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Paul’s Visions and His Thorn

12 Imustgoonboasting.Thoughthereisnothingtobegainedbyit,Iwillgoontovisionsand^xrevelationsoftheLord.2 Iknowaman^yinChristwhofourteenyearsagowas^zcaughtupto^athethirdheaven—whetherinthebodyoroutofthebodyIdonotknow,^bGodknows.3 AndIknowthatthismanwascaughtupinto^cparadise—whetherinthebodyoroutofthebodyIdonotknow,^bGodknows—4 andheheardthingsthatcannotbetold,whichmanmaynotutter.5 OnbehalfofthismanIwillboast,butonmyownbehalfIwillnotboast,^dexceptofmyweaknesses—6 thoughifIshouldwishtoboast,^eIwouldnotbeafool,forIwouldbespeakingthetruth;butIrefrainfromit,sothatnoonemaythinkmoreofmethanheseesinmeorhearsfromme.7 So^ftokeepmefrombecomingconceitedbecauseofthesurpassinggreatnessoftherevelations,^1gathornwasgivenmeintheflesh,^hamessengerofSatantoharassme,tokeepmefrombecomingconceited.8 ⁱThreetimesIpleadedwiththeLordaboutthis,thatitshouldleaveme.9 Buthesaidtome,^j“Mygraceissufficientforyou,for^kmypowerismadeperfectinweakness.”ThereforeIwillboastallthemoregladlyofmyweaknesses,sothat^lthepowerofChristmayrestuponme.10 ^mForthesakeofChrist,then,ⁿIamcontentwithweaknesses,insults,hardships,persecutions,andcalamities.For^owhenIamweak,thenIamstrong.

Concern for the Corinthian Church

11 ^pIhavebeenafool!Youforcedmetoit,forIoughttohavebeencommendedbyyou.ForIwas^qnotatallinferiortothesesuper-apostles,^reventhoughIamnothing.12 ^sThesignsofatrueapostlewereperformedamongyou^twithutmostpatience,withsignsandwondersandmightyworks.13 Forinwhatwereyoulessfavoredthantherestofthechurches,exceptthat^uImyselfdidnotburdenyou?Forgivemethiswrong!

14 Here^vforthethirdtimeIamreadytocometoyou.AndIwillnotbeaburden,for^wIseeknotwhatisyoursbutyou.For^xchildrenarenotobligatedtosaveupfortheirparents,but^yparentsfortheirchildren.15 ^zIwillmostgladlyspendandbespentforyoursouls.If^aIloveyoumore,amItobelovedless?16 Butgrantingthat^bImyselfdidnotburdenyou,Iwascrafty,yousay,andgotthebetterofyoubydeceit.17 DidItakeadvantageofyou^cthroughanyofthosewhomIsenttoyou?18 ^dIurgedTitustogo,andsent^ethebrotherwithhim.DidTitustakeadvantageofyou?Didwenotactinthesamespirit?Didwenottakethesamesteps?

19 Haveyoubeenthinkingallalongthatwehavebeendefendingourselvestoyou?Itis^finthesightofGodthatwehavebeenspeakinginChrist,and^gallforyourupbuilding,beloved.20 ForIfearthatperhaps^hwhenIcomeImayfindyounotasIwish,andthatyoumayfindmenotasyouwish—thatperhapstheremaybequarreling,jealousy,anger,hostility,slander,gossip,conceit,anddisorder.21 IfearthatwhenIcomeagainmyGodmayhumblemebeforeyou,andImayhavetomournovermanyofthoseⁱwhosinnedearlierandhavenotrepentedoftheimpurity,^jsexualimmorality,andsensualitythattheyhavepracticed.

Final Warnings

13 ^kThisisthethirdtimeIamcomingtoyou.Everychargemustbeestablished^lbytheevidenceoftwoorthreewitnesses.2 ^mIwarnedⁿthosewhosinnedbeforeandalltheothers,andIwarnthemnowwhileabsent,asIdidwhenpresentonmysecondvisit,that^oifIcomeagainIwillnotsparethem—3 sinceyouseekproofthatChrist^pisspeakinginme.Heisnotweakindealingwithyou,but^qispowerfulamongyou.4 For^rhewascrucifiedinweakness,but^slivesbythepowerofGod.For^twealsoareweakinhim,butindealingwithyou^uwewilllivewithhimbythepowerofGod.

