Berean Standard Bible

Galatians 3

(James 2:14–26)

1OὮŌG5599foolishἀνόητοιanoētoiG453GalatiansΓαλάται,GalataiG1052!WhoτίςtisG5101has bewitchedἐβάσκανενebaskanenG940youὑμᾶςhumasG4771?Beforeκατ᾽kat᾽G2596your veryοἷςhoisG3739eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547was clearly portrayedπροεγράφηproegraphēG4270ascrucifiedἐσταυρωμένος;estaurōmenosG4717.

2I would likeθέλωthelōG2309to learnμαθεῖνmatheinG3129justG3440one thingτοῦτοtoutoG3778fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youὑμῶν·humōnG4771:Did you receiveἐλάβετεelabeteG2983theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151byἐξexG1537worksἔργωνergōnG2041of the lawνόμουnomouG3551,orἢēG2228byἐξexG1537hearingἀκοῆςakoēsG189with faithπίστεως;pisteōsG4102?

3Are youἐστε;esteG1510soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779foolishἀνόητοίanoētoiG453?After startingἐναρξάμενοιenarxamenoiG1728in the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,are you now finishingνῦν ἐπιτελεῖσθε;nun epiteleistheG3568 G2005in the fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561?

4Have you sufferedἐπάθετεepatheteG3958so muchτοσαῦταtosautaG5118for nothingεἰκῇ;eikēaG1500,ifεἴeiG1487it really wasγε καὶge kaiG1065 G2532for nothingεἰκῇ.¶eikēaG1500?

5οὖνounG3767DoesὉHoG3588GodlavishἐπιχορηγῶνepichorēgōnG2023HisτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151on youὑμῖνhuminG4771andκαὶkaiG2532workἐνεργῶνenergōnG1754miraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖν,huminG4771becauseἐξexG1537youpracticeἔργωνergōnG2041the lawνόμουnomouG3551,orἢēG2228becauseἐξexG1537youhearἀκοῆςakoēsG189andbelieveπίστεως;pisteōsG4102?

6So alsoκαθὼςkathōsG2531, “AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100τῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532it was creditedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049to himαὐτῷautōG846asεἰςeisG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.”

7UnderstandγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097,thenἄραaraG686,thatὅτιhotiG3754those whoοἱhoiG3588haveἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102οὗτοιhoutoiG3778areεἰσινeisinG1510sonsυἱοίhuioiG5207of AbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11.

8δὲdeG1161TheἡhēG3588ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124foresawπροϊδοῦσαproidousaG4308thatὅτιhotiG3754τὰtaG3588Godθεός,theosG2316would justifyδικαιοῖdikaioiG1344theὁhoG3588GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484byἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102, andforetold the gospelπροευηγγελίσατοproeuēngelisatoG4283τῷtōG3588to AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11ὅτιhotiG3754: “AllπάνταpantaG3956τὰtaG3588nationsἔθνη.ethnēG1484will be blessedἐνευλογηθήσονταιeneulogēthēsontaiG1757throughἐνenG1722youσοὶsoiG4771.”

9SoὥστεhōsteG5620those whoοἱhoiG3588haveἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102are blessedεὐλογοῦνταιeulogountaiG2127along withσὺνsunG4862AbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11,theτῷtōG3588manof faithπιστῷpistōG4103.

Christ Has Redeemed Us

10γὰρgarG1063All whoὅσοιhosoiG3745rely onἐξ εἰσίν,ex eisinG1510 G1537worksἔργωνergōnG2041of the lawνόμουnomouG3551areεἰσίν·eisinG1510underὑπὸhupoG5259a curseκατάρανkataranG2671.ForγὰρgarG1063it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125ὅτιhotiG3754: “Cursed isἐπικατάρατοςepikataratosG1944everyoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὃςhosG3739does not continueοὐκ ἐμμένειouk emmeneiG3756 G1696τοῖςtoisG3588to doποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160everythingπᾶσιν αὐτά.pasin autaG846 G3956τῷtōG3588writtenγεγραμμένοιςgegrammenoisG1125inἐνenG1722theτοῦtouG3588BookβιβλίῳbibliōG975of theτοῦtouG3588LawνόμουnomouG3551.”

11NowδὲdeG1161it is clearδῆλον,dēlonG1212thatὅτιhotiG3754no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762is justifiedδικαιοῦταιdikaioutaiG1344beforeπαρὰparaG3844τῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316byἐνenG1722thelawνόμῳnomōG3551,becauseὅτιhotiG3754, “TheὁhoG3588righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342will liveζήσεται·zēsetaiG2198byἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102.”

