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律法和信心

1无知的加拉太人哪，耶稣基督钉十字架，已经活画在你们眼前，谁又迷惑了你们呢？

2我只要问你们这一件：你们受了圣灵，是因行律法呢？是因听信福音呢？

3你们既靠圣灵入门，如今还靠肉身成全吗？你们是这样的无知吗？

4你们受苦如此之多，都是徒然的吗？难道果真是徒然的吗？

5那赐给你们圣灵，又在你们中间行异能的，是因你们行律法呢？是因你们听信福音呢？

6正如「亚伯拉罕信 神，这就算为他的义」。

7所以，你们要知道：那以信为本的人，就是亚伯拉罕的子孙。

8并且圣经既然预先看明， 神要叫外邦人因信称义，就早已传福音给亚伯拉罕，说：「万国都必因你得福。」

9可见那以信为本的人和有信心的亚伯拉罕一同得福。

10凡以行律法为本的，都是被咒诅的；因为经上记着：「凡不常照律法书上所记一切之事去行的，就被咒诅。」

11没有一个人靠着律法在 神面前称义，这是明显的；因为经上说：「义人必因信得生。」

12律法原不本乎信，只说：「行这些事的，就必因此活着。」

13基督既为我们受了咒诅，就赎出我们脱离律法的咒诅；因为经上记着：「凡挂在木头上都是被咒诅的。」

14这便叫亚伯拉罕的福，因基督耶稣可以临到外邦人，使我们因信得着所应许的圣灵。

律法和应许

15弟兄们，我且照着人的常话说：虽然是人的文约，若已经立定了，就没有能废弃或加增的。

16所应许的原是向亚伯拉罕和他子孙说的。 神并不是说「众子孙」，指着许多人，乃是说「你那一个子孙」，指着一个人，就是基督。

17我是这么说， 神预先所立的约，不能被那四百三十年以后的律法废掉，叫应许归于虚空。

18因为承受产业，若本乎律法，就不本乎应许；但 神是凭着应许把产业赐给亚伯拉罕。

19这样说来，律法是为什么有的呢？原是为过犯添上的，等候那蒙应许的子孙来到，并且是借天使经中保之手设立的。

20但中保本不是为一面作的； 神却是一位。

奴仆和儿子

21这样，律法是与 神的应许反对吗？断乎不是！若曾传一个能叫人得生的律法，义就诚然本乎律法了。

22但圣经把众人都圈在罪里，使所应许的福因信耶稣基督，归给那信的人。

23但这因信得救的理还未来以先，我们被看守在律法之下，直圈到那将来的真道显明出来。

24这样，律法是我们训蒙的师傅，引我们到基督那里，使我们因信称义。

25但这因信得救的理既然来到，我们从此就不在师傅的手下了。

26所以，你们因信基督耶稣都是 神的儿子。

27你们受洗归入基督的都是披戴基督了。

28并不分犹太人、希腊人，自主的、为奴的，或男或女，因为你们在基督耶稣里都成为一了。

29你们既属乎基督，就是亚伯拉罕的后裔，是照着应许承受产业的了。

Faith and Belief

1O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.

2I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?

3Are you so foolish? After starting in the Spirit, are you now finishing in the flesh?

4Have you suffered so much for nothing, if it really was for nothing?

5Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe?

6So also, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

7Understand, then, that those who have faith are sons of Abraham.

8The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”

9So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.

Christ Has Redeemed Us

10All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”

11Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”

12The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man who does these things will live by them.”

13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”

14He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abrahamwould come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

The Purpose of the Law

15Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended.

16The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,”meaning One, who is Christ.

17What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise.

18For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God freely granted it to Abraham through a promise.

19Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.

20A mediator is unnecessary, however, for only one party; but God is one.

21Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.

22But the Scripture pronounces all things confined by sin, so that by faith in Jesus Christ the promise might be given to those who believe.

23Before this faith came, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.

24So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

25Now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.

Sons through Faith in Christ

26You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

27For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.

28There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

29And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.