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Galatians 3:2-18
2I would likeθέλωthelōG2309to learnμαθεῖνmatheinG3129justG3440one thingτοῦτοtoutoG3778fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youὑμῶν·humōnG4771:Did you receiveἐλάβετεelabeteG2983theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151byἐξexG1537worksἔργωνergōnG2041of the lawνόμουnomouG3551,orἢēG2228byἐξexG1537hearingἀκοῆςakoēsG189with faithπίστεως;pisteōsG4102?
5οὖνounG3767DoesὉHoG3588GodlavishἐπιχορηγῶνepichorēgōnG2023HisτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151on youὑμῖνhuminG4771andκαὶkaiG2532workἐνεργῶνenergōnG1754miraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖν,huminG4771becauseἐξexG1537youpracticeἔργωνergōnG2041the lawνόμουnomouG3551,orἢēG2228becauseἐξexG1537youhearἀκοῆςakoēsG189andbelieveπίστεως;pisteōsG4102?
8δὲdeG1161TheἡhēG3588ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124foresawπροϊδοῦσαproidousaG4308thatὅτιhotiG3754τὰtaG3588Godθεός,theosG2316would justifyδικαιοῖdikaioiG1344theὁhoG3588GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484byἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102, andforetold the gospelπροευηγγελίσατοproeuēngelisatoG4283τῷtōG3588to AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11ὅτιhotiG3754: “AllπάνταpantaG3956τὰtaG3588nationsἔθνη.ethnēG1484will be blessedἐνευλογηθήσονταιeneulogēthēsontaiG1757throughἐνenG1722youσοὶsoiG4771.”
10γὰρgarG1063All whoὅσοιhosoiG3745rely onἐξ εἰσίν,ex eisinG1510G1537worksἔργωνergōnG2041of the lawνόμουnomouG3551areεἰσίν·eisinG1510underὑπὸhupoG5259a curseκατάρανkataranG2671.ForγὰρgarG1063it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125ὅτιhotiG3754: “Cursed isἐπικατάρατοςepikataratosG1944everyoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὃςhosG3739does not continueοὐκ ἐμμένειouk emmeneiG3756G1696τοῖςtoisG3588to doποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160everythingπᾶσιν αὐτά.pasin autaG846G3956τῷtōG3588writtenγεγραμμένοιςgegrammenoisG1125inἐνenG1722theτοῦtouG3588BookβιβλίῳbibliōG975of theτοῦtouG3588LawνόμουnomouG3551.”
11NowδὲdeG1161it is clearδῆλον,dēlonG1212thatὅτιhotiG3754no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762is justifiedδικαιοῦταιdikaioutaiG1344beforeπαρὰparaG3844τῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316byἐνenG1722thelawνόμῳnomōG3551,becauseὅτιhotiG3754, “TheὁhoG3588righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342will liveζήσεται·zēsetaiG2198byἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102.”
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.
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.
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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