Galatians 3:29

Galatians 3:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
• New International Version (NIV)If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

Context of Galatians 3:29

27For all of you who were immersed in Messiah have clothed yourselves with Messiah. 28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female—for you are all one in Messiah Yeshua. And if you belong to Messiah, then you are Abraham’s seed—heirs according to the promise.

Galatians 3:29 word by word

εἰ δὲ ὑμεῖς Χριστοῦ, ἄρα τοῦ Ἀβραὰμ σπέρμα ἐστέ, κατ᾽ ἐπαγγελίαν κληρονόμοι.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• Christ’sΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• thenἄραara · thereforeG686
• are yeεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• Abraham’sἈβραάμAbraam · AbrahamG11
• seedσπέρμαsperma · seed: offspringG4690
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• heirsκληρονόμοςklēronomos · heirG2818
• according toκατάkata · according toG2596
• the promiseἐπαγγελίαepaggelia · promiseG1860
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588

Cross-references for Galatians 3:29

• Galatians 5:24Now those who belong to Messiah have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
• 1 Corinthians 3:23and you are Messiah’s, and Messiah is God’s.
• 1 Corinthians 15:23But each in its own order: Messiah the firstfruits; then, at His coming, those who belong to Messiah;
• 2 Corinthians 10:7Look at what is before your eyes. If anyone is confident in himself that he belongs to Messiah, let him reconsider that just as he belongs to Messiah, so also do we.
• Galatians 3:7know then that those who have faith are children of Abraham.
• Galatians 4:22For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and one by the free woman.
• Genesis 21:10So she said to Abraham, “Drive out this female slave and her son, for the son of this female slave will not be an heir with my son—with Isaac.”
• Romans 4:12Also he is the father of the circumcised, to those not only circumcised but also walking in the footsteps of the trust of our father Abraham before his circumcision.
• Romans 9:7nor are they all children because they are Abraham’s seed; rather, “Your seed shall be called through Isaac.”
• Hebrews 11:18the one about whom it was said, “Through Isaac offspring shall be named for you.”
• Galatians 4:7So you are no longer a slave but a son—and if a son, also an heir through God.
• Romans 4:13For the promise to Abraham or to his seed—to become heir of the world—was not through law, but through the righteousness based on trust.
• Romans 8:17And if children, also heirs—heirs of God and joint-heirs with Messiah—if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.
• 1 Corinthians 3:22whether Paul or Apollos or Kefa, or the world or life or death, or things present or things to come. All are yours,
• Ephesians 3:6This mystery is that the Gentiles are joint heirs and fellow members of the same body and co-sharers of the promise in Messiah Yeshua through the Good News.
• Hebrews 1:14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out for service to those about to inherit salvation?

Commentaries on Galatians 3:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29And if ye be Christ's - Or, as several good MSS. read, If ye be one in Christ. If ye have all received justification through his blood, and the mind that was in him, then are ye Abraham's seed; ye are that real, spiritual posterity of Abraham, that other seed, to whom the promises were made; and then heirs, according to that promise, being fitted for the rest that remains for the people of God, that heavenly inheritance which was typified by the earthly…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29And if ye be Christ‘s - If you belong to the Messiah, and are interested in his work. Then are ye Abraham‘s seed - The promise made to Abraham related to the Messiah. It was a promise that in him all should be blessed. Abraham believed in that Messiah, and was distinguished for his faith in him who was to come. If they believed in Christ, therefore, they showed that they were the spiritual descendants of Abraham. No matter whether they were Jews or…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-29Verses 26-29 Real Christians enjoy great privileges under the gospel; and are no longer accounted servants, but sons; not now kept at such a distance, and under such restraints as the Jews were. Having accepted Christ Jesus as their Lord and Saviour, and relying on him alone for justification and salvation, they become the sons of God. But no outward forms or profession can secure these blessings; for if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29Jesus is the ideal descendant of Abraham (3:16). So, those united with Jesus are also Abraham's children and inherit all his promises (3:27–28).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. and heirs--The oldest manuscripts omit "and." Christ is "Abraham's seed" (Ga 3:16): ye are "one in Christ" (Ga 3:28), and one with Christ, as having "put on Christ" (Ga 3:27); therefore YE are "Abraham's seed," which is tantamount to saying (whence the "and" is omitted), ye are "heirs according to the promise" (not "by the law," Ga 3:18); for it was to Abraham's seed that the inheritance was promised (Ga 3:16). Thus he arrives at the same truth which…Read the comment

Topics related to Galatians 3:29

• Abraham
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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