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Paul, an apostle—not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—

not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.

But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.

For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.

But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace,

nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.

But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother.

But even Titus, who was with me, was not forced to be circumcised, though he was a Greek.

But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.

For before certain men came from James, he was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing the circumcision party.

But when I saw that their conduct was not in step with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, "If you, though a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?"

yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.

But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we too were found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not!

I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

But the law is not of faith, rather "The one who does them shall live by them."

Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, "And to offsprings," referring to many, but referring to one, "And to your offspring," who is Christ.

For if the inheritance comes by the law, it no longer comes by promise; but God gave it to Abraham by a promise.

Now an intermediary implies more than one, but God is one.

But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian,