Galatians 3:8

Galatians 3:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.
• New International Version (NIV)Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you shall all the nations be blessed."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, “In you all the nations shall be blessed.”

Context of Galatians 3:8

6Just as Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” 7know then that those who have faith are children of Abraham. The Scriptures, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the Good News to Abraham in advance, saying, “All the nations shall be blessed through you.” 9So then, the faithful are blessed along with Abraham, the faithful one. 10For all who rely on the deeds of Torah are under a curse—for the Scriptures say, “Cursed is everyone who does not keep doing everything written in the scroll of the Torah.”

Galatians 3:8 word by word

προϊδοῦσα δὲ ἡ γραφὴ ὅτι ἐκ πίστεως δικαιοῖ τὰ ἔθνη ὁ θεός, προευηγγελίσατο τῷ Ἀβραὰμ ὅτι ἐνευλογηθήσονται ἐν σοὶ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• the scriptureὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the scriptureγραφήgraphē · a writingG1124
• foreseeingπροοράωprooraō · to foreseeG4308
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• would justifyδικαιόωdikaioō · to justifyG1344
• the heathenἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
• throughἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• preached before the gospelπροευαγγελίζομαιproeuaggelizomai · to speak good newsG4283
• unto AbrahamἈβραάμAbraam · AbrahamG11
• Inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• shallεὐλογέωeulogeō · to praise/blessG2127
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956

Cross-references for Galatians 3:8

• Galatians 3:22But the Scripture has locked up the whole world under sin, so that the promise based on trust in Messiah Yeshua might be given to those who trust.
• Galatians 4:30But what does the Scripture say? “Drive out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave woman shall not inherit with the son” of the free woman.
• John 7:38Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture says, ‘out of his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’”
• John 19:37And again another Scripture says, “They shall look on Him whom they have pierced.”
• Romans 9:17For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I raised you up—to demonstrate My power in you, so My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”
• 2 Timothy 3:15and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings that are able to make you wise, leading to salvation through trusting in Messiah Yeshua.
• Acts 15:15The words of the Prophets agree, as it is written:
• Romans 3:28For we consider a person to be set right apart from Torah observance.
• Romans 9:30What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness—that is, a righteousness of faith.
• Hebrews 4:2For we also have had Good News proclaimed to us, just as they did. But the word they heard did not help them, because they were not unified with those who listened in faith.
• Galatians 3:16Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. It doesn’t say, “and to seeds,” as of many, but as of one, “and to your seed,” who is the Messiah.
• Genesis 12:3My desire is to bless those who bless you, but whoever curses you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.
• Genesis 18:18seeing that Abraham will most certainly become a great and mighty nation and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed?
• Genesis 22:18In your seed all the nations of the earth will be blessed—because you obeyed My voice.”
• Genesis 26:4I will multiply your seed like the stars of the sky and I will give your seed all these lands. And in your seed all the nations of the earth will continually be blessed,
• Genesis 28:14Your seed will be as the dust of the land, and you will burst forth to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed—and in your seed.

Commentaries on Galatians 3:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The Scripture, foreseeing - See the notes on Romans 4:3-16; (note). As God intended to justify the heathen through faith, he preached the Gospel that contains the grand display of the doctrine of salvation by faith, before, to Abraham, while he was in his heathen state; and thus he is called the father of believers: therefore it must refer to them who shall believe the same Gospel among the Gentiles; and, as the door of faith was open to all the Gentiles…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8And the Scripture - The word Scripture refers to the Old Testament; see the note at John 5:39. It is here personified, or spoken of as foreseeing. The idea is, that he by whom the scriptures were inspired, foresaw that. It is agreeable, the meaning is, to the account on the subject in the Old Testament. The Syriac renders this, “Since God foreknew that the Gentiles would be justified by faith, he before announced to Abraham, as the scripture saith, In…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-14Verses 6-14 The apostle proves the doctrine he had blamed the Galatians for rejecting; namely, that of justification by faith without the works of the law. This he does from the example of Abraham, whose faith fastened upon the word and promise of God, and upon his believing he was owned and accepted of God as a righteous man. The Scripture is said to foresee, because the Holy Spirit that indited the Scripture did foresee. Through faith in the promise of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith: By faith, Abraham expected the coming Messiah (see John 8:56). He received the message that "all the families of the earth will be blessed through you" (Genesis 12:3; 18:18; 22:18). God would accept all nations through Abraham's descendant, the Messiah (God's chosen one), in the same way God accepted Abraham—by faith.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. And--Greek, "Moreover." foreseeing--One great excellency of Scripture is, that in it all points liable ever to be controverted, are, with prescient wisdom, decided in the most appropriate language. would justify--rather, "justifieth." Present indicative. It is now, and at all times, God's one way of justification. the heathen--rather, "the Gentiles"; or "the nations," as the same Greek is translated at the end of the verse. God justifieth the Jews…Read the comment

Topics related to Galatians 3:8

• Abraham
• Faith
• Gospel
• Justification
• Prophecy
• Quotations and Allusions
• Salvation
• Works

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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