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12 The law does not depend on faith. No, it says that the only way a person will find life by the law is to obey its commands.[a] 13 The law says we are under a curse for not always obeying it. But Christ took away that curse. He changed places with us and put himself under that curse. The Scriptures say, “Anyone who is hung on a tree[b] is under a curse.”[c] 14 Because of what Jesus Christ did, the blessing God promised to Abraham was given to all people. Christ died so that by believing in him we could have the Spirit that God promised.

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 3:12 the only way … commands See Lev. 18:5.
  2. Galatians 3:13 hung on a tree Deut. 21:22-23 says that when a person was killed for doing wrong, his body was hung on a tree to show shame. Paul means the cross of Jesus was like that.
  3. Galatians 3:13 Quote from Deut. 21:23.

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