New American Standard Bible 1995

Galatians 3:2-18

2ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is the onlyG3441thingG3441I wantθέλωthelōG2309to findμαθεῖνmatheinG3129out from you: did you receiveἐλάβετεelabeteG2983the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151by the worksἔργωνergōnG2041ofthe LawνόμουnomouG3551,orἢēG2228byhearingἀκοῆςakoēsG189with faithπίστεως;pisteōsG4102?

3Are you soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779foolishἀνόητοίanoētoiG453?Having begunἐναρξάμενοιenarxamenoiG1728by the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,are you nowνῦνnunG3568being perfectedἐπιτελεῖσθε;epiteleistheG2005by the fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561?

4Did yousufferἐπάθετεepatheteG3958soτοσαῦταtosautaG5118manyG5118thingsG5118in vainεἰκῇ;eikēaG1500--ifεἴeiG1487indeedγε καὶge kaiG1065 G2532it was in vainεἰκῇ.¶eikēaG1500?

5SoG3767thenG3767, does He whoprovidesἐπιχορηγῶνepichorēgōnG2023you with the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151andworksἐνεργῶνenergōnG1754miraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411amongἐνenG1722you, do it by the worksἔργωνergōnG2041ofthe LawνόμουnomouG3551,orἢēG2228byhearingἀκοῆςakoēsG189with faithπίστεως;pisteōsG4102?

6EvenκαθὼςkathōsG2531soG2531AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100GodθεῷtheōG2316,and it was reckonedἐλογίσθηelogisthēG3049to him as righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.

7ThereforeἄραaraG686,be sureγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097thatit is thoseοἱhoiG3588who are of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102whoοὗτοιhoutoiG3778aresonsυἱοίhuioiG5207of AbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11.

8The ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124,foreseeingG4275that Godθεός,theosG2316would justifyδικαιοῖdikaioiG1344theGentilesἔθνηethnēG1484by faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,preachedG4283the gospelG4283beforehandG4283to AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11, saying, “AllπάνταpantaG3956the nationsἔθνη.ethnēG1484will be blessedἐνευλογηθήσονταιeneulogēthēsontaiG1757in you.”

9SoὥστεhōsteG5620thenG5620thoseG3588who are of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102are blessedεὐλογοῦνταιeulogountaiG2127withAbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11,the believerπιστῷpistōG4103.

10For as manyὅσοιhosoiG3745as are of the worksἔργωνergōnG2041ofthe LawνόμουnomouG3551are underὑπὸhupoG5259a curseκατάρανkataranG2671;for it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125, “CursedἐπικατάρατοςepikataratosG1944is everyoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὃςhosG3739does not abideἐμμένειemmeneiG1696by allG3956thingsπᾶσινpasinG3956writtenγεγραμμένοιςgegrammenoisG1125in the bookβιβλίῳbibliōG975of the lawνόμουnomouG3551,to performποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160them.”

11NowδὲdeG1161thatnoG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762is justifiedδικαιοῦταιdikaioutaiG1344bythe LawνόμῳnomōG3551beforeπαρὰparaG3844GodθεῷtheōG2316is evidentδῆλον,dēlonG1212; for, “The righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342manG1342shall liveζήσεται·zēsetaiG2198by faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102.”

12HoweverδὲdeG1161,the LawνόμοςnomosG3551is notof faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102;on the contraryἀλλ᾽all᾽G235, “He who practicesποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160them shall liveζήσεταιzēsetaiG2198by them.”

13ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547redeemedἐξηγόρασενexēgorasenG1805us from the curseκατάραςkatarasG2671of the LawνόμουnomouG3551,having becomeγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096a curseκατάρα·kataraG2671for us--for it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125, “CursedἐπικατάρατοςepikataratosG1944is everyoneπᾶςpasG3956who hangsκρεμάμενοςkremamenosG2910on atreeξύλου·xulouG3586”--

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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