5 Examineyourselves,toseewhetheryouareinthefaith.^vTestyourselves.Ordoyounotrealizethisaboutyourselves,that^wJesusChristisinyou?—unlessindeedyoufailtomeetthetest!6 Ihopeyouwillfindoutthatwehavenotfailedthetest.7 ButwepraytoGodthatyoumaynotdowrong—notthatwemayappeartohavemetthetest,butthatyoumaydowhatisright,thoughwemayseemtohavefailed.8 Forwecannotdoanythingagainstthetruth,butonlyforthetruth.9 Forwearegladwhen^xweareweakandyouarestrong.Your^yrestorationiswhatweprayfor.10 ForthisreasonIwritethesethingswhileIamawayfromyou,thatwhenIcome^zImaynothavetobe^asevereinmyuseof^btheauthoritythattheLordhasgivenmeforbuildingupandnotfortearingdown.

Final Greetings

11 Finally,brothers,¹rejoice.^cAimforrestoration,comfortoneanother,^2dagreewithoneanother,^eliveinpeace;andtheGodofloveand^fpeacewillbewithyou.12 ^gGreetoneanotherwithaholykiss.13 ^hAllthesaintsgreetyou.

14 ⁱThegraceoftheLordJesusChristand^jtheloveofGodand^kthefellowshipoftheHolySpiritbewithyouall.

Galatians

Greeting

1 Paul,an^aapostle—^bnotfrommennorthroughman,but^cthroughJesusChristandGodtheFather,^dwhoraisedhimfromthedead—2 andall^ethebrothers¹whoarewithme,

To^fthechurchesofGalatia:

3 ^gGracetoyouandpeace^hfromGodourFatherandtheLordJesusChrist,4 ⁱwhogavehimselfforoursinstodeliverusfromthepresent^jevilage,accordingtothewillof^kourGodandFather,5 towhombethegloryforeverandever.Amen.

No Other Gospel

6 Iamastonishedthatyouare^lsoquicklydeserting^mhimwhocalledyouinthegraceofChristandareturningtoⁿadifferentgospel—7 ^onotthatthereisanotherone,but^ptherearesomewhotroubleyouandwanttodistortthegospelofChrist.8 Butevenifweor^qanangelfromheavenshouldpreachtoyouagospelcontrarytotheonewepreachedtoyou,^rlethimbeaccursed.9 Aswehavesaidbefore,sonowIsayagain:Ifanyoneispreachingtoyouagospelcontrarytotheoneyoureceived,^rlethimbeaccursed.

10 ForamInowseekingtheapprovalofman,orofGod?OramItrying^stopleaseman?IfIwerestilltryingtopleaseman,Iwouldnotbea^tservant²ofChrist.

Paul Called by God

11 For^uIwouldhaveyouknow,brothers,that^vthegospelthatwaspreachedbymeisnotman’sgospel.³12 ^wForIdidnotreceiveitfromanyman,norwasItaughtit,butIreceivedit^xthrougharevelationofJesusChrist.13 Foryouhaveheardof^ymyformerlifeinJudaism,how^zIpersecutedthechurchofGodviolentlyandtriedtodestroyit.14 AndIwasadvancinginJudaismbeyondmanyofmyownageamongmypeople,soextremely^azealouswasIfor^bthetraditionsofmyfathers.15 Butwhenhe^cwhohadsetmeapart^dbeforeIwasborn,⁴andwho^ecalledmebyhisgrace,16 waspleasedtorevealhisSonto⁵me,inorder^fthatImightpreachhimamongtheGentiles,Ididnotimmediatelyconsultwithanyone;⁶17 nordidIgouptoJerusalemtothosewhowereapostlesbeforeme,butIwentawayintoArabia,andreturnedagaintoDamascus.

