Galatians 3:1–14

Faith Brings Righteousness

¹¹You foolish ^aGalatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ ^bwas publicly portrayed as crucified?

²This 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?

³Are you so foolish? Having begun ¹by the Spirit, are you now ²being perfected by the flesh?

⁴Did you ¹suffer so many things in vain—^aif indeed it was in vain?

⁵So 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?

⁶¹Even so ^aAbraham ^bbelieved God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.

⁷Therefore, ¹be sure that ^ait is those who are of faith who are ^bsons of Abraham.

⁸The 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.”

⁹So then ^athose who are of faith are blessed with ¹Abraham, the believer.

¹⁰For as many as are of the works of ¹the Law are under a curse; for it is written, “^aCursed is everyone who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law, to perform them.”

¹¹Now that ^ano one is justified ¹by ²the Law before God is evident; for, “^3bThe righteous man shall live by faith.”

¹²¹However, the Law is not ²of faith; on the contrary, “^aHe who practices them shall live ³by them.”

¹³Christ ^aredeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us—for it is written, “^bCursed is everyone who hangs on ^ca ¹tree”—

¹⁴in order that ^ain Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might ¹come to the Gentiles, so that we ^bwould receive ^cthe promise of the Spirit through faith.