Galatians 3:6-14
6Just as Abraham believed God, a and it was credited to him for righteousness, b , c 7 then understand that those who have faith are Abraham’s sons. d 8 Now the Scripture saw in advance that God would ▼▼justification/justify/justified: The act of God as judge that declares sinners (who were in the wrong) to be right or righteous in His sight. God is just in doing this because Jesus died on the cross to take away their sins and to give them His own righteousness (2Co 5:21). The sinner receives this justification by faith and by grace when he trusts Christ's work.
justify the Gentiles by faith and told the good news ahead of time to Abraham, f saying, All the nations will be blessed through you. g
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h 9 So those who have faith are blessed with Abraham, i who had faith. ▼▼Or