I fear for you that my work for you may have been in vain.

<p class="bodytext">They court you eagerly,<n id="1" /> but for no good purpose;<n id="2" /> they want to exclude you, so that you would seek them eagerly.<n id="3" />

This persuasion<n id="1" /> does not come from the one who calls you!

I wish those agitators<n id="1" /> would go so far as to<n id="2" /> castrate themselves!<n id="3" />p>

I am confident<n id="1" /> in the Lord that you will accept no other view.<n id="2" /> But the one who is confusing<n id="3" /> you will pay the penalty,<n id="4" /> whoever he may be.

However, it is good<n id="1" /> to be sought eagerly<n id="2" /> for a good purpose<n id="3" /> at all times, and not only when I am present with you.

<p class="bodytext">You were running well; who prevented you from obeying<n id="1" /> the truth?

<t /><p class="bodytext">I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one<n id="1" /> who called you by the grace of Christ<n id="2" /> and are following<n id="3" /> a different<n id="4" /> gospel &#8211;

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!<n id="1" />

They were only hearing, &#8220;The one who once persecuted us is now proclaiming the good news<n id="1" /> of the faith he once tried to destroy.&#8221;

But<n id="1" /> we did not surrender to them<n id="2" /> even for a moment,<n id="3" /> in order that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.<n id="4" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">You<n id="1" /> foolish Galatians! Who has cast a spell<n id="2" /> on you? Before your eyes Jesus Christ was vividly portrayed<n id="3" /> as crucified!

I wish I could be with you now and change my tone of voice,<n id="1" /> because I am perplexed about you.p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">For freedom<n id="1" /> Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be subject again to the yoke<n id="2" /> of slavery.

Listen! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you at all!

<t /><p class="bodytext">From Paul,<n id="1" /> an apostle (not from men, nor by human agency, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead)

not that there really is another gospel,<n id="1" /> but<n id="2" /> there are some who are disturbing you and wanting<n id="3" /> to distort the gospel of Christ.

Now this matter arose<n id="1" /> because of the false brothers with false pretenses<n id="2" /> who slipped in unnoticed to spy on<n id="3" /> our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, to make us slaves.<n id="4" />

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming<n id="1" /> a curse for us (because it is written, &#8220;<b><i>Cursed is everyone who hangs on a treei>b>&#8221;)<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">Those who want to make a good showing in external matters<n id="1" /> are trying to force you to be circumcised. They do so<n id="2" /> only to avoid being persecuted<n id="3" /> for the cross of Christ.