<t /><p class="bodytext">Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand the law?<n id="1" />

Therefore, brothers and sisters,<n id="1" /> we are not children of the slave woman but of the free woman.p>

gentleness, and<n id="1" /> self-control. Against such things there is no law.

For<n id="1" /> neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for<n id="2" /> anything; the only thing that matters is a new creation!<n id="3" />

<p class="bodytext">But from those who were influential<n id="1" /> (whatever they were makes no difference to me; God shows no favoritism between people<n id="2" />) &#8211; those influential leaders<n id="3" /> added<n id="4" /> nothing to my message.<n id="5" />

For all who<n id="1" /> rely on doing the works of the law are under a curse, because it is written, &#8220;<i><b>Cursed is everyone who does not keep on doing everything written in the book of the lawb>.i>&#8221;<n id="2" />

But even if we (or an angel from heaven) should preach<n id="1" /> a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you,<n id="2" /> let him be condemned to hell!<n id="3" />

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" />

<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" />

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;

<t /><p class="bodytext">But when Cephas<n id="1" /> came to Antioch,<n id="2" /> I opposed him to his face, because he had clearly done wrong.<n id="3" />

But the law is not based on faith,<n id="1" /> but <b><i>the one who doesi>b> the works of the law<n id="2" /> <b><i>will live by themi>b>.<n id="3" />

And I testify again to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey<n id="1" /> the whole law.

<p class="bodytext">But the fruit of the Spirit<n id="1" /> is love,<n id="2" /> joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,<n id="3" />

Am I now trying to gain the approval of people,<n id="1" /> or of God? Or am I trying to please people?<n id="2" /> If I were still trying to please<n id="3" /> people,<n id="4" /> I would not be a slave<n id="5" /> of Christ!p>

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.

and when James, Cephas,<n id="1" /> and John, who had a reputation as<n id="2" /> pillars,<n id="3" /> recognized<n id="4" /> the grace that had been given to me, they gave to Barnabas and me<n id="5" /> the right hand of fellowship, agreeing<n id="6" /> that we would go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.<n id="7" />

Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his descendant.<n id="1" /> Scripture<n id="2" /> does not say, &#8220;and to the descendants<sc>,&#8221;sc><n id="3" /> referring to many, but &#8220;<b><i>and to your descendanti>b><sc>,&#8221;sc><n id="4" /> referring to one, who is Christ.