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Galatians 3:10-24

10For as manyG3745 as are of the worksG2041 of 1the LawG3551 are underG5259 a curseG2671; for it is writtenG1125, “2CursedG1944 is everyoneG3956 whoG3739 does not abideG1696 by allG3956 thingsG3956 writtenG1125 in the bookG975 of the lawG3551, to performG4160 them.” 11NowG1161 that 3noG3762 oneG3762 is justifiedG1344 4by 5the LawG3551 beforeG3844 GodG2316 is evidentG1212; for, “67The righteousG1342 manG1342 shall liveG2198 by faithG4102.” 128HoweverG1161, the LawG3551 is not 9of faithG4102; on the contraryG235, “10He who practicesG4160 them shall liveG2198 11by them.” 13ChristG5547 12redeemedG1805 us from the curseG2671 of the LawG3551, having becomeG1096 a curseG2671 for us--for it is writtenG1125, “13CursedG1944 is everyoneG3956 who hangsG2910 on 14a 15treeG3586”-- 14in orderG2443 that 16in ChristG5547 JesusG2424 the blessingG2129 of AbrahamG11 might 17comeG1096 to the GentilesG1484, soG2443 that we 18would receiveG2983 19the promiseG1860 of the SpiritG4151 throughG1223 faithG4102.

1520BrethrenG80, 21I speakG3004 22in termsG2596 of humanG444 relationsG444: 23evenG3676 thoughG3676 it is only a man’sG444 24covenantG1242, yetG3676 when it has been ratifiedG2964, noG3762 oneG3762 setsG114 it asideG114 orG2228 addsG1928 25conditionsG1928 to it. 16NowG1161 the promisesG1860 were spokenG3004 26to AbrahamG11 and to his seedG4690. He does not sayG3004, “And to seedsG4690,” as referring to manyG4183, but rather to oneG1520, “27And to your seedG4690,” that is, ChristG5547. 17What I am sayingG3004 is thisG3778: the LawG3551, which cameG1096 28fourG5071 hundredG5071 and thirtyG5144 yearsG2094 laterG3326, does not invalidateG208 a covenantG1242 previouslyG4300 ratifiedG4300 by GodG2316, soG1519 as to nullifyG2673 the promiseG1860. 18For 29ifG1487 the inheritanceG2817 is 30basedG1537 on lawG3551, it is noG3765 longerG3765 31basedG1537 on a promiseG1860; but 32GodG2316 has grantedG5483 it to AbrahamG11 by meansG1223 of a promiseG1860.

1933WhyG5101 the LawG3551 thenG3767? It was addedG4369 34becauseG5484 of transgressionsG3847, having been 35ordainedG1299 throughG1223 angelsG32 36by the 37agencyG5495 of a mediatorG3316, untilG891 38the seedG4690 would comeG2064 to whomG3739 the promiseG1861 had been madeG1861. 20NowG1161 39a mediatorG3316 is not 40for oneG1520 party only; whereasG1161 GodG2316 is only oneG1520. 21Is the LawG3551 thenG3767 contraryG2596 to the promisesG1860 of GodG2316? 41May it neverG3361 be! For 42ifG1487 a lawG3551 had been givenG1325 which was ableG1410 to impartG2227 lifeG2227, then righteousnessG1343 43would indeedG3689 have beenG1510 44basedG1537 on lawG3551. 22But the ScriptureG1124 has 45shutG4788 up 46everyoneG3956 underG5259 sinG266, soG2443 that the promiseG1860 by faithG4102 in JesusG2424 ChristG5547 might be givenG1325 to thoseG3588 who believeG4100.

23But beforeG4253 faithG4102 cameG2064, we were keptG5432 in custodyG5432 underG5259 the lawG3551, 47being shutG4788 up to the faithG4102 which was laterG3195 to be revealedG601. 24ThereforeG5620 the LawG3551 has becomeG1096 our 48tutorG3807 to lead us to ChristG5547, soG2443 that 49we may be justifiedG1344 by faithG4102.

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Notes

  1. 1. Galatians 3:10 Or law ↩
  2. 2. Galatians 3:10 Deut 27:26 ↩
  3. 3. Galatians 3:11 Gal 2:16 ↩
  4. 4. Galatians 3:11 Or in ↩
  5. 5. Galatians 3:11 Or law ↩
  6. 6. Galatians 3:11 Or But he who is righteous by faith shall live ↩
  7. 7. Galatians 3:11 Hab 2:4; Rom 1:17; Heb 10:38 ↩
  8. 8. Galatians 3:12 Or And ↩
  9. 9. Galatians 3:12 Or based on ↩
  10. 10. Galatians 3:12 Lev 18:5; Rom 10:5 ↩
  11. 11. Galatians 3:12 Or in ↩
  12. 12. Galatians 3:13 Gal 4:5 ↩
  13. 13. Galatians 3:13 Deut 21:23 ↩
  14. 14. Galatians 3:13 Acts 5:30 ↩
  15. 15. Galatians 3:13 Or cross; lit wood ↩
  16. 16. Galatians 3:14 Rom 4:9, 16; Gal 3:28 ↩
  17. 17. Galatians 3:14 Or occur ↩
  18. 18. Galatians 3:14 Gal 3:2 ↩
  19. 19. Galatians 3:14 Acts 2:33; Eph 1:13 ↩
  20. 20. Galatians 3:15 Acts 1:15; Rom 1:13; Gal 6:18 ↩
  21. 21. Galatians 3:15 Rom 3:5 ↩
  22. 22. Galatians 3:15 Lit according to man ↩
  23. 23. Galatians 3:15 Heb 6:16 ↩
  24. 24. Galatians 3:15 Or will or testament ↩
  25. 25. Galatians 3:15 Or a codicil ↩
  26. 26. Galatians 3:16 Luke 1:55; Rom 4:13, 16; 9:4 ↩
  27. 27. Galatians 3:16 Acts 3:25 ↩
  28. 28. Galatians 3:17 Gen 15:13f; Ex 12:40; Acts 7:6 ↩
  29. 29. Galatians 3:18 Rom 4:14 ↩
  30. 30. Galatians 3:18 Lit out of, from ↩
  31. 31. Galatians 3:18 Lit out of, from ↩
  32. 32. Galatians 3:18 Heb 6:14 ↩
  33. 33. Galatians 3:19 Rom 5:20 ↩
  34. 34. Galatians 3:19 Or for the sake of defining ↩
  35. 35. Galatians 3:19 Acts 7:53 ↩
  36. 36. Galatians 3:19 Ex 20:19; Deut 5:5 ↩
  37. 37. Galatians 3:19 Lit hand ↩
  38. 38. Galatians 3:19 Gal 3:16 ↩
  39. 39. Galatians 3:20 1 Tim 2:5; Heb 8:6; 9:15; 12:24 ↩
  40. 40. Galatians 3:20 Lit of one ↩
  41. 41. Galatians 3:21 Luke 20:16; Gal 2:17 ↩
  42. 42. Galatians 3:21 Gal 2:21 ↩
  43. 43. Galatians 3:21 Or would indeed be ↩
  44. 44. Galatians 3:21 Lit out of, from ↩
  45. 45. Galatians 3:22 Rom 11:32 ↩
  46. 46. Galatians 3:22 Lit things ↩
  47. 47. Galatians 3:23 Rom 11:32 ↩
  48. 48. Galatians 3:24 1 Cor 4:15 ↩
  49. 49. Galatians 3:24 Gal 2:16 ↩

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