I am amazedthat you are soquicklydesertingHim who calledyou by the graceof Christ,for a differentgospel;
They quicklyforgotHis works;They did not waitfor His counsel,
Then the Lordsaid,"Becausethispeopledrawnearwith their wordsAnd honorMe with their lipservice,But they removetheir heartsfarfrom Me, And their reverencefor Me consistsof traditionlearned[by rote],
And He wonderedat their unbelief.And He was going aroundthe villagesteaching.
The manansweredand saidto them, "Well,hereis an amazing thing,that you do not knowwhereHe is from, and [yet] He openedmy eyes.
"But we believethat we are savedthroughthe graceof the LordJesus,in the samewayas they alsoare."
For not knowingabout God'srighteousnessand seekingto establishtheir own,they did not subjectthemselves to the righteousnessof God.
throughwhomalsowe have obtainedour introductionby faithinto thisgracein whichwe stand;and we exultin hopeof the gloryof God.
And we knowthat Godcausesall thingsto work togetherfor goodto thosewho loveGod,to thosewho are calledaccordingto [His] purpose.
and thesewhomHe predestined,He alsocalled;and thesewhomHe called,He alsojustified;and thesewhomHe justified,He alsoglorified.
For ifyou were to havecountlesstutorsin Christ,yet[you would] not [have] manyfathers,for in ChristJesusI became your fatherthroughthe gospel.
For ifone comesand preachesanotherJesuswhomwe have not preached,oryou receivea differentspiritwhichyou have not received,ora differentgospelwhichyou have not accepted,you bear[this] beautifully.
For we are not likemany,peddlingthe wordof God,but as from sincerity,but as from God,we speakin Christin the sightof God.
For I would have you know,brethren,that the gospelwhich was preachedby me is not accordingto man.
But whenGod, who had set me apart[even] from my mother'swomband calledme throughHis grace,was pleased
whichis [really] not another;onlythere are somewho are disturbingyou and wantto distortthe gospelof Christ.
But whenI sawthat they were not straightforwardaboutthe truthof the gospel,I saidto Cephasin the presenceof all,"Ifyou, beinga Jew,livelike the Gentilesand not like the Jews,how[is it that] you compelthe Gentilesto live like Jews?
It was becauseof a revelationthat I wentup; and I submittedto them the gospelwhichI preachamongthe Gentiles,but [I did so] in privateto thosewho were of reputation,for fearthat I might be running,orhad run,in vain.
But we did not yieldin subjectionto them for evenan hour,sothat the truthof the gospelwould remainwith you.
But on the contrary,seeingthat I had been entrustedwith the gospelto the uncircumcised,justas Peter[had been] to the circumcised
For the wholeLawis fulfilledin oneword,in the [statement], "YOU SHALL LOVEYOUR NEIGHBORAS YOURSELF."
You have been severedfrom Christ,you whoare seeking to be justifiedby law;you have fallenfrom grace.
It was for thisHe calledyou throughour gospel,that you may gainthe gloryof our LordJesusChrist.
and the graceof our Lordwas more than abundant,with the faithand lovewhich are [found] in ChristJesus.
As I urgedyou upon my departurefor Macedonia,remainon at Ephesussothat you may instructcertain mennot to teach strange doctrines,
who has savedus and calledus with a holycalling,not accordingto our works,but accordingto His ownpurposeand gracewhich was grantedus in ChristJesusfrom alleternity,
You therefore,my son,be strongin the gracethat is in ChristJesus.
but likethe HolyOnewho calledyou, be holyyourselvesalsoin all[your] behavior;
seeingthat His divinepowerhas grantedto us everythingpertainingto lifeand godliness,throughthe true knowledgeof Him who calledus by His owngloryand excellence.
The graceof the LordJesusbe with all.Amen.
