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18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to "visit Cephas, and tarried with him fifteen days. But other of the apostles saw I none, 'save James. the Lord's brother. Now touching the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not. "Then I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. "And I was still unknown by face unto the churches of Judæa which were in Christ: 23but they only heard say, He that once persecuted us now preacheth the faith of which he once made havock; 24and they glorified God in me.

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Then after the space of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also with me. And I went up by revelation; and I laid before them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately before them who were of repute, lest by any means I should be running, or had run, in vain. But not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised: and that because of the false brethren privily brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage: to whom we gave place in the way of subjection, no, not for an hour; it was be that the truth of the gospel might continue with you. "But from those who were reputed to be somewhat (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth not man's person)-they, I say, who were of repute, imparted nothing to me: but contrariwise, when they saw that I had been intrusted with the gospel of the uncircumcision, even as Peter what they with the gospel of the circumcision (for he that wrought for Peter unto the apostleship of the cir

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15 Brethren, I speak after the manner of men: Though it be but a man's "covenant, yet when it hath been confirmed, no one maketh it void, or addeth thereto. 16Now to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his seed. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. "Now this I say; A "covenant confirmed beforehand by God, the law, which came four hundred and thirty years after, doth not disannul, so as to make the promise of none effect. 18For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise: but God hath granted it to Abraham by promise. 19What then is the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise hath been made; and it was ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator. 20Now a mediator is not a mediator of one; but God is one. "Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid for if there had been a law given which could make alive, verily righteousness would have been of the law. Howbeit the scripture hath shut up all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

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23 But before 'faith came, we were kept in ward under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. 24So that the law hath been our tutor to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 25But now that faith is come, we are no longer under a tutor. 26For ye are all sons of God, through faith, in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ did put on Christ. 28 There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and fe- Or, the male: for ye all are one man in Christ Jesus. "And

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8 Howbeit at that time, not knowing God, ye were in bondage to them which by nature are no gods: but now that ye have come to know God, or rather to be known of God, how turn ye back again to the weak and beggarly arudiments, whereunto ye desire to be in bondage over again? Ye observe •Gr. spat days, and months, and seasons, and years. "I am afraid of you, lest by any means I have bestowed labour upon you in vain.

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