Study Desk

and only they were hearing, that `he who is persecuting us then, doth now proclaim good news -- the faith that then he was wasting;'

having known also that a man is not declared righteous by works of law, if not through the faith of Jesus Christ, also we in Christ Jesus did believe, that we might be declared righteous by the faith of Christ, and not by works of law, wherefore declared righteous by works of law shall be no flesh.'

with Christ I have been crucified, and live no more do I, and Christ doth live in me; and that which I now live in the flesh -- in the faith I live of the Son of God, who did love me and did give himself for me;

this only do I wish to learn from you -- by works of law the Spirit did ye receive, or by the hearing of faith?

He, therefore, who is supplying to you the Spirit, and working mighty acts among you -- by works of law or by the hearing of faith [is it]?

know ye, then, that those of faith -- these are sons of Abraham,

and the Writing having foreseen that by faith God doth declare righteous the nations did proclaim before the good news to Abraham --

`Blessed in thee shall be all the nations;' so that those of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham,

and that in law no one is declared righteous with God, is evident, because `The righteous by faith shall live;'

and the law is not by faith, but -- `The man who did them shall live in them.'

that to the nations the blessing of Abraham may come in Christ Jesus, that the promise of the Spirit we may receive through the faith.

but the Writing did shut up the whole under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ may be given to those believing.

And before the coming of the faith, under law we were being kept, shut up to the faith about to be revealed,

so that the law became our child-conductor -- to Christ, that by faith we may be declared righteous,

and the faith having come, no more under a child-conductor are we,

for ye are all sons of God through the faith in Christ Jesus,

for we by the Spirit, by faith, a hope of righteousness do wait for,

for in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith through love working.

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

therefore, then, as we have opportunity, may we work the good to all, and especially unto those of the household of the faith.