¹¹ So it is clear that no one can be made right with God by the law. The Scriptures say, “The one who is right with God by faith will live forever.”^[a]

¹² The law does not depend on faith. No, it says that the only way a person will find life by the law is to obey its commands.^{[b] 13} The law says we are under a curse for not always obeying it. But Christ took away that curse. He changed places with us and put himself under that curse. The Scriptures say, “Anyone who is hung on a tree^[c] is under a curse.”^[d]