18 Then^gafterthreeyearsIwentuptoJerusalemtovisitCephasandremainedwithhimfifteendays.19 ButIsawnoneoftheotherapostlesexceptJames^htheLord’sbrother.20 (InwhatIamwritingtoyou,ⁱbeforeGod,Idonotlie!)21 ^jThenIwentintotheregionsofSyriaandCilicia.22 AndIwasstillunknowninpersonto^kthechurchesofJudeathatareinChrist.23 Theyonlywerehearingitsaid,“Hewhousedtopersecuteusisnowpreachingthefaithheoncetriedtodestroy.”24 AndtheyglorifiedGodbecauseofme.

Paul Accepted by the Apostles

2 ThenafterfourteenyearsIwentupagaintoJerusalemwithBarnabas,takingTitusalongwithme.2 Iwentupbecauseofarevelationandsetbeforethem(thoughprivatelybeforethose^lwhoseemedinfluential)thegospelthat^mIproclaimamongtheGentiles,ⁿinordertomakesureIwasnotrunningorhadnot^oruninvain.3 ButevenTitus,whowaswithme,^pwasnotforcedtobecircumcised,thoughhewasaGreek.4 ^qYetbecauseoffalsebrotherssecretlybroughtin—who^rslippedintospyout^sourfreedomthatwehaveinChristJesus,^tsothattheymightbringusintoslavery—5 tothemwedidnotyieldinsubmissionevenforamoment,sothat^uthetruthofthegospelmightbepreservedforyou.6 Andfromthose^vwhoseemedtobeinfluential(whattheyweremakesnodifferencetome;^wGodshowsnopartiality)—those,Isay,whoseemedinfluential^xaddednothingtome.7 Onthecontrary,whentheysawthatIhadbeen^yentrustedwith^zthegospeltotheuncircumcised,justasPeterhadbeenentrustedwiththegospeltothecircumcised8 (forhewhoworkedthroughPeterforhisapostolicministrytothecircumcisedworkedalsothroughmeforminetotheGentiles),9 andwhenJamesandCephasandJohn,^vwhoseemedtobe^apillars,perceivedthe^bgracethatwasgiventome,they^cgavetherighthandoffellowshiptoBarnabasandme,thatweshouldgototheGentilesandtheytothecircumcised.10 Only,theyaskedustorememberthepoor,^dtheverythingIwaseagertodo.

Paul Opposes Peter

11 But^ewhenCephascametoAntioch,Iopposedhim^ftohisface,becausehestoodcondemned.12 ForbeforecertainmencamefromJames,^ghewaseatingwiththeGentiles;butwhentheycamehedrewbackandseparatedhimself,fearing^hthecircumcisionparty.¹13 AndtherestoftheJewsactedhypocriticallyalongwithhim,sothatevenBarnabaswasledastraybytheirhypocrisy.14 ButwhenIsawthattheirⁱconductwasnotinstepwith^jthetruthofthegospel,IsaidtoCephas^kbeforethemall,“Ifyou,thoughaJew,^llivelikeaGentileandnotlikeaJew,howcanyouforcetheGentilestolivelikeJews?”

Justified by Faith

15 WeourselvesareJewsbybirthandnot^mGentilesinners;16 yetweknowthatⁿapersonisnotjustified²byworksofthelaw^obutthroughfaithinJesusChrist,sowealsohavebelievedinChristJesus,inordertobejustifiedbyfaithinChristandnotbyworksofthelaw,^pbecausebyworksofthelawnoonewillbejustified.

17 Butif,inourendeavortobejustifiedinChrist,wetoowerefound^qtobesinners,isChristthenaservantofsin?Certainlynot!18 ForifIrebuildwhatItoredown,Iprovemyselftobeatransgressor.19 ForthroughthelawI^rdiedtothelaw,sothatImight^slivetoGod.20 Ihavebeen^tcrucifiedwithChrist.ItisnolongerIwholive,butChristwholives^uinme.AndthelifeInowliveinthefleshIlivebyfaithintheSonofGod,^vwholovedmeand^wgavehimselfforme.21 IdonotnullifythegraceofGod,for^xifrighteousness³werethroughthelaw,^ythenChristdiedfornopurpose.