12TheὁhoG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551,howeverδὲdeG1161,isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756basedἐκekG1537on faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102;on the contraryἀλλ᾽all᾽G235, “TheὁhoG3588man whodoesποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160these thingsαὐτὰautaG846will liveζήσεταιzēsetaiG2198byἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖς.¶autoisG846.”

13ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547redeemedἐξηγόρασενexēgorasenG1805usG1473fromἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588curseκατάραςkatarasG2671of theτοῦtouG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551by becomingγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096a curseκατάρα·kataraG2671forὑπὲρhuperG5228usG1473.ForὅτιhotiG3754it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125: “Cursed isἐπικατάρατοςepikataratosG1944everyoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὁhoG3588is hungκρεμάμενοςkremamenosG2910onἐπὶepiG1909a treeξύλου·xulouG3586.”

14He redeemed usin order thatἵναinaG2443theτὰtaG3588blessing promisedεὐλογίαeulogiaG2129ἡhēG3588to AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11would comeγένηταιgenētaiG1096toεἰςeisG1519theτοῦtouG3588GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,so thatἵναinaG2443byδιὰdiaG1223τὴνtēnG3588faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102we might receiveλάβωμενlabōmenG2983theτοῦtouG3588promiseἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860of theτῆςtēsG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151.

The Purpose of the Law

(Romans 7:1–6)

15Brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,let me put thisλέγω.legōG3004in human termsκατὰ ἄνθρωπονkata anthrōponG2596 G444.EvenὅμωςhomōsG3676a human covenantἀνθρώπου διαθήκηνanthrōpou diathēkēnG1242 G444,once it is ratifiedκεκυρωμένηνkekurōmenēnG2964,cannotοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762be canceledἀθετεῖatheteiG114orἢēG2228amendedἐπιδιατάσσεται.epidiatassetaiG1928.

16δὲdeG1161TheτῷtōG3588promisesἐπαγγελίαιepangeliaiG1860were spokenἐρρέθησανerrethēsanG2046αἱhaiG3588to AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11andκαὶkaiG2532toτῷtōG3588hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846seedσπέρματιspermatiG4690. The Scripturedoes not sayοὐ λέγει·ou legeiG3756 G3004, “andκαὶkaiG2532τοῖςtoisG3588to seedsσπέρμασινspermasinG4690,”meaningὡς ἐπὶhōs epiG5613 G1909manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235“andκαὶkaiG2532toτῷtōG3588yourσουsouG4771seedσπέρματίspermatiG4690,”meaningὡς ἐφ᾽hōs eph᾽G5613 G1909Oneἑνός·henosG1520,whoὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510ChristΧριστός.ChristosG5547.

17δὲdeG1161What I meanλέγω·legōG3004isthisτοῦτοtoutoG3778τοῦtouG3588: ThelawνόμοςnomosG3551that cameγεγονὼςgegonōsG1096430τετρακόσια καὶ τριάκονταtetrakosia kai triakontaG5071 G2532 G5144yearsἔτηetēG2094laterμετὰmetaG3326does not revokeοὐκ ἀκυροῖouk akuroiG3756 G208thecovenantδιαθήκηνdiathēkēnG1242previously establishedπροκεκυρωμένηνprokekurōmenēnG4300byὑπὸhupoG5259ὁhoG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316,so asεἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588to nullifyκαταργῆσαιkatargēsaiG2673theτὴνtēnG3588promiseἐπαγγελίαν.epangelianG1860.

18ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487theἡhēG3588inheritanceκληρονομίαklēronomiaG2817depends onἐκekG1537thelawνόμουnomouG3551, then itno longerG3765depends onἐξexG1537a promiseἐπαγγελίας·epangeliasG1860;butδὲdeG1161τῷtōG3588Godθεός.¶theosG2316freely grantedκεχάρισταιkecharistaiG5483itὁhoG3588to AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11throughδι᾽di᾽G1223a promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860.

