Galatians 3:6-18

6JustG2531 asG2531 1AbrahamG11 2believedG4100 GodG2316, and it was creditedG3049 to him as righteousnessG1343. 7ThereforeG686, recognizeG1097 that 3it is thoseG3588 who are of faithG4102 whoG3778 are 4sonsG5207 of AbrahamG11. 8The ScriptureG1124, foreseeingG4275 that GodG2316 5would justifyG1344 the 6GentilesG1484 by faithG4102, preachedG4283 the gospelG4283 beforehandG4283 to AbrahamG11, saying, “7AllG3956 the nationsG1484 will be blessedG1757 in you.” 9SoG5620 thenG5620, 8thoseG3588 who are of faithG4102 are blessedG2127 with 9AbrahamG11, the believerG4103.

10For allG3745 whoG3745 are of worksG2041 of 10the LawG3551 are underG5259 a curseG2671; for it is writtenG1125: “11CursedG1944 is everyoneG3956 whoG3739 does not abideG1696 byG1696 allG3956 the thingsG3956 writtenG1125 in the bookG975 of the LawG3551, to doG4160 them.” 11NowG1161, that 12noG3762 oneG3762 is justifiedG1344 13by 14the LawG3551 beforeG3844 GodG2316 is evidentG1212; for, “1516the righteousG1342 one will liveG2198 by faithG4102.” 1217HoweverG1161, the LawG3551 is not 18of faithG4102; on the contraryG235, “19The person who performsG4160 20them will liveG2198 by 21them.” 13ChristG5547 22redeemedG1805 us from the curseG2671 of the LawG3551, having becomeG1096 a curseG2671 for us--for it is writtenG1125: “23CursedG1944 is everyoneG3956 who hangsG2910 on 24a 25treeG3586”-- 14inG2443 orderG2443 thatG2443 26in ChristG5547 JesusG2424 the blessingG2129 of AbrahamG11 would comeG1096 to the GentilesG1484, soG2443 thatG2443 we 27would receiveG2983 28the promiseG1860 of the SpiritG4151 throughG1223 faithG4102.

1529BrothersG80 and sisters, 30I speakG3004 31in termsG2596 of humanG444 relationsG444: 32evenG3676 thoughG3676 it is only a man’sG444 33covenantG1242, yetG3676 when it has been ratifiedG2964, noG3762 oneG3762 setsG114 it asideG114 orG2228 addsG1928 34conditionsG1928 to it. 16NowG1161 the promisesG1860 were spokenG3004 35to 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, “36And to your seedG4690,” that is, ChristG5547. 17What I am sayingG3004 is thisG3778: the LawG3551, which cameG1096 37430G5071G5144 yearsG2094 laterG3326, does not invalidateG208 a covenantG1242 previouslyG4300 ratifiedG4300 by GodG2316, soG1519 as to nullifyG2673 the promiseG1860. 18For 38ifG1487 the inheritanceG2817 is 39basedG1537 on lawG3551, it is noG3765 longerG3765 40basedG1537 on a promiseG1860; but 41GodG2316 has grantedG5483 it to AbrahamG11 by meansG1223 of a promiseG1860.