Galatians 3:6-18

61Even so 2Abraham 3believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness. 7Therefore, 4be sure that 5it is those who are of faith who are 6sons of Abraham. 8The Scripture, foreseeing that God 7would justify the 8Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “9All the nations will be blessed in you.” 9So then 10those who are of faith are blessed with 11Abraham, the believer.

10For as many as are of the works of 12the Law are under a curse; for it is written, “13Cursed is everyone who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law, to perform them.” 11Now that 14no one is justified 15by 16the Law before God is evident; for, “1718The righteous man shall live by faith.” 1219However, the Law is not 20of faith; on the contrary, “21He who practices them shall live 22by them.” 13Christ 23redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us--for it is written, “24Cursed is everyone who hangs on 25a 26tree”-- 14in order that 27in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might 28come to the Gentiles, so that we 29would receive 30the promise of the Spirit through faith.

1531Brethren, 32I speak 33in terms of human relations: 34even though it is only a man’s 35covenant, yet when it has been ratified, no one sets it aside or adds 36conditions to it. 16Now the promises were spoken 37to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as referring to many, but rather to one, “38And to your seed,” that is, Christ. 17What I am saying is this: the Law, which came 39four hundred and thirty years later, does not invalidate a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify the promise. 18For 40if the inheritance is 41based on law, it is no longer 42based on a promise; but 43God has granted it to Abraham by means of a promise.