6 °Even as Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for right(7 eousness. Know therefore that they which 'bel of faith, the same are 'sons' 8 of Abraham. And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all the nations be 9 blessed. So then they which be of faith are blessed with the faithful 10) Abraham. For as many as are of 'the works of the law are under 'a' curse : for it is written, Cursed is every one which continueth not in all things that are written in the book of the law, to (11 do them. Now that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, is evident: for, The 'righteous! shall 12 live by faith; and the law is not of faith; but, 'Hel that doeth them shall (13 live in them. Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become! a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: 14) that upon the Gentiles might come the blessing of Abraham in Christ Jesus; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

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Brethren, I speak after the manner of men: Though it be but a man's covenant, yet when it hath been' confirmed, no one maketh it void", or 16) 'addeth' thereto. Now to Abraham were the promises 'spoken', and 'to' his seed. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy (17 seed, which is Christ. Now this I say; A covenant confirmed beforehand by God, the law, which camel four hundred and thirty years after, Idoth not disannul, so as to make 18 the promise of none effect. "For if

the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise: but God hath granted it to Abraham by promise. 19 What then is the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise hath been' made; and it was ordained through angels by the 20 hand of a mediator. Now a mediator is not a mediator of one; but God is 21 one. Is the law then against the

1 Or, Ye perceive 2 Gr. justifieth.

promises of God? God forbid for if there had been a law given which could make alive', verily righteousness *22 would have been lof the law. How

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beit the scripture hath shut up' all 'things' under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

But before "faith came, we were kept in ward under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards *24 be revealed. So that the law hath been our tutor to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by 25 faith. But now that faith is come,

we are no longer under a tutor. 26 °For ye are all 'sons' of God, 'through' 27 faith, in Christ Jesus. For as many

of you as were baptized into Christ 28) 'did put on Christ. There 'can be

neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and female: for ye all (29 are one man' in Christ Jesus. And if ye are Christ's then are ye Abraham's seed, heirs according to promise.

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But I say that 'so long as the heir is a child, he differeth nothing from a 'bondservant', though he is lord 2 of all; but is under guardians and

Istewards until the term appointed 3 of the father. So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the rudiments of the 4 world: but when the fulness of the time 'came', God sent forth his Son, 'born of a woman, 'born' under the 5 law, that he might redeem them which were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. (6 And because ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into 'our (7) hearts, crying, Abba, Father. So that thou art no longer a 'bondservant', but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.

8 Howbeit at that time, not knowing! God, ye were in bondage to them which by nature are no gods: (9) °but now that ye have 'come to know! God, or rather to be known of God, how turn ye back again to the weak and beggarly rudiments', whereunto

ye desire to be in bondage lover 10 again? Ye observe days, and months, 11) and 'seasons', and years. I am afraid of you, lest by any means I have bestowed labour upon you in vain. *(12) I beseech you, brethren, be as I am, for I am as ye are. Ye Idid' me 'no 13 wrong but ye know that because

of an infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you the 'first 'time': 14) and that' which was 'al temptation 'to you in my flesh ye despised not, nor

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rejected; but ye received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus. (15) °Where then is 'that gratulation of yourselves? for I bear you Iwitness', that, if possible, ye would have plucked out your eyes and given them to me. So then am I become your enemy, 17 because I tell you the truth? They zealously 'seek you 'in no good way; nay', they desire to shut you out!, 18 that ye may seek' them. But it is good to be zealously 'sought in a good matter at all times, and not only when I am present with you. *19 My little children, of whom I am

again in travail until Christ be 20 formed in you, yea', I could wish' to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I am perplexed' about you.

