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Galatians 3:15-22
15Brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,let me put thisλέγω.legōG3004in human termsκατὰ ἄνθρωπονkata anthrōponG2596G444.EvenὅμωςhomōsG3676a human covenantἀνθρώπου διαθήκηνanthrōpou diathēkēnG1242G444,once it is ratifiedκεκυρωμένηνkekurōmenēnG2964,cannotοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762be canceledἀθετεῖatheteiG114orἢēG2228amendedἐπιδιατάσσεται.epidiatassetaiG1928.
16δὲdeG1161TheτῷtōG3588promisesἐπαγγελίαιepangeliaiG1860were spokenἐρρέθησανerrethēsanG2046αἱhaiG3588to AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11andκαὶkaiG2532toτῷtōG3588hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846seedσπέρματιspermatiG4690. The Scripturedoes not sayοὐ λέγει·ou legeiG3756G3004, “andκαὶkaiG2532τοῖςtoisG3588to seedsσπέρμασινspermasinG4690,”meaningὡς ἐπὶhōs epiG5613G1909manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235“andκαὶkaiG2532toτῷtōG3588yourσουsouG4771seedσπέρματίspermatiG4690,”meaningὡς ἐφ᾽hōs eph᾽G5613G1909Oneἑνός·henosG1520,whoὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510ChristΧριστός.ChristosG5547.
17δὲdeG1161What I meanλέγω·legōG3004isthisτοῦτοtoutoG3778τοῦtouG3588: ThelawνόμοςnomosG3551that cameγεγονὼςgegonōsG1096430τετρακόσια καὶ τριάκονταtetrakosia kai triakontaG5071G2532G5144yearsἔτηetēG2094laterμετὰmetaG3326does not revokeοὐκ ἀκυροῖouk akuroiG3756G208thecovenantδιαθήκηνdiathēkēnG1242previously 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 mesitouG5495G3316.
21IstheὉHoG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551,thenοὖνounG3767,opposed toκατὰkataG2596theτῶνtōnG3588promisesἐπαγγελιῶνepangeliōnG1860τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ;theouG2316?Certainly notμὴ γένοιτο.mē genoitoG3361G1096!ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487a lawνόμοςnomosG3551had been givenἐδόθηedothēG1325thatὁhoG3588couldδυνάμενοςdunamenosG1410impart lifeζῳοποιῆσαι,zōopoiēsaiG2227,thenἂνanG302ἡhēG3588righteousnessδικαιοσύνη·dikaiosunēG1343would certainlyὄντωςontōsG3689have comeἦνēnG1510fromἐκekG1537thelawνόμουnomouG3551.
22ButἀλλὰallaG235theἡhēG3588ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124pronouncesallπάνταpantaG3956thingsτὰtaG3588confinedσυνέκλεισενsunekleisenG4788byὑπὸhupoG5259sinἁμαρτίαν,hamartianG266,so thatἵναinaG2443byἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547theἡhēG3588promiseἐπαγγελίαepangeliaG1860might be givenδοθῇdothēaG1325to those whoτοῖςtoisG3588believeπιστεύουσιν.¶pisteuousinG4100.
Commentaries on Galatians 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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