1 ¶ O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you that ye should not trust in the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ has been evidently set forth, crucified among you?

O thoughtless Galatians, who did bewitch you, not to obey the truth -- before whose eyes Jesus Christ was described before among you crucified?

2 T his only would I learn of you, Did ye receive the Spirit by the works of the law or by the obedient ear of faith?

this only do I wish to learn from you -- by works of law the Spirit did ye receive, or by the hearing of faith?

3 A re ye so foolish? having begun by the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?

so thoughtless are ye! having begun in the Spirit, now in the flesh do ye end?

4 H ave ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.

so many things did ye suffer in vain! if, indeed, even in vain.

5 H e therefore that gives unto you the Spirit and does works of power among you, does he do it by the works of the law or by the obedient ear of faith?

He, therefore, who is supplying to you the Spirit, and working mighty acts among you -- by works of law or by the hearing of faith ?

6 ¶ Even as Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him for righteousness.

according as Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him -- to righteousness;

7 K now ye therefore that those who are of faith, the same are the sons of Abraham.

know ye, then, that those of faith -- these are sons of Abraham,

8 A nd the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles through faith, evangelized Abraham in advance, saying, In thee shall all the Gentiles be blessed.

and the Writing having foreseen that by faith God doth declare righteous the nations did proclaim before the good news to Abraham --

9 S o then those who are of faith are blessed with Abraham, the believer.

`Blessed in thee shall be all the nations;' so that those of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham,

10 F or as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse; for it is written, Cursed is every one that continues not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.

for as many as are of works of law are under a curse, for it hath been written, `Cursed every one who is not remaining in all things that have been written in the Book of the Law -- to do them,'

11 B ut that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident, for The just shall live by faith.

and that in law no one is declared righteous with God, is evident, because `The righteous by faith shall live;'

12 A nd the law is not of faith, but The man that does the commandments shall live by them.

and the law is not by faith, but -- `The man who did them shall live in them.'

13 C hrist has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us, (for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangs on a tree),

Christ did redeem us from the curse of the law, having become for us a curse, for it hath been written, `Cursed is every one who is hanging on a tree,'

14 T hat the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

that to the nations the blessing of Abraham may come in Christ Jesus, that the promise of the Spirit we may receive through the faith.

15 B rethren, (I speak after the manner of men) Even when a covenant is of man, once it is confirmed, no one cancels it or adds to it.

Brethren, as a man I say, even of man a confirmed covenant no one doth make void or doth add to,

16 N ow to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He did not say, And to seeds, as of many, but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

and to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his seed; He doth not say, `And to seeds,' as of many, but as of one, `And to thy seed,' which is Christ;

17 A nd this I say that regarding the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot cancel it, that it should make the promise of no effect.

and this I say, A covenant confirmed before by God to Christ, the law, that came four hundred and thirty years after, doth not set aside, to make void the promise,

18 F or if the inheritance is of the law, it is no longer of promise; but God gave it to Abraham by promise.

for if by law the inheritance, no more by promise, but to Abraham through promise did God grant.

19 ¶ For what then serves the law? It was added because of rebellions until the seed should come to whom the promise was made, and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

Why, then, the law? on account of the transgressions it was added, till the seed might come to which the promise hath been made, having been set in order through messengers in the hand of a mediator --

20 N ow a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.

and the mediator is not of one, and God is one --

21 I s the law then against the promises of God? No, in no wise, for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.

the law, then, against the promises of God? -- let it not be! for if a law was given that was able to make alive, truly by law there would have been the righteousness,

22 B ut the scripture has concluded all under sin that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to the believers.

but the Writing did shut up the whole under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ may be given to those believing.

23 B ut before faith came, we were under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

And before the coming of the faith, under law we were being kept, shut up to the faith about to be revealed,

24 T herefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

so that the law became our child-conductor -- to Christ, that by faith we may be declared righteous,

25 B ut when faith is come, we are no longer under the hand of the schoolmaster.

and the faith having come, no more under a child-conductor are we,

26 F or ye are all sons of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

for ye are all sons of God through the faith in Christ Jesus,

27 F or as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

for as many as to Christ were baptized did put on Christ;

28 H ere there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

there is not here Jew or Greek, there is not here servant nor freeman, there is not here male and female, for all ye are one in Christ Jesus;

29 A nd if ye are Christ’s, then ye are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.

and if ye of Christ then of Abraham ye are seed, and according to promise -- heirs.