11. Now it is evident that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, for “The just shall live by faith.”
12. But the law is not of faith, for “The man who does them shall live by them.”
13. Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law by being made a curse for us—as it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”—
14. so that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
15. Brothers, I am speaking in human terms: Though it is only a man’s covenant, yet if it is ratified, no one annuls or adds to it.