A little yeast makes the whole batch of dough rise!<n id="1" />

For each one will carry<n id="1" /> his own load.p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">Now<n id="1" /> I want you to know, brothers and sisters,<n id="2" /> that the gospel I preached is not of human origin.<n id="3" />

Let each one examine<n id="1" /> his own work. Then he can take pride<n id="2" /> in himself and not compare himself with<n id="3" /> someone else.

<t /><p class="bodytext">But you know it was because of a physical illness that I first proclaimed the gospel to you,

On the contrary, when they saw<n id="1" /> that I was entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised<n id="2" /> just as Peter was to the circumcised<n id="3" />

The only thing I want to learn from you is this: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the works of the law<n id="1" /> or by believing what you heard?<n id="2" />

Does God then give<n id="1" /> you the Spirit and work miracles among you by your doing the works of the law<n id="2" /> or by your believing what you heard?<n id="3" />p>

Now, brothers and sisters,<n id="1" /> if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted?<n id="2" /> In that case the offense of the cross<n id="3" /> has been removed.<n id="4" />

So we must not grow weary<n id="1" /> in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up.<n id="2" />

So then,<n id="1" /> whenever we have an opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who belong to the family of faith.<n id="2" />p>

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.

<p class="bodytext">Why then was the law given?<n id="1" /> It was added<n id="2" /> because of transgressions,<n id="3" /> until the arrival of the descendant<n id="4" /> to whom the promise had been made. It was administered<n id="5" /> through angels by an intermediary.<n id="6" />

But when the appropriate time<n id="1" /> had come, God sent out his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, who calls<n id="1" /> &#8220;<i>Abba!i><n id="2" /> Father!&#8221;

Now Hagar represents Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children.

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.

who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age according to the will of our God and Father,

I went there<n id="1" /> because of<n id="2" /> a revelation and presented<n id="3" /> to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I did so<n id="4" /> only in a private meeting with the influential people,<n id="5" /> to make sure that I was not running &#8211; or had not run<n id="6" /> &#8211; in vain.

What I am saying is this: The law that came four hundred thirty years later does not cancel a covenant previously ratified by God,<n id="1" /> so as to invalidate the promise.