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Tell me, ye that desire to be under (22 the law, do ye not hear the law? °For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the handmaid, and one' 23 by the freewoman. Howbeit the son by the handmaid is born after the flesh; but the son by the freewoman is born through promise. (24 °Which things 'contain an allegory: for these women are two covenants; one from mount Sinai, 'bearing children unto bondage, which is 'Hagar'. 25 05Now this 'Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to 'the' Jerusalem that now is: 'for she is 26 in bondage with her children. But the Jerusalem that is above is free, 27) which is our mother. For it is written,

Rejoice, thou barren that bearest

Break forth and cry, thou that travailest not:

For more are the children of the desolate than of her which hath the husband.

(28 Now, we, brethren, as Isaac was, 29 are children of promise. But as then

he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the 30 Spirit, even so it is now. Howbeit! what saith the scripture? Cast out the 'handmaid' and her son: for the son of the 'handmaid' shall not 'inherit with the son of the freewoman. 31 °Wherefore, brethren, we are not children of a handmaid', but of the 5*1) 'freewoman!. With freedom did! Christ 'set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again 'in al yoke of bondage.

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Behold, I Paul say unto you, that, if ye receive circumcision, Christ 3 will profit you nothing. testify again to every man ceiveth circumcision, that he is a

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4 debtor to do the whole law. Ye are 'severed from Christ, Iye who would be justified by the law; ye are fallen 5) away from grace. For we through the Spirit by faith wait for the hope 6) of righteousness. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but 7 faith working through love.

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Iwere running well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth? 8 This persuasion came not of him 9 that calleth you. A little leaven 10) leaveneth the whole lump. I have confidence to you-ward' in the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgement, whosoever 11 he be. But I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? then hath the Istumblingblock of the cross 'been done *12) away'. I would that they which

Junsettle you would' even 1cut 'themselves' off.

13) For ye, brethren, 'were called 'for freedom; only use not your freedom' for an Occasion to the flesh, but

7 Or, For freedom

Gr. brought to nought. Or, horoughf 10 Or, Imutilate themselves

Ithrough love be servants one tol 14 another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 15 °But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.

16 But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the (17 flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are contrary the one to the other; that ye may not do the 18 things that ye would. "But if ye 'arel led by the Spirit, ye are not under (19 the law. Now the works of the flesh

are manifest, which are these, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife,

jealousies, wraths, factions, divisions', (21 1heresies, envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I forewarn you, even as I did forewarn you, that they which practise such things shall not in22 herit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, 'kindness', goodness, 23 faithfulness, meekness, stemperance against such there is no law. 24 And they that are of Christ Jesus' have crucified the flesh with the $passions' and 'the' lusts thereof. 25) If we live by the Spirit, by the 26 Spirit let us also walk. Let us not be Ivainglorious', provoking one another, envying one another.

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Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass', ye which are spiritual, restore such a one in al spirit of meekness; looking to thy2 self, lest thou also be tempted. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil 3 the law of Christ. For if a man thinketh himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth him4 self. But let each man prove his

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own work, and then shall he have his glorying in regard of himself alone, 5 and not of this neighbour'. °For1each' man shall bear his own "burden.

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But let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that 7 teacheth in all good things. Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall 8 he also reap. For he that soweth Junto his own' flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth Junto the Spirit shall of the Spirit 9 reap eternal life. And let us not be weary in well-doing for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. * 10 So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good 'toward! all men, 'and' especially toward' them that are of the household of the faith.

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See with how large letters! I have written unto you with mine own hand. As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh, they compell you to be circumcised; only that they Imay not be persecuted for the cross 13) of Christ. For not even they who 8 receive circumcision do' themselves keep the law; but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may 14 glory in your flesh. "But far be it

from me to glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through 10 which the world hath been crucified (15 unto me, and I unto the world. For neither lis1 circumcision any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. 16 °And as many as shall walk 'by' this rule, peace be upon them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.

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From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear branded on my body the marks of Jesus.

18) The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen.

