New American Standard Bible 1995
Galatians 3:15-22
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.
19WhyΤίTiG5101the Lawνόμος;nomosG3551thenοὖνounG3767?It was addedπροσετέθηprosetethēG4369becauseχάρινcharinG5484of transgressionsπαραβάσεωνparabaseōnG3847, having beenordainedδιαταγεὶςdiatageisG1299throughδι᾽di᾽G1223angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32by theagencyχειρὶcheiriG5495of a mediatorμεσίτου.mesitouG3316,untilἄχριςachrisG891the seedσπέρμαspermaG4690would comeἔλθῃelthēG2064to whomG3739the promiseἐπήγγελται,epēngeltaiG1861had been madeG1861.
21Is the LawνόμοςnomosG3551thenοὖνounG3767contraryκατὰkataG2596to the promisesἐπαγγελιῶνepangeliōnG1860of Godθεοῦ;theouG2316?May it neverμὴmēG3361be! ForifεἰeiG1487a lawνόμοςnomosG3551had been givenἐδόθηedothēG1325which was ableδυνάμενοςdunamenosG1410to impartG2227lifeζῳοποιῆσαι,zōopoiēsaiG2227,then righteousnessδικαιοσύνη·dikaiosunēG1343would indeedὄντωςontōsG3689have beenἦνēnG1510basedἐκekG1537on lawνόμουnomouG3551.
22But the ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124hasshutσυνέκλεισενsunekleisenG4788upeveryoneπάνταpantaG3956underὑπὸhupoG5259sinἁμαρτίαν,hamartianG266,soἵναinaG2443that the promiseἐπαγγελίαepangeliaG1860by faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547might be givenδοθῇdothēaG1325to thoseG3588who believeπιστεύουσιν.¶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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