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Galatians 3:6-25

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.

1942WhyG5101 the LawG3551 thenG3767? It was addedG4369 onG5484 accountG5484 ofG5484 the 43violationsG3847, having been 44orderedG1299 throughG1223 angelsG32 45at the handG5495 of a 46mediatorG3316, untilG891 47the SeedG4690 would comeG2064 to whomG3739 the promiseG1861 had been madeG1861. 20NowG1161 48a mediatorG3316 is not 49for oneG1520 party only; butG1161 GodG2316 is only oneG1520. 21Is the LawG3551 thenG3767 contraryG2596 to the promisesG1860 of GodG2316? 5051FarG3361 fromG3361 it! For 52ifG1487 a lawG3551 had been givenG1325 that was ableG1410 to impartG2227 lifeG2227, then righteousnessG1343 53would indeedG3689 have beenG1510 54basedG1537 on lawG3551. 22But the ScriptureG1124 has 55confinedG4788 56everyoneG3956 underG5259 sinG266, soG2443 thatG2443 the promiseG1860 by faithG4102 in JesusG2424 ChristG5547 might be givenG1325 to thoseG3588 who believeG4100.

23But beforeG4253 faithG4102 cameG2064, 57we were keptG5432 inG5432 custodyG5432 underG5259 the LawG3551, 58being confinedG4788 for the faithG4102 that was destinedG3195 to be revealedG601. 24ThereforeG5620 the LawG3551 has becomeG1096 our 5960guardianG3807 to lead us to ChristG5547, soG2443 thatG2443 61we may be justifiedG1344 by faithG4102. 25But nowG1161 that faithG4102 has comeG2064, we are noG3765 longerG3765 underG5259 a 6263guardianG3807.

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Notes

  1. 1. Galatians 3:6 Rom 4:3 ↩
  2. 2. Galatians 3:6 Gen 15:6 ↩
  3. 3. Galatians 3:7 Rom 4:16; Gal 3:9 ↩
  4. 4. Galatians 3:7 Luke 19:9; Gal 6:16 ↩
  5. 5. Galatians 3:8 Lit justifies ↩
  6. 6. Galatians 3:8 Lit nations ↩
  7. 7. Galatians 3:8 Gen 12:3 ↩
  8. 8. Galatians 3:9 Gal 3:7 ↩
  9. 9. Galatians 3:9 Lit the believing Abraham ↩
  10. 10. Galatians 3:10 Or law ↩
  11. 11. Galatians 3:10 Deut 27:26 ↩
  12. 12. Galatians 3:11 Gal 2:16 ↩
  13. 13. Galatians 3:11 Or in ↩
  14. 14. Galatians 3:11 Or law ↩
  15. 15. Galatians 3:11 Or the one who is righteous by faith will live ↩
  16. 16. Galatians 3:11 Hab 2:4; Rom 1:17; Heb 10:38 ↩
  17. 17. Galatians 3:12 Or And ↩
  18. 18. Galatians 3:12 Or based on ↩
  19. 19. Galatians 3:12 Lev 18:5; Rom 10:5 ↩
  20. 20. Galatians 3:12 I.e., the statutes of the Law ↩
  21. 21. Galatians 3:12 I.e., the statutes of the Law ↩
  22. 22. Galatians 3:13 Gal 4:5 ↩
  23. 23. Galatians 3:13 Deut 21:23 ↩
  24. 24. Galatians 3:13 Acts 5:30 ↩
  25. 25. Galatians 3:13 Or cross; lit wood; see Deut 21:23 ↩
  26. 26. Galatians 3:14 Rom 4:9, 16; Gal 3:28 ↩
  27. 27. Galatians 3:14 Gal 3:2 ↩
  28. 28. Galatians 3:14 Acts 2:33; Eph 1:13 ↩
  29. 29. Galatians 3:15 Acts 1:15; Rom 1:13; Gal 6:18 ↩
  30. 30. Galatians 3:15 Rom 3:5 ↩
  31. 31. Galatians 3:15 Lit according to man ↩
  32. 32. Galatians 3:15 Heb 6:16 ↩
  33. 33. Galatians 3:15 Or will; or testament ↩
  34. 34. Galatians 3:15 Or a codicil ↩
  35. 35. Galatians 3:16 Luke 1:55; Rom 4:13, 16; 9:4 ↩
  36. 36. Galatians 3:16 Acts 3:25 ↩
  37. 37. Galatians 3:17 Gen 15:13f; Ex 12:40; Acts 7:6 ↩
  38. 38. Galatians 3:18 Rom 4:14 ↩
  39. 39. Galatians 3:18 Lit out of, from ↩
  40. 40. Galatians 3:18 Lit out of, from ↩
  41. 41. Galatians 3:18 Heb 6:14 ↩
  42. 42. Galatians 3:19 Rom 5:20 ↩
  43. 43. Galatians 3:19 I.e., of God’s commands ↩
  44. 44. Galatians 3:19 Acts 7:53 ↩
  45. 45. Galatians 3:19 Ex 20:19; Deut 5:5 ↩
  46. 46. Galatians 3:19 I.e., Moses ↩
  47. 47. Galatians 3:19 Gal 3:16 ↩
  48. 48. Galatians 3:20 1 Tim 2:5; Heb 8:6; 9:15; 12:24 ↩
  49. 49. Galatians 3:20 Lit of one ↩
  50. 50. Galatians 3:21 Lit May it never happen! ↩
  51. 51. Galatians 3:21 Luke 20:16; Gal 2:17 ↩
  52. 52. Galatians 3:21 Gal 2:21 ↩
  53. 53. Galatians 3:21 Or would indeed be ↩
  54. 54. Galatians 3:21 Lit out of, from ↩
  55. 55. Galatians 3:22 Rom 11:32 ↩
  56. 56. Galatians 3:22 Lit all things ↩
  57. 57. Galatians 3:23 I.e., the Jews ↩
  58. 58. Galatians 3:23 Rom 11:32 ↩
  59. 59. Galatians 3:24 I.e., children’s escort and supervisor ↩
  60. 60. Galatians 3:24 1 Cor 4:15 ↩
  61. 61. Galatians 3:24 Gal 2:16 ↩
  62. 62. Galatians 3:25 See note v 24 ↩
  63. 63. Galatians 3:25 1 Cor 4:15 ↩

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