7^* Realize then that it is those who have faith who are children of Abraham.^f 8Scripture, which saw in advance that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, foretold the good news to Abraham, saying, “Through you shall all the nations be blessed.”^g 9Consequently, those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham who had faith.^h 10^* For all who depend on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed be everyone who does not persevere in doing all the things written in the book of the law.”ⁱ 11And that no one is justified before God by the law is clear, for “the one who is righteous by faith will live.”^j 12But the law does not depend on faith; rather, “the one who does these things will live by them.”^k 13Christ ransomed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written, “Cursed be everyone who hangs on a tree,”^l 14that the blessing of Abraham might be extended to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.^m