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I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So the life I now live in the body, I live because of the faithfulness of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

I do not set aside God's grace, because if righteousness could come through the law, then Christ died for nothing!

For all who rely on doing the works of the law are under a curse, because it is written, " Cursed is everyone who does not keep on doing everything written in the book of the law ."

Now it is clear no one is justified before God by the law, because the righteous one will live by faith .

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us (because it is written, " Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree ")

Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the descendant to whom the promise had been made. It was administered through angels by an intermediary.

But the scripture imprisoned everything under sin so that the promise could be given—because of the faithfulness of Jesus Christ—to those who believe.

And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, who calls "Abba! Father!"

I beg you, brothers and sisters, become like me, because I have become like you. You have done me no wrong!

But you know it was because of a physical illness that I first proclaimed the gospel to you,

I wish I could be with you now and change my tone of voice, because I am perplexed about you.

For it is written: " Rejoice, O barren woman who does not bear children; break forth and shout, you who have no birth pains, because the children of the desolate woman are more numerous than those of the woman who has a husband ."

because the person who sows to his own flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.

For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,

because you have been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.

in whom we have boldness and confident access to God because of Christ's faithfulness.

For this reason I ask you not to lose heart because of what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, so that, because you have been rooted and grounded in love,

They are darkened in their understanding, being alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.