₂₃But before the time for faith came, the Law kept us all locked up as prisoners until this coming faith should be revealed. ₂₄And so the Law was in charge of us until Christ came, in order that we might then be put right with God through faith. ₂₅Now that the time for faith is here, the Law is no longer in charge of us.

₂₆It is through faith that all of you are God's children in union with Christ Jesus. ₂₇You were baptized into union with Christ, and now you are clothed, so to speak, with the life of Christ himself. ₂₈So there is no difference between Jews and Gentiles, between slaves and free people, between men and women; you are all one in union with Christ Jesus. ₂₉If you belong to Christ, then you are the descendants of Abraham and will receive what God has promised.