Galatians 3:2-18

2ThisG3778 is the onlyG3441 thingG3441 I wantG2309 to findG3129 outG3129 from you: did you receiveG2983 the SpiritG4151 by worksG2041 of 1the LawG3551, orG2228 by 2hearingG189 3with faithG4102? 3Are you soG3779 foolishG453? Having begunG1728 4by the SpiritG4151, are you nowG3568 5being perfectedG2005 by the fleshG4561? 4Did you 6sufferG3958 soG5118 manyG5118 thingsG5118 in vainG1500--7ifG1487 indeedG1065G2532 it was in vainG1500? 5SoG3767 thenG3767, does He who 8providesG2023 you with the SpiritG4151 and 9worksG1754 10miraclesG1411 amongG1722 you, do it by worksG2041 of 11the LawG3551, orG2228 by 12hearingG189 13with faithG4102?

6JustG2531 asG2531 14AbrahamG11 15believedG4100 GodG2316, and it was creditedG3049 to him as righteousnessG1343. 7ThereforeG686, recognizeG1097 that 16it is thoseG3588 who are of faithG4102 whoG3778 are 17sonsG5207 of AbrahamG11. 8The ScriptureG1124, foreseeingG4275 that GodG2316 18would justifyG1344 the 19GentilesG1484 by faithG4102, preachedG4283 the gospelG4283 beforehandG4283 to AbrahamG11, saying, “20AllG3956 the nationsG1484 will be blessedG1757 in you.” 9SoG5620 thenG5620, 21thoseG3588 who are of faithG4102 are blessedG2127 with 22AbrahamG11, the believerG4103.

10For allG3745 whoG3745 are of worksG2041 of 23the LawG3551 are underG5259 a curseG2671; for it is writtenG1125: “24CursedG1944 is everyoneG3956 whoG3739 does not abideG1696 byG1696 allG3956 the thingsG3956 writtenG1125 in the bookG975 of the LawG3551, to doG4160 them.” 11NowG1161, that 25noG3762 oneG3762 is justifiedG1344 26by 27the LawG3551 beforeG3844 GodG2316 is evidentG1212; for, “2829the righteousG1342 one will liveG2198 by faithG4102.” 1230HoweverG1161, the LawG3551 is not 31of faithG4102; on the contraryG235, “32The person who performsG4160 33them will liveG2198 by 34them.” 13ChristG5547 35redeemedG1805 us from the curseG2671 of the LawG3551, having becomeG1096 a curseG2671 for us--for it is writtenG1125: “36CursedG1944 is everyoneG3956 who hangsG2910 on 37a 38treeG3586”-- 14inG2443 orderG2443 thatG2443 39in ChristG5547 JesusG2424 the blessingG2129 of AbrahamG11 would comeG1096 to the GentilesG1484, soG2443 thatG2443 we 40would receiveG2983 41the promiseG1860 of the SpiritG4151 throughG1223 faithG4102.

1542BrothersG80 and sisters, 43I speakG3004 44in termsG2596 of humanG444 relationsG444: 45evenG3676 thoughG3676 it is only a man’sG444 46covenantG1242, yetG3676 when it has been ratifiedG2964, noG3762 oneG3762 setsG114 it asideG114 orG2228 addsG1928 47conditionsG1928 to it. 16NowG1161 the promisesG1860 were spokenG3004 48to AbrahamG11 and to his seedG4690. He does not sayG3004, “And to seedsG4690,” as one would in referring to manyG4183, but rather as in referring to oneG1520, “49And to your seedG4690,” that is, ChristG5547. 17What I am sayingG3004 is thisG3778: the LawG3551, which cameG1096 50430G5071G5144 yearsG2094 laterG3326, does not invalidateG208 a covenantG1242 previouslyG4300 ratifiedG4300 by GodG2316, soG1519 as to nullifyG2673 the promiseG1860. 18For 51ifG1487 the inheritanceG2817 is 52basedG1537 on lawG3551, it is noG3765 longerG3765 53basedG1537 on a promiseG1860; but 54GodG2316 has grantedG5483 it to AbrahamG11 by meansG1223 of a promiseG1860.