²¹ I do not make void the grace of God: for if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nought.

²¹ 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.

² Behold, I Paul say unto you, that, if ye receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing.

³ Yea, I testify again to every man that receiveth circumcision, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

⁴ Ye are severed from Christ, ye would be justified by the law; ye are fallen away from grace.

¹¹ Now if there was perfection through the Levitical priesthood (for under it hath the people received the law), what further need `was there' that another priest should arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be reckoned after the order of Aaron?

¹⁶ yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed on Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law: because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

¹⁴ and if Christ hath not been raised, then is our preaching vain, your faith also is vain.

⁶ But if it is by grace, it is no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace.

² by which also ye are saved, if ye hold fast the word which I preached unto you, except ye believed in vain.

³ For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

⁹ And he said unto them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition.

⁴ But I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nought and vanity; yet surely the justice `due' to me is with Jehovah, and my recompense with my God.

¹⁸ For if I build up again those things which I destroyed, I prove myself a transgressor.

³¹ What then shall we say to these things? If God `is' for us, who `is' against us?

¹⁷ and if Christ hath not been raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.