Galatians 3
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Galatians 3:14-18

14in orderἵναinaG2443thatin ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424the blessingεὐλογίαeulogiaG2129of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11mightcomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096to the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484,soἵναinaG2443that wewould receiveλάβωμενlabōmenG2983the promiseἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860of the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102.
15Brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,I speakλέγω.legōG3004in termsκατὰkataG2596of humanG444relationsG444:evenὅμωςhomōsG3676thoughG3676it is onlya man’sG444covenantδιαθήκηνdiathēkēnG1242,yetG3676when it has been ratifiedκεκυρωμένηνkekurōmenēnG2964,noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762setsG114it asideἀθετεῖatheteiG114orἢēG2228addsG1928conditionsG1928to it.
16NowδὲdeG1161the promisesἐπαγγελίαιepangeliaiG1860were spokenG3004to AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11and to his seedσπέρματιspermatiG4690.He does not sayλέγει·legeiG3004, “And to seedsσπέρμασινspermasinG4690,” as referringto manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183, but ratherto oneἑνός·henosG1520, “And to your seedσπέρματίspermatiG4690,”that is, ChristΧριστός.ChristosG5547.
17What I am sayingλέγω·legōG3004is thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778:the LawνόμοςnomosG3551,which cameγεγονὼςgegonōsG1096fourτετρακόσιαtetrakosiaG5071hundredG5071and thirtyτριάκονταtriakontaG5144yearsἔτηetēG2094laterμετὰmetaG3326,does not invalidateἀκυροῖakuroiG208a covenantδιαθήκηνdiathēkēnG1242previouslyG4300ratifiedG4300by GodθεοῦtheouG2316,soεἰςeisG1519as to nullifyκαταργῆσαιkatargēsaiG2673the promiseἐπαγγελίαν.epangelianG1860.
18ForifεἰeiG1487the inheritanceκληρονομίαklēronomiaG2817isbasedἐκekG1537on lawνόμουnomouG3551,it is noG3765longerG3765basedἐξexG1537on a promiseἐπαγγελίας·epangeliasG1860; butGodθεός.¶theosG2316has grantedκεχάρισταιkecharistaiG5483it to AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11by meansδι᾽di᾽G1223of a promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860.
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