But now, having known God, or rather, having been known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which once again you wish to be slaves?

For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse; for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all the things which are written in the book of the law, to do them."

But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, having been hemmed in for the faith which was to be revealed.

Therefore the law has become our custodian, [leading us] to Christ, so that we might be justified by faith.

For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace.

For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions aroused through the law were at work in our members to bear fruit to death.

But now we were released from the law, having died in [that] to which we were held fast, so that we should serve as slaves in the newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter.

What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness of faith;

Why? Because [they did] not [seek it] by faith, but as it were, by the works of the law. For they stumbled the stone of stumbling.

For they, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

For Moses writes about the righteousness which [is] of the law, "That the man who does those things shall live by them."

or, " 'Who shall descend into the abyss?' " (that is, to bring up Christ from the dead).

that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and you believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved.

Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures: 'The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This was the LORD's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?

And he who falls on this Stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder."

Jesus answered and said to them, "You err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.

But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, saying,

For if you believed Moses, you would have believed Me; for he wrote about Me.

But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?"

Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your law, 'I said, "You are gods" '?

The crowd answered Him, "We heard from the law that the Christ abides forever; and so how do You say, 'The Son of Man must be lifted up'? Who is this Son of Man?"

But [this was] so that the word might be fulfilled which is written in their law, 'They hated Me without cause.'

Now we know that as many things as the law says, it speaks to those under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.