Galaterne 3
1 I uforstandige galatere! hvem har forgjort eder, I som har fått Jesus Kristus malt for øinene som korsfestet?2 Bare dette vil jeg få vite av eder: Var det ved lov-gjerninger I fikk Ånden, eller ved troens forkynnelse?3 Er I så uforstandige? I begynte i Ånd; vil I nu fullende i kjød?4 Så meget har I oplevd forgjeves! (-)om det da virkelig er forgjeves.
5 Han altså som gir eder Ånden og virker kraftige gjerninger iblandt eder, gjør han det ved lov-gjerninger eller ved troens forkynnelse?
6 Likesom Abraham trodde Gud, og det blev regnet ham til rettferdighet.
7 Derfor skal I vite at de som har tro, de er Abrahams barn.8 Og da Skriften forutså at det er ved tro Gud rettferdiggjør hedningene, forkynte den Abraham forut det evangelium: I dig skal alle folk velsignes.9 Så blir da de som har tro, velsignet med den troende Abraham.10 For så mange som holder sig til lov-gjerninger, er under forbannelse; for det er skrevet: Forbannet er hver den som ikke blir ved i alt som er skrevet i lovens bok, så han gjør det!11 Og at ingen blir rettferdiggjort for Gud ved loven, er åpenbart; for: Den rettferdige, ved tro skal han leve;12 men loven har ikke noget med troen å gjøre, men: Den som gjør det, skal leve derved.13 Kristus kjøpte oss fri fra lovens forbannelse, idet han blev en forbannelse for oss(-)for det er skrevet: Forbannet er hver den som henger på et tre(-)14 forat Abrahams velsignelse kunde komme over hedningene i Kristus Jesus, så vi ved troen kunde få Ånden, som var oss lovt.15 Brødre! jeg taler på menneskelig vis. Selv en menneskelig pakt vil ingen gjøre til intet eller legge noget til efterat den er stadfestet.16 Nu blev løftene gitt Abraham og hans ætt; han sier ikke: Og dine ætlinger, som om mange, men som om én: Og din ætt, og dette er Kristus.17 Dette er da min mening: En pakt som forut er stadfestet av Gud, gjør ikke loven, som er gitt fire hundre og tretti år efter, ugyldig, så den skulde gjøre løftet til intet.
18 For får en arven ved lov, da får en den ikke lenger ved løfte; men Gud har gitt Abraham den ved løfte.
19 Hvad skulde da loven til? Den blev lagt til for overtredelsenes skyld, inntil den ætt kom som løftet gjaldt-gitt ved engler, ved en mellemmanns hånd;20 men en mellemmann er ikke bare for én; men Gud er én.21 Er da loven imot Guds løfter? Langt derifra! for var det gitt nogen lov som kunde gjøre levende, da kom rettferdigheten virkelig av loven;22 men Skriften har lagt alt inn under synd, forat det som var lovt, skulde ved tro på Jesus Kristus bli gitt dem som tror.
23 Men før troen kom, blev vi holdt innestengt i varetekt under loven til den tro som skulde åpenbares.24 Så er da loven blitt vår tuktemester til Kristus, forat vi skulde bli rettferdiggjort av tro;25 men efterat troen er kommet, er vi ikke lenger under tuktemesteren;26 alle er I jo Guds barn ved troen på Kristus Jesus;27 for I, så mange som er døpt til Kristus, har iklædd eder Kristus.28 Her er ikke jøde eller greker, her er ikke træl eller fri, her er ikke mann og kvinne; for I er alle én i Kristus Jesus.
29 Men hører I Kristus til, da er I jo Abrahams ætt, arvinger efter løfte.
GALATIANS 3
Faith Is the Only Way
1 You stupid Galatians! I told you exactly how Jesus Christ was nailed to a cross. Has someone now put an evil spell on you? 2 I want to know only one thing. How were you given God's Spirit? Was it by obeying the Law of Moses or by hearing about Christ and having faith in him? 3 How can you be so stupid? Do you think that by yourself you can complete what God's Spirit started in you? 4 Have you gone through all of this for nothing? Is it all really for nothing?
5 God gives you his Spirit and works miracles in you. But does he do this because you obey the Law of Moses or because you have heard about Christ and have faith in him?
6 t The Scriptures say that God accepted Abraham because Abraham had faith. 7 t And so, you should understand that everyone who has faith is a child of Abraham.t 8 t Long ago the Scriptures said God would accept the Gentiles because of their faith. This is why God told Abraham the good news that all nations would be blessed because of him.
9 This means everyone who has faith will share in the blessings given to Abraham because of his faith.
10 t Anyone who tries to please God by obeying the Law is under a curse. The Scriptures say, “Everyone who doesn't obey everything in the Law is under a curse.”
11 t No one can please God by obeying the Law. The Scriptures also say, “The people God accepts because of their faith will live.”t
12 t The Law isn't based on faith. It promises life only to people who obey its commands. 13 t But Christ rescued us from the Law's curse, when he became a curse in our place. This is because the Scriptures say that anyone who is nailed to a tree is under a curse.
14 And because of what Jesus Christ has done, the blessing promised to Abraham was taken to the Gentiles. This happened so that by faith we would be given the promised Holy Spirit.The Law and the Promise
15 My friends, I will use an everyday example to explain what I mean. Once someone agrees to something, no one else can change or cancel the agreement.t 16 That is how it is with the promises God made to Abraham and his descendant.t The promises were not made to many descendants, but only to one, and that one is Christ. 17 t What I am saying is that the Law cannot change or cancel God's promise made 430 years before the Law was given.
18 t If we have to obey the Law in order to receive God's blessings, those blessings don't really come to us because of God's promise. But God was kind to Abraham and made him a promise.
19 What is the use of the Law? It was given later to show that we sin. But it was only supposed to last until the coming of that descendantt who was given the promise. In fact, angels gave the Law to Moses, and he gave it to the people.
20 There is only one God, and the Law did not come directly from him.Slaves and Children
21 Does the Law disagree with God's promises? No, it doesn't! If any law could give life to us, we could become acceptable to God by obeying that law.
22 But the Scriptures say that sin controls everyone, so that God's promises will be for anyone who has faith in Jesus Christ.
23 The Law controlled us and kept us under its power until the time came when we would have faith. 24 In fact, the Law was to be our teacher until Christ came. Then we could have faith and be acceptable to God.
25 But once a person has learned to have faith, there is no more need to have the Law as a teacher.
26 All of you are God's children because of your faith in Christ Jesus. 27 And when you were baptized, it was as though you had put on Christ in the same way you put on new clothes. 28 Faith in Christ Jesus is what makes each of you equal with each other, whether you are a Jew or a Greek, a slave or a free person, a man or a woman. 29 t So if you belong to Christ, you are now part of Abraham's family, t and you will be given what God has promised.