After assembling all the chief priests and experts in the law, ¹  he asked them where the Christ ²  was to be born.

Simon Peter answered, ¹  “You are the Christ, ²  the Son of the living God.”

For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ ¹  and they will mislead many.

Then ¹  if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ ²  or ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe him.

One of the criminals who was hanging there railed at him, saying, “Aren’t ¹  you the Christ? ²  Save yourself and us!”

He confessed – he did not deny but confessed – “I am not the Christ!” ¹ 

But we know where this man ¹  comes from. ²  Whenever the Christ ³  comes, no one will know where he comes from.” ⁴ 

But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, but ¹  the Spirit is your life ²  because of righteousness.

And in this way I desire to preach where Christ has not been named, so as not to build on another person’s foundation,

Is Christ divided? Paul wasn’t crucified for you, was he? ¹  Or were you in fact baptized in the name of Paul? ² 

For no one can lay any foundation other than what is being laid, which is Jesus Christ.

So by your knowledge the weak brother or sister, ¹  for whom Christ died, is destroyed. ² 

And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is futile and your faith is empty.

And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is useless; you are still in your sins.

But each in his own order: Christ, the firstfruits; then when Christ comes, those who belong to him. ¹ 

But if while seeking to be justified in Christ we ourselves have also been found to be sinners, is Christ then one who encourages ¹  sin? Absolutely not!

I do not set aside ¹  God’s grace, because if righteousness ²  could come through the law, then Christ died for nothing! ³ 

You ¹  foolish Galatians! Who has cast a spell ²  on you? Before your eyes Jesus Christ was vividly portrayed ³  as crucified!

For freedom ¹  Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be subject again to the yoke ²  of slavery.

Listen! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you at all!