By Faith, or by Works of the Law?

3 OfoolishGalatians!Whohasbewitchedyou?^zItwasbeforeyoureyesthatJesusChristwaspublicly^aportrayedascrucified.2 Letmeaskyouonlythis:^bDidyoureceivetheSpiritbyworksofthelaworby^chearingwithfaith?3 Areyousofoolish?^dHavingbegunbytheSpirit,areyounowbeingperfectedby¹theflesh?4 ^eDidyousuffer²somanythingsinvain—ifindeeditwasinvain?5 DoeshewhosuppliestheSpirittoyouand^fworksmiraclesamongyoudoso^gbyworksofthelaw,orbyhearingwithfaith—6 justas^hAbraham“believedGod,anditwascountedtohimasrighteousness”?

7 Knowthenthatitisⁱthoseoffaithwhoare^jthesonsofAbraham.8 AndtheScripture,foreseeingthat^kGodwouldjustify³theGentilesbyfaith,preachedthegospelbeforehandtoAbraham,saying,^l“Inyoushallallthenationsbeblessed.”9 Sothen,thosewhoareoffaithareblessedalongwithAbraham,themanoffaith.

The Righteous Shall Live by Faith

10 Forallwhorelyonworksofthelaware^munderacurse;foritiswritten,ⁿ“Cursedbeeveryonewhodoesnot^oabidebyallthingswrittenintheBookoftheLaw,anddothem.”11 Nowitisevidentthat^pnooneisjustifiedbeforeGodbythelaw,for^q“Therighteousshalllivebyfaith.”⁴12 Butthelawisnotoffaith,rather^r“Theonewhodoesthemshalllivebythem.”13 Christ^sredeemedusfromthecurseofthelawbybecomingacurseforus—foritiswritten,^t“Cursediseveryonewhoishanged^uonatree”—14 sothatinChristJesustheblessingofAbrahammight^vcometotheGentiles,sothat^wwemightreceive^xthepromisedSpirit⁵throughfaith.

The Law and the Promise

15 ^yTogiveahumanexample,brothers:^6zevenwithaman-madecovenant,nooneannulsitoraddstoitonceithasbeenratified.16 Now^athepromisesweremade^btoAbrahamandtohisoffspring.Itdoesnotsay,“Andtooffsprings,”referringtomany,butreferringtoone,^c“Andtoyouroffspring,”whoisChrist.17 ThisiswhatImean:thelaw,whichcame^d430yearsafterward,doesnotannulacovenantpreviouslyratifiedbyGod,soas^etomakethepromisevoid.18 Foriftheinheritancecomesbythelaw,itnolongercomesbypromise;but^fGodgaveittoAbrahambyapromise.

19 Whythenthelaw?^gItwasaddedbecauseoftransgressions,^huntiltheoffspringshouldcometowhomthepromisehadbeenmade,anditwasⁱputinplacethroughangels^jbyanintermediary.20 Now^kanintermediaryimpliesmorethanone,but^lGodisone.

21 IsthelawthencontrarytothepromisesofGod?Certainlynot!For^mifalawhadbeengiventhatcouldgivelife,thenrighteousnesswouldindeedbebythelaw.22 ButtheScriptureⁿimprisonedeverythingundersin,sothat^othepromisebyfaithinJesusChristmightbegiven^ptothosewhobelieve.

23 Nowbeforefaithcame,wewereheldcaptiveunderthelaw,^qimprisoneduntilthecomingfaithwouldberevealed.24 Sothen,^rthelawwasour^sguardianuntilChristcame,^tinorderthatwemightbejustifiedbyfaith.25 Butnowthatfaithhascome,wearenolongerunderaguardian,26 forinChristJesus^uyouareallsonsofGod,throughfaith.27 Forasmanyofyouas^vwerebaptized^wintoChristhave^xputonChrist.28 ^yThereisneitherJewnorGreek,thereisneitherslave⁷norfree,^zthereisnomaleandfemale,foryouarealloneinChristJesus.29 And^aifyouareChrist’s,thenyouareAbraham’soffspring,^bheirsaccordingtopromise.