American Standard Version

Galatians 3:15-28

15Brethren,Ispeakλέγω.legōG3004afterthemannerofmenἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444:Thoughitbebutaman’sἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444covenantδιαθήκηνdiathēkēnG1242,yetwhenithath been confirmed,nooneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762makethitvoid,oraddeth thereto.

16NowG1161toAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11wereG1510thepromisesG1860spokenG3004,andtohisseedσπέρματιspermatiG4690.Hesaithnot,AndtoseedsσπέρμασινspermasinG4690,asofmanyπολλῶνpollōnG4183;butasofoneἑνός·henosG1520,AndtothyseedσπέρματίspermatiG4690,whichisG1510ChristΧριστός.ChristosG5547.

17NowδὲdeG1161thisIsayλέγω·legōG3004:AcovenantδιαθήκηνdiathēkēnG1242confirmed beforehandbyGodθεοῦtheouG2316,thelawνόμοςnomosG3551,whichcameγεγονὼςgegonōsG1096fourτετρακόσιαtetrakosiaG5071hundredG5071andthirtyτριάκονταtriakontaG5144yearsἔτηetēG2094after, dothnotdisannul,soastomakethepromiseἐπαγγελίαν.epangelianG1860ofnoneeffect.

18ForiftheinheritanceκληρονομίαklēronomiaG2817isofthelawνόμουnomouG3551,itisnomoreofpromiseἐπαγγελίας·epangeliasG1860:butGodθεός.¶theosG2316hathgrantedκεχάρισταιkecharistaiG5483ittoAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11bypromiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860.

19WhatthenοὖνounG3767isthelawνόμος;nomosG3551?ItwasaddedπροσετέθηprosetethēG4369becauseoftransgressionsπαραβάσεωνparabaseōnG3847, tilltheseedσπέρμαspermaG4690shouldcomeἔλθῃelthēG2064towhomthepromiseἐπήγγελται,epēngeltaiG1861hath beenmade;anditwasordainedthroughangelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32bythehandχειρὶcheiriG5495ofamediatorμεσίτου.mesitouG3316.

20NowG1161amediatorμεσίτηςmesitēsG3316isG1510notamediatorG3316ofoneἑνὸςhenosG1520;butGodθεὸςtheosG2316isG1510oneεἷςheisG1520.

21IsG1510thelawνόμοςnomosG3551thenG3767againstthepromisesG1860ofGodθεοῦ;theouG2316?GodG2316forbid:foriftherehadbeenG1510alawνόμοςnomosG3551givenG1325whichcouldmakealiveG2227, verilyrighteousnessδικαιοσύνη·dikaiosunēG1343wouldhavebeenG1510ofthelawνόμουnomouG3551.

22ButthescriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124shutupallthingsG3956undersinἁμαρτίαν,hamartianG266,thatthepromiseἐπαγγελίαepangeliaG1860byfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102inJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547mightbegivenG1325tothemthatbelieveG4100.

23ButbeforefaithπίστινpistinG4102cameG2064,wewerekeptinwardunderthelawνόμονnomonG3551,shutupuntothefaithπίστινpistinG4102whichshould afterwardsberevealedἀποκαλυφθῆναι.apokaluphthēnaiG601.

24SoἵναinaG2443thatthelawνόμοςnomosG3551isbecomeγέγονενgegonenG1096ourtutortobringusuntoChristΧριστόν,ChristonG5547,thatwemightbejustifiedG1344byfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102.

25ButnowδὲdeG1161thatfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102isG1510comeG2064,weareG1510nolongerunderatutor.

26ForyeareG1510allsonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,throughfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ·IēsouG2424.

27ForasmanyὅσοιhosoiG3745ofyouaswerebaptizedG907intoChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547didputἐνεδύσασθε.enedusastheG1746onChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547.

28TherecanbeG1510neitherJewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453norGreekἝλλην,HellēnG1672,therecanbeG1510neitherbondnorfreeἐλεύθερος,eleutherosG1658,therecanbeG1510nomaleἄρσενarsenG730andfemaleθῆλυ·thēluG2338;foryeallareG1510oneεἷςheisG1520maninChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

Read all of Galatians 3

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain

Commentaries on Galatians 3