11. Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for “The righteous shall live by faith.”
12. But the law is not of faith, rather “The one who does them shall live by them.”
13. Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”—
14. so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith.
15. To give a human example, brothers: even with a man-made covenant, no one annuls it or adds to it once it has been ratified.