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Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:

To whom [be] glory for ever and ever. Amen.

For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

For I neither received it from man, neither was I taught [it], but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

For ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews' religion, that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it;

To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.

But of these, who seemed to be somewhat, (whatever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person:) for they who seemed [to be somewhat], in conference added nothing to me:

(For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me towards the Gentiles:)

For before that certain came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles: but when they had come, he withdrew, and separated himself, fearing them who were of the circumcision.

Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we may be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.

For I through the law am dead to the law, that I may live to God.

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless, I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness is [attainable] by the law, then Christ hath died in vain.

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

For as many as are of the works of the law, are under the curse: for it is written, Accursed [is] every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.

But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, [is] evident: for, The just shall live by faith.

Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Accursed [is] every one that hangeth on a tree:

For if the inheritance [is] by the law, [it is] no more by promise: but God gave [it] to Abraham by promise.

[Is] the law then against the promises of God? By no means: for if there had been a law given which could give life, verily righteousness would have been by the law.