Galatians 3

CHAPTER 3

¹O! unwitting Galatians, before whose eyes Jesus Christ is exiled, [or O! ye witless men of Galatia, before whose eyes Jesus Christ is damned or condemned] , and is crucified in you, who hath deceived you, that ye obey not to truth?

²This only I desire to learn of you, whether ye have received the Spirit of the works of the law, or of hearing of belief?

³So ye be fools, that when ye have begun in Spirit, [now] ye be ended in flesh.

⁴So great things [or So many things] ye have suffered without cause, if it be without cause.

⁵He that giveth to you [the] Spirit, and worketh virtues in you, whether of [the] works of the law, or of hearing of belief? [or of faith?]

⁶As it is written, Abraham believed to God, and it was reckoned to him to rightwiseness.

⁷And therefore know ye, that these that be of belief [or they that be of faith] , be the sons of Abraham.

⁸And the scripture seeing afar, that God justifieth the heathen of belief, [or Forsooth the scripture purveying, for God justifieth of faith heathen men] , told before to Abraham, That in thee all the heathen [or all folks] shall be blessed.

⁹And therefore these that be of belief, [or they that be of faith] , shall be blessed with faithful Abraham.

¹⁰For all that be of the works of the law, be under curse; for it is written, Each man is cursed, that abideth not [or that dwelleth not] in all things that be written in the book of the law, to do those things.

¹¹And that no man is justified in the law before God, it is open, for a rightful man liveth of belief. [Forsooth for no man is justified in the law with God, it is known, for a rightful man liveth by faith.]

¹²But the law is not of belief, but he that doeth those things of the law , shall live in them.

¹³But Christ again-bought us [or delivered us] from the curse of the law, and was made accursed for us; for it is written, Each man is cursed that hangeth in the tree;

¹⁴that among the heathen the blessing of Abraham were made in Jesus Christ, that we receive the promise of Spirit through belief. [that the blessing of Abraham in heathen men should be made in Christ Jesus, that we take the promise of Spirit by faith.]

¹⁵Brethren, I say after man, no man despiseth the testament of a man that is confirmed, or ordaineth above [other thing] .

¹⁶The promises were said to Abraham and to his seed; he saith not, In [the] seeds, as in many, but as in one, And to thy seed, that is, Christ.

¹⁷But I say, this testament is confirmed of God; the law that was made after four hundred and thirty years, maketh not the testament vain to void away the promise [or maketh not void for to do away the promise] .

¹⁸For if [the] heritage were of the law, it were not now of promise. But God granted [or gave] to Abraham through promise.

¹⁹What then the law? that is, Whereto is the law profitable? [or What therefore profiteth the law?] It was set for trespassing, till the seed came, to whom he had made the promise. Which law was ordained by angels, in the hand of a mediator.

²⁰But a mediator is not of one. But God is one.

²¹Is then the law against the promises of God? God forbid. For if the law were given, that might quicken, verily were rightfulness of law, [or verily rightwiseness were of law] .

²²But the scripture hath concluded all things under sin, that the promise of the faith of Jesus Christ were given to them that believe.

²³And before that belief came, they were kept under the law, enclosed into that belief that was to be showed. [Forsooth before that the faith came, we were kept under the law, shut together into that faith that was to be showed.]

²⁴And so the law was our under-master in Christ, that we be justified of belief [or of faith] .

²⁵But after that belief came, we be not now under the undermaster. [But after that the faith came, now we be not under the little master.]

²⁶For all ye be the children of God through the belief of Jesus Christ. [For all ye be the sons of God by faith in Christ Jesus.]

²⁷For all ye that be baptized, be clothed with Christ.

²⁸There is no Jew, nor Greek, no bondman, nor free man, no male, nor female; for all ye be one in Christ Jesus.

²⁹And if ye be one in Jesus Christ, then ye be the seed of Abraham, and heirs by promise.