so then, understand that those who believe are the sons of Abraham.

But you, brothers and sisters, are children of the promise like Isaac.

A little yeast makes the whole batch of dough rise!

They court you eagerly, but for no good purpose; they want to exclude you, so that you would seek them eagerly.

These things may be treated as an allegory, for these women represent two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai bearing children for slavery; this is Hagar.

and when James, Cephas, and John, who had a reputation as pillars, recognized the grace that had been given to me, they gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, agreeing that we would go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

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.

From Paul, an apostle (not from men, nor by human agency, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead)

You foolish Galatians! Who has cast a spell on you? Before your eyes Jesus Christ was vividly portrayed as crucified!

Does God then give you the Spirit and work miracles among you by your doing the works of the law or by your believing what you heard?

And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the gospel to Abraham ahead of time, saying, “All the nations will be blessed in you.”

Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his descendant. Scripture does not say, “and to the descendants,” referring to many, but “and to your descendant,” referring to one, who is Christ.

Brothers and sisters, if a person is discovered in some sin, you who are spiritual restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness. Pay close attention to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too.

Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, although he was a Greek.

(for he who empowered Peter for his apostleship to the circumcised also empowered me for my apostleship to the Gentiles)

Have you suffered so many things for nothing? – if indeed it was for nothing.

So then those who believe are blessed along with Abraham the believer.

And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, heirs according to the promise.

You who are trying to be declared righteous by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace!

Now those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.