But when the one who set me apart from birth and called me by his grace was pleased

I assure you that, before God, I am not lying about what I am writing to you!

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

Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,

Formerly when you did not know God, you were enslaved to beings that by nature are not gods at all.

Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand the law?

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight – the only thing that matters is faith working through love.

You were running well; who prevented you from obeying the truth?

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

If we live by the Spirit, let us also behave in accordance with the Spirit.

For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool. For a person will reap what he sows,

But even if we (or an angel from heaven) should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be condemned to hell!

As we have said before, and now I say again, if any one is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let him be condemned to hell!

For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity to indulge your flesh, but through love serve one another.