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Galatians 3:15-28

15Brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,I speakλέγω.legōG3004after the manner ofκατὰkataG2596menἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444;ThoughG3676it bebutG3676a man’sἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444covenantδιαθήκηνdiathēkēnG1242, yet if it beconfirmedκεκυρωμένηνkekurōmenēnG2964,no manοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762disannullethἀθετεῖatheteiG114,orἢēG2228addeth theretoἐπιδιατάσσεται.epidiatassetaiG1928.

16NowδὲdeG1161to AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846seedσπέρματιspermatiG3588 G4690wereG2046the promisesἐπαγγελίαιepangeliaiG3588 G1860madeG2046.He saithλέγει·legeiG3004notοὐouG3756,AndκαὶkaiG2532to seedsσπέρμασινspermasinG3588 G4690,asὡςhōsG5613ofἐπὶepiG1909manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asὡςhōsG5613ofἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909oneἑνός·henosG1520,AndκαὶkaiG2532toG3588 G4690thyσουsouG4771seedσπέρματίspermatiG3588 G4690,whichὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510ChristΧριστός.ChristosG5547.G3588

17AndδὲdeG1161thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778I sayλέγω·legōG3004, thatthe covenantδιαθήκηνdiathēkēnG1242,that was confirmed beforeπροκεκυρωμένηνprokekurōmenēnG4300ofὑπὸhupoG5259Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316inG1519ChristG5547,the lawνόμοςnomosG3551,whichὁhoG3588wasγεγονὼςgegonōsG1096four hundredτετρακόσιαtetrakosiaG5071andκαὶkaiG2532thirtyτριάκονταtriakontaG5144yearsἔτηetēG2094afterμετὰmetaG3326,cannotοὐκoukG3756disannulἀκυροῖakuroiG208,G1519thatτὸtoG3588it should makeG2673the promiseτὴν ἐπαγγελίαν.tēn epangelianG3588 G1860of none effectG2673.

18ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487the inheritanceἡ κληρονομίαhē klēronomiaG3588 G2817beofἐκekG1537the lawνόμουnomouG3551, it isno moreG3765ofἐξexG1537promiseἐπαγγελίας·epangeliasG1860:butδὲdeG1161Godτῷ θεός.¶tō theosG3588 G2316gaveκεχάρισταιkecharistaiG5483itto AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11byδι᾽di᾽G1223promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860.ὁhoG3588

19WhereforeΤίTiG5101thenοὖνounG3767serveththe lawὁ νόμος;ho nomosG3588 G3551?It was addedπροσετέθηprosetethēG4369becauseχάρινcharinG5484of transgressionsτῶν παραβάσεωνtōn parabaseōnG3588 G3847,tillἄχριςachrisG891οὗhouG3739the seedτὸ σπέρμαto spermaG3588 G4690should comeἔλθῃelthēG2064to whomᾧhōG3739the promise was madeἐπήγγελται,epēngeltaiG1861; and it wasordainedδιαταγεὶςdiatageisG1299byδι᾽di᾽G1223angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32inἐνenG1722the handχειρὶcheiriG5495of a mediatorμεσίτου.mesitouG3316.

20NowδὲdeG1161a mediatorμεσίτηςmesitēsG3316isἔστιν,estinG1510notοὐκoukG3756a mediatorof oneἑνὸςhenosG1520,butδὲdeG1161GodθεὸςtheosG2316isἐστιν.¶estinG1510oneεἷςheisG1520.ὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588

21Isthe lawνόμοςnomosG3551thenοὖνounG3767againstκατὰkataG2596the promisesὉ ἐπαγγελιῶνHo epangeliōnG3588 G1860of Godτῶν θεοῦ;tōn theouG3588 G2316?God forbidμὴ γένοιτο.mē genoitoG3361 G1096:forγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487there had beenG1325a lawνόμοςnomosG3551givenG1325whichτοῦtouG3588could haveδυνάμενοςdunamenosG1410given lifeζῳοποιῆσαι,zōopoiēsaiG2227,verilyὄντωςontōsG3689ἂνanG302righteousnessὁ δικαιοσύνη·ho dikaiosunēG3588 G1343should have beenἦνēnG1510byἐκekG1537the lawνόμουnomouG3551.ἡhēG3588

22ButἀλλὰallaG235the scriptureἡ γραφὴhē graphēG3588 G1124hath concludedσυνέκλεισενsunekleisenG4788allπάνταpantaG3956underὑπὸhupoG5259sinἁμαρτίαν,hamartianG266,thatἵναinaG2443the promiseτὰ ἐπαγγελίαta epangeliaG3588 G1860byἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547might be givenδοθῇdothēaG1325to them thatἡhēG3588believeπιστεύουσιν.¶pisteuousinG4100.τοῖςtoisG3588

23ButδὲdeG1161beforeΠρὸProG4253faithτοῦ πίστινtou pistinG3588 G4102cameἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064,we were keptἐφρουρούμεθαephrouroumethaG5432underὑπὸhupoG5259the lawνόμονnomonG3551,shut upσυγκλειόμενοιsugkleiomenoiG4788untoεἰςeisG1519the faithπίστινpistinG4102whichτὴνtēnG3588should afterwardsμέλλουσανmellousanG3195be revealedἀποκαλυφθῆναι.apokaluphthēnaiG601.τὴνtēnG3588

24WhereforeὥστεhōsteG5620the lawὁ νόμοςho nomosG3588 G3551wasγέγονενgegonenG1096ourG1473schoolmasterπαιδαγωγὸςpaidagōgosG3807to bring usuntoεἰςeisG1519ChristΧριστόν,ChristonG5547,thatἵναinaG2443we might be justifiedδικαιωθῶμεν·dikaiōthōmenG1344byἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102.

25ButδὲdeG1161after thatτῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102is comeἐλθούσηςelthousēsG2064,we areἐσμεν.esmenG1510no longerG3765underὑπὸhupoG5259a schoolmasterπαιδαγωγόνpaidagōgonG3807.

26ForγὰρgarG1063ye areἐστεesteG1510allπάντεςpantesG3956the childrenυἱοὶhuioiG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316byδιὰdiaG1223faithτῆς πίστεωςtēs pisteōsG3588 G4102inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ·IēsouG2424.

27ForγὰρgarG1063as manyὅσοιhosoiG3745of youG907asG3745have been baptizedG907intoεἰςeisG1519ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547have put onἐνεδύσασθε.enedusastheG1746ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547.

28There isἔνιeniG1762neitherοὐκoukG3756JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453norοὐδὲoudeG3761GreekἝλλην,HellēnG1672,there isἔνιeniG1762neitherοὐκoukG3756bondδοῦλοςdoulosG1401norοὐδὲoudeG3761freeἐλεύθερος,eleutherosG1658,there isἔνιeniG1762neitherοὐκoukG3756maleἄρσενarsenG730norκαὶkaiG2532femaleθῆλυ·thēluG2338:forγὰρgarG1063yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771areἐστεesteG1510allπάντεςpantesG3956oneεἷςheisG1520inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

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