New American Standard Bible 2020
Galatians 3:15-22
15Brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters,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 one would in referringto manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183, but rather as in referringto oneἑνός·henosG1520, “And to your seedσπέρματίspermatiG4690,”that is, ChristΧριστός.ChristosG5547.
17What I am sayingλέγω·legōG3004is thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778:the LawνόμοςnomosG3551,which cameγεγονὼςgegonōsG1096430τετρακόσια τριάκονταtetrakosia triakontaG5071G5144yearsἔτηetēG2094laterμετὰmetaG3326,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 addedπροσετέθηprosetethēG4369onG5484accountG5484ofG5484theviolationsπαραβάσεωνparabaseōnG3847, having beenorderedδιαταγεὶςdiatageisG1299throughδι᾽di᾽G1223angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32at the handχειρὶcheiriG5495of amediatorμεσίτου.mesitouG3316,untilἄχριςachrisG891the SeedσπέρμαspermaG4690would comeἔλθῃelthēG2064to whomG3739the promiseἐπήγγελται,epēngeltaiG1861had been madeG1861.
21Is the LawνόμοςnomosG3551thenοὖνounG3767contraryκατὰkataG2596to the promisesἐπαγγελιῶνepangeliōnG1860of Godθεοῦ;theouG2316?FarG3361fromG3361it! ForifεἰeiG1487a lawνόμοςnomosG3551had been givenἐδόθηedothēG1325that was ableδυνάμενοςdunamenosG1410to impartG2227lifeζῳοποιῆσαι,zōopoiēsaiG2227,then righteousnessδικαιοσύνη·dikaiosunēG1343would indeedὄντωςontōsG3689have beenἦνēnG1510basedἐκekG1537on lawνόμουnomouG3551.
22But the ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124hasconfinedσυνέκλεισενsunekleisenG4788everyoneπάνταpantaG3956underὑπὸhupoG5259sinἁμαρτίαν,hamartianG266,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443the 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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