19WhyΤίTiG5101thenοὖνounG3767wastheὁhoG3588lawνόμος;nomosG3551given?It was addedπροσετέθηprosetethēG4369because ofχάρινcharinG5484τῶνtōnG3588transgressionsπαραβάσεωνparabaseōnG3847,untilἄχριςachrisG891thearrivalἔλθῃelthēG2064of theτὸtoG3588seedσπέρμαspermaG4690to whomG3739thepromise referredἐπήγγελται,epēngeltaiG1861.It was administeredδιαταγεὶςdiatageisG1299throughδι᾽di᾽G1223angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32byἐνenG1722a mediatorχειρὶ μεσίτου.cheiri mesitouG5495 G3316.

20ὁhoG3588A mediatorμεσίτηςmesitēsG3316isἔστιν,estinG1510unnecessaryοὐκoukG3756,howeverδὲdeG1161, for onlyoneἑνὸςhenosG1520party;butδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316isἐστιν.¶estinG1510oneεἷςheisG1520.

21IstheὉHoG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551,thenοὖνounG3767,opposed toκατὰkataG2596theτῶνtōnG3588promisesἐπαγγελιῶνepangeliōnG1860τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ;theouG2316?Certainly notμὴ γένοιτο.mē genoitoG3361 G1096!ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487a lawνόμοςnomosG3551had been givenἐδόθηedothēG1325thatὁhoG3588couldδυνάμενοςdunamenosG1410impart lifeζῳοποιῆσαι,zōopoiēsaiG2227,thenἂνanG302ἡhēG3588righteousnessδικαιοσύνη·dikaiosunēG1343would certainlyὄντωςontōsG3689have comeἦνēnG1510fromἐκekG1537thelawνόμουnomouG3551.

22ButἀλλὰallaG235theἡhēG3588ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124pronouncesallπάνταpantaG3956thingsτὰtaG3588confinedσυνέκλεισενsunekleisenG4788byὑπὸhupoG5259sinἁμαρτίαν,hamartianG266,so thatἵναinaG2443byἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547theἡhēG3588promiseἐπαγγελίαepangeliaG1860might be givenδοθῇdothēaG1325to those whoτοῖςtoisG3588believeπιστεύουσιν.¶pisteuousinG4100.

23δὲdeG1161BeforeΠρὸProG4253τοῦtouG3588thisτὴνtēnG3588faithπίστινpistinG4102cameἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064,we were held in custodyἐφρουρούμεθαephrouroumethaG5432underὑπὸhupoG5259the lawνόμονnomonG3551,locked upσυγκλειόμενοιsugkleiomenoiG4788untilεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588faithπίστινpistinG4102should beμέλλουσανmellousanG3195revealedἀποκαλυφθῆναι.apokaluphthēnaiG601.

24SoὥστεhōsteG5620theὁhoG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551becameγέγονενgegonenG1096ourG1473guardianπαιδαγωγὸςpaidagōgosG3807to lead usεἰςeisG1519to ChristΧριστόν,ChristonG5547,thatἵναinaG2443we might be justifiedδικαιωθῶμεν·dikaiōthōmenG1344byἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102.

25NowδὲdeG1161thatτῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102has comeἐλθούσηςelthousēsG2064,we areἐσμεν.esmenG1510no longerG3765underὑπὸhupoG5259a guardianπαιδαγωγόνpaidagōgonG3807.

Sons through Faith in Christ

26γὰρgarG1063You areἐστεesteG1510allπάντεςpantesG3956sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316throughδιὰdiaG1223τῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ·IēsouG2424.

27ForγὰρgarG1063all ofὅσοιhosoiG3745you who were baptizedἐβαπτίσθητε,ebaptisthēteG907intoεἰςeisG1519ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547have clothed yourselves withἐνεδύσασθε.enedusastheG1746ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547.

28There isἔνιeniG1762neitherοὐκoukG3756JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453norοὐδὲoudeG3761GreekἝλλην,HellēnG1672ἔνιeniG1762οὐκoukG3756,slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401norοὐδὲoudeG3761freeἐλεύθερος,eleutherosG1658ἔνιeniG1762οὐκoukG3756,maleἄρσενarsenG730norκαὶkaiG2532femaleθῆλυ·thēluG2338,forγὰρgarG1063youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771areἐστεesteG1510allπάντεςpantesG3956oneεἷςheisG1520inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

29AndδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487you belongὑμεῖςhumeisG4771to ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,thenἄραaraG686you areἐστέ,esteG1510τοῦtouG3588Abraham’sἈβραὰμAbraamG11seedσπέρμαspermaG4690andheirsκληρονόμοι.¶klēronomoiG2818according toκατ᾽kat᾽G2596thepromiseἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860.