraham, ^awho had faith. ^b

Law and Promise

¹⁰For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, ^cbecause it is written: ^dEveryone who does not continue doing everything written in the book of the law is cursed. ^ef11Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because the righteous will live ^gby faith. ^hi12But the law is not based on faith; instead, the one who does these things will live by them. ^jk13Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, ^lbecause it is written: Everyone who is hung on a tree is cursed. ^mn14The 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. ^o