THE EPISTLE OF Paul to the Galatians. Chapter 3

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CHAP. III.

1 He asketh what moued them to leaue the faith, and hang vpon the Law? 6 They that beleeue are iustified, 9 & blessed with Abraham. 10 And this he sheweth by many reasons.

¹O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that you should not obey the trueth, before whose eyes Iesus Christ hath been euidently set forth, crucified among you?

²This onely would I learne of you, receiued ye the spirit, by the works of the Law, or by the hearing of faith?

³Are ye so foolish? hauing begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?

⁴Haue ye suffered so many things in vaine? if it be yet in vaine.⁴

⁵He therfore that ministreth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the workes of the Law, or by the hearing of faith?

⁶Euen as Abraham beleeued God, and it was accounted to him for righteousnesse.⁶

⁷Knowe yee therefore, that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.

⁸And the Scripture foreseeing that God would iustifie the heathen through faith, preached before the Gospel vnto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.⁸

⁹So then, they which bee of faith, are blessed with faithfull Abraham.

¹⁰For as many as are of the works of the lawe, are vnder the curse: for it is written, Cursed is euery one that continueth not in all things which are written in the booke of the Law to doe them.¹⁰

¹¹But that no man is iustified by the Lawe in the sight of God, it is euident: for, The iust shall liue by faith.¹¹

¹²And the Law is not of faith: but the man that doeth them, shall liue in them.¹²

¹³Christ hath redeemed vs from the curse of the Law, being made a curse for vs: for it is written, Cursed is euery one that hangeth on tree:¹³

¹⁴That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles, through Iesus Christ: that wee might receiue the promise of the Spirit through faith.

¹⁵Brethren, I speake after the maner of men: though it be but a mans couenant, yet if it bee confirmed, no man disanulleth, or addeth thereto.¹⁵

¹⁶Now to Abraham and his seede were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many, but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

¹⁷And this I say, that the Couenant that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the Lawe which was foure hundred and thirtie yeres after, cannot disanul, that it should make the promise of none effect.

¹⁸For if the inheritance bee of the Law, it is no more of promise: but God gaue it to Abraham by promise.

¹⁹Wherefore then serueth the Law? it was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come, to whome the promise was made, and it was ordeyned by Angels in the hand of a Mediatour.

²⁰Now a mediatour is not a Mediatour of one, but God is one.

²¹Is the Lawe then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had beene a Lawe giuen which could haue giuen life, verily righteousnesse should haue bene by the Law.

²²But the Scripture hath concluded all vnder sinne, that the promise by faith of Iesus Christ might be giuen to them that beleeue.

²³But before faith came, wee were kept vnder the Law, shut vp vnto the faith, which should afterwards bee reuealed.

²⁴Wherefore the Law was our Schoolemaster to bring vs vnto Christ, that we might be iustified by Faith.

²⁵But after that Faith is come, we are no longer vnder a Schoolemaster.

²⁶For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Iesus.

²⁷For as many of you as haue bene baptized into Christ, haue put on Christ.

²⁸There is neither Iewe, nor Greeke, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Iesus.

²⁹And if yee be Christs, then are ye Abrahams seed, and heires according to the promise.

Original 1611 KJV Sidenote References for Galatians Chapter 3

⁴ Or, so great
⁶ Or, imputed.
⁸ Cen.12.3
¹⁰ Deu.27. 26.
¹¹ Abac.2.4. rom.1.17.
¹² Leui.18.5
¹³ Deut.21. 23.
¹⁵ Or, testament.

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