King James Version
Galatians 3:17-21
17AndδὲdeG1161thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778I sayλέγω·legōG3004, thatthe covenantδιαθήκηνdiathēkēnG1242,that was confirmed beforeπροκεκυρωμένηνprokekurōmenēnG4300ofὑπὸhupoG5259Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316inG1519ChristG5547,the lawνόμοςnomosG3551,whichὁhoG3588wasγεγονὼςgegonōsG1096four hundredτετρακόσιαtetrakosiaG5071andκαὶkaiG2532thirtyτριάκονταtriakontaG5144yearsἔτηetēG2094afterμετὰmetaG3326,cannotοὐκoukG3756disannulἀκυροῖakuroiG208,G1519thatτὸtoG3588it should makeG2673the promiseτὴν ἐπαγγελίαν.tēn epangelianG3588G1860of none effectG2673.
18ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487the inheritanceἡ κληρονομίαhē klēronomiaG3588G2817beofἐκekG1537the lawνόμουnomouG3551, it isno moreG3765ofἐξexG1537promiseἐπαγγελίας·epangeliasG1860:butδὲdeG1161Godτῷ θεός.¶tō theosG3588G2316gaveκεχάρισταιkecharistaiG5483itto AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11byδι᾽di᾽G1223promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860.ὁhoG3588
19WhereforeΤίTiG5101thenοὖνounG3767serveththe lawὁ νόμος;ho nomosG3588G3551?It was addedπροσετέθηprosetethēG4369becauseχάρινcharinG5484of transgressionsτῶν παραβάσεωνtōn parabaseōnG3588G3847,tillἄχριςachrisG891οὗhouG3739the seedτὸ σπέρμαto spermaG3588G4690should comeἔλθῃelthēG2064to whomᾧhōG3739the promise was madeἐπήγγελται,epēngeltaiG1861; and it wasordainedδιαταγεὶςdiatageisG1299byδι᾽di᾽G1223angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32inἐνenG1722the handχειρὶcheiriG5495of a mediatorμεσίτου.mesitouG3316.
21Isthe lawνόμοςnomosG3551thenοὖνounG3767againstκατὰkataG2596the promisesὉ ἐπαγγελιῶνHo epangeliōnG3588G1860of Godτῶν θεοῦ;tōn theouG3588G2316?God forbidμὴ γένοιτο.mē genoitoG3361G1096:forγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487there had beenG1325a lawνόμοςnomosG3551givenG1325whichτοῦtouG3588could haveδυνάμενοςdunamenosG1410given lifeζῳοποιῆσαι,zōopoiēsaiG2227,verilyὄντωςontōsG3689ἂνanG302righteousnessὁ δικαιοσύνη·ho dikaiosunēG3588G1343should have beenἦνēnG1510byἐκekG1537the lawνόμουnomouG3551.ἡhēG3588
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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