2 [3:7]Know, therefore, that those of faith, these are children of Abraham. [3:8]And the Scripture foreseeing that God would justify the nations by faith, promised before to Abraham, In you shall all the nations be blessed. [3:9]Those of faith, therefore, are blessed with believing Abraham. [3:10]For as many as are of works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, Cursed is every one that continues not in all things written in the book of the law to do them. [3:11]And it is evident that no one is justified by the law before God, because the just shall live by faith, [3:12]but the law is not of faith, but he that does these things shall live by them. [3:13]Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us, for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangs on a tree, [3:14]that the blessing of Abraham may come on the nations, in Christ Jesus, that we may receive the promise of the Spirit through the faith. 3 [3:15]Brothers, I speak according to man. But no one abolishes a man's covenant when it is established, or makes additions to it. [3:16]The promises were spoken to Abraham and his offspring. He said not, And to offsprings, as of many, but as of one, And to your offspring, which is Christ. [3:17]And this I say; that the law which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot abrogate the covenant previously established by God, to make the promise of no effect. [3:18]For if the inheritance is by the law, it is no longer by the promise. But God gave it to Abraham by the promise. [3:19]What then? The law was added on account of transgressions, till the offspring should come to which the promise was made, being appointed by angels by the hand of a mediator. [3:20]But there is no mediator of one; but God is one. 4 [3:21]Is the law then against the promises of God? By no means. For if a law had been given, able to give life, righteousness would really have been by the law; [3:22]but the Scripture has shut up all under sin, that the promise of the faith of Jesus Christ may be given to them that believe. [3:23]But before the faith came, we were kept shut up under the law for the faith to be revealed. [3:24]So that the law was our schoolmaster to lead to Christ, that we might be justified by faith; [3:25]but the faith having come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. [3:26]For you are all children of God by the faith in Jesus Christ; [3:27]for as many of you as are baptized in Christ, have put on Christ. [3:28]There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither servant nor freeman, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. [3:29] And if you are of Christ, then are you Abraham's children and heirs according to the promise.