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For if I want to boast, I will not be a fool, because I will be telling the truth. But I will spare you, so that no one can credit me with something beyond what he sees in me or hears from me,

especially because of the extraordinary revelations. Therefore, so that I would not exalt myself, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to torment me so I would not exalt myself.

But He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness." Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may reside in me.

So I take pleasure in weaknesses, insults, catastrophes, persecutions, and in pressures, because of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

So in what way were you treated worse than the other churches, except that I personally did not burden you? Forgive me this wrong!

I am amazed that you are so quickly turning away from Him who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—

to reveal His Son in me, so that I could preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone.

I went up according to a revelation and presented to them the gospel I preach among the Gentiles—but privately to those recognized as leaders—so that I might not be running, or have run the race, in vain.

But we did not give up and submit to these people for even an hour, so that the truth of the gospel would be preserved for you.

Then the rest of the Jews joined his hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy.

know that no one is justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ. And we have believed in Christ Jesus so that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no human being will be justified.

For through the law I have died to the law, so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ

Are you so foolish? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now going to be made complete by the flesh?

Did you suffer so much for nothing—if in fact it was for nothing?

So then, does God supply you with the Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law or by hearing with faith?

So those who have faith are blessed with Abraham, who had faith.

The purpose was that the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles by Christ Jesus, so that we could receive the promised Spirit through faith.

But the Scripture has imprisoned everything under sin's power, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

The law, then, was our guardian until Christ, so that we could be justified by faith.

to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.