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10 Or, whom 11 Or, Icreation

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PAUL, an apostle of Christ Jesus 'through the will of God, to the saints which are 1at Ephesus, and the faith(2 ful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in

4 Christ: leven as he 'chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without (5 blemish before him in love: having Iforeordained us unto adoption las sons through Jesus Christ 'unto himself, according to the good pleasure of 6 his will, to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he 'freely be7 stowed on us in the Beloved:

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whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of lour trespasses', according to the 8 riches of his grace, which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom (9 and prudence, having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which (10 he purposed in 'him Tunto al dispensation of the fulness of the times,

Ito sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens', and 'the (11 things upon the earth; in him, 'I say',

in whom also we were made a heritage, having been foreordained' according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of 12 his will; to the end' that we should

be unto the praise of his glory, we' who had before' "hoped' in Christ: 13 in whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth, the gospel of your salvation, in whom, having also believed, ye were sealed with the

1 Some very ancient authorities omit at Ephesus.

2 Or, him: having in love foreordained us

3 Or, wherewith he tendued us

14 Holy Spirit of promise, which is 'an1 earnest of our inheritance, 'unto the redemption of 'God's own' possession, unto the praise of his glory.

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For this cause! I also, having! heard of 'the' faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you', and which ye 16 shew toward' all the saints, 'cease not to give thanks for you, making men17 tion of you in my prayers; that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you lal spirit of wisdom and revelation in (18 the knowledge of him; having the eyes of your heart' enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, what the riches of the glory (19 of his inheritance in the saints, and what the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to that working of the strength (20 of his might which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21) °far above all rule', and 'authority', and 'power', and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this 10world, but also in that which is to (22 come: and 'he' put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the 23 church, which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.

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of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest': 4 but God, being rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5 even when we were dead 'through our trespasses', quickened us together 2with Christ (by grace have ye been (6 saved), and raised us up with him',

and made us to sit 'with him' in 'the' (7 heavenly places, in Christ Jesus: that in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness 'toward' us 'in Christ Jesus : 8 °for by grace have ye been saved

through faith; and that not of your9 selves it is the gift of God: not of works, that no man should 'glory'. 10 °For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus 'for good works, which God afore prepared' that we should walk in them.

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Wherefore remember, that laforetime ye, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called Circumcision, in 12) the flesh, made by hands; that ye were at that time separate from Christ, 'alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus ye that once were far off are made nigh 'in' (14 the blood of Christ. For he is our

peace, who made both one, and 'brake' down the middle wall of partition, 15 having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; that he might create in himself of the twain one new man, so making peace; (16) and might reconcile them both in one body unto God through the cross, having slain the enmity there17 by: and he came and preached peace to you that were far off, and 18 peace to them that were nigh: °for through him we both have our access 19 in one Spirit unto the Father.

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dation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief 21 corner stone; in whom each several' building, fitly framed together, groweth into a holy temple in the Lord; 22 in whom lye also are builded together for a habitation of God 'in' the Spirit.

31) For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus lin behalf of you Gen2 tiles,if 'so be that ye have heard of the dispensation of that grace of God which was given me to you3 ward; how that by revelation was made known unto me the mystery, as 4 I wrote afore in few words, whereby, when ye read, ye 'can perceive my Junderstanding in the mystery of 5 Christ; which in other 'generations! was not made known unto the sons of men, as it hath now been' revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets 6 in the Spirit; to wit, that the Gentiles are fellow-heirs, and fellowmembers of the body, and fellowpartakers of the promise in Christ (7 Jesus through the gospel, whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of that grace of God which was given me 'according to the work8 ing of his power. Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, 'was' this grace given, to preach Junto the Gentiles the unsearchable riches (9 of Christ; and to make all men see what is the dispensation of the mystery which from all ages hath been hid in God who created all 10 things; to the intent that now unto the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places might be 'made' known through the church the mani11 fold wisdom of God, according to the

eternal purpose which he purposed 12 in Christ Jesus our Lord: in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through 10our faith 'in' him. * 13 °Wherefore I ask that 11ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which 12larel your glory.

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For this cause I bow my knees 15 unto the Father, from whom levery 13family in heaven and on earth is

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