加拉太書 3
律法和信心
1 無知的加拉太人哪！耶穌基督釘十字架，已經活現在你們眼前，誰又迷惑了你們呢？2 我只想問你們這一點：你們接受了聖靈，是靠著行律法，還是因為信所聽見的福音呢？3 你們是這樣的無知嗎？你們既然靠著聖靈開始，現在還要靠著肉體成全嗎？4 你們受了這麼多的苦，都是白受的嗎？恐怕真是白受的了。5 那麼， 神賜聖靈給你們，又在你們中間行神蹟，是因為你們行律法，還是因為你們信所聽見的福音呢？
6 正如亞伯拉罕信 神，這就算為他的義。
7 所以你們要知道，有信心的人，就是亞伯拉罕的子孫。8 聖經既然預先看見 神要使外族人因信稱義，就預先把好信息傳給亞伯拉罕：“萬國都必因你得福。”9 這樣看來，有信心的人，必定和有信心的亞伯拉罕一同得福。10 凡是靠行律法稱義的，都在咒詛之下，因為經上記著：“凡不常常照著律法書上所寫的一切去行的，都被咒詛。”11 很明顯，在 神面前，沒有一個人可以靠著律法稱義，因為“義人必因信得生”。12 律法本來不是出於信，而是說：“遵行這些事的人，就必因這些事而活。”13 基督替我們受了咒詛，就救贖我們脫離了律法的咒詛，因為經上記著：“凡掛在木頭上的，都是受咒詛的。”
14 這樣，亞伯拉罕所蒙的福，就在耶穌基督裡臨到外族人，使我們因著信，可以領受所應許的聖靈。
律法和應許
15 弟兄們，我照著人的常理說：一個立好了的約，雖然是人所立的，卻沒有人可以廢棄或增加。16 那些應許本來是給亞伯拉罕和他的後裔的。 神並沒有說“給眾後裔”，好像指著多數；而是說“給你的一個後裔”，指著一個，就是基督。17 我要這樣說， 神預先立好的約，那四百三十年後才有的律法，不能把它廢掉，使那應許落空。18 因為所承受的，如果是出於律法，就不是出於應許；但 神是憑著應許賜給了亞伯拉罕。19 那麼，為甚麼要有律法呢？是為了過犯的緣故才加上的，直到那得應許的後裔來到。律法是藉著天使經中保的手設立的；
20 中保不是為單方面的，但 神卻是一位。
律法的功用
21 這樣，律法和 神的應許是對立的嗎？絕對不是。如果所賜下的律法能使人得生命，義就真的是出於律法了。
22 但聖經把所有的人都圈在罪中，好把那因信耶穌基督而來的應許，賜給相信的人。
23 但信的道理還沒有來到以前，我們在律法下被囚禁、被圍困，直到那要來的信的道理顯明出來。24 這樣，律法成了我們的?蒙教師，領我們到基督那裡，使我們可以因信稱義。
25 但信的道理既然來到，我們就不再在?蒙教師之下了。
因信作承受產業的兒子
26 你們因著信，在基督耶穌裡都作了 神的兒子。27 你們所有受洗歸入基督的人，都是披戴基督的，28 並不分猶太人或希臘人，作奴僕的或自由人，男的或女的，因為你們在基督耶穌裡都成為一體了。
29 如果你們屬於基督，就是亞伯拉罕的後裔，是按照應許承受產業的了。
Galatians 3
Justification by Law or by Faith?
1 Yout foolish Galatians! Who has cast a spellt on you? Before your eyes Jesus Christ was vividly portrayedt as crucified!2 The only thing I want to learn from you is this: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the works of the lawt or by believing what you heard?t3 Are you so foolish? Although you begant witht the Spirit, are you now trying to finisht by human effort?t4 Have you suffered so many things for nothing? – if indeed it was for nothing.
5 Does God then givet you the Spirit and work miracles among you by your doing the works of the lawt or by your believing what you heard?t
6 Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,s7 so then, understandt that those who believe are the sons of Abraham.t8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the gospel to Abraham ahead of time,t saying, “All the nationstwill be blessed in you,"s9 So then those who believet are blessed along with Abraham the believer.10 For all whot rely on doing the works of the law are under a curse, because it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not keep on doing everything written in the book of the law.”ts11 Now it is clear no one is justified before God by the law, because the righteous one will live by faith.t12 But the law is not based on faith,t but the one who does the works of the lawtwill live by them.s13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becomingt a curse for us (because it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”)s
14 in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles,t so that we could receive the promise of the Spirit by faith.
Inheritance Comes from Promises and not Law
15 Brothers and sisters,t I offer an example from everyday life:t When a covenantt has been ratified,t even though it is only a human contract, no one can set it aside or add anything to it.16 Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his descendant.t Scripturet does not say, “and to the descendants,”t referring to many, but “and to your descendant,”ts referring to one, who is Christ.17 What I am saying is this: The law that came four hundred thirty years later does not cancel a covenant previously ratified by God,s so as to invalidate the promise.
18 For if the inheritance is based on the law, it is no longer based on the promise, but God graciously gavet it to Abraham through the promise.
19 Why then was the law given?t It was addeds because of transgressions,s until the arrival of the descendantt to whom the promise had been made. It was administeredt through angels by an intermediary.t20 Now an intermediary is not for one party alone, but God is one.t21 Is the law therefore opposed to the promises of God?s Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that was able to give life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.t
22 But the scripture imprisonedt everything and everyonet under sin so that the promise could be given – because of the faithfulnessts of Jesus Christ – to those who believe.
Sons of God Are Heirs of Promise
23 Now before faitht came we were held in custody under the law, being kept as prisonersst until the coming faith would be revealed.24 Thus the law had become our guardiant until Christ, so that we could be declared righteoust by faith.25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.t26 For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through faith.t27 For all of you whot were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slavet nor free, there is neither male nor femalet – for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.
29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants,t heirs according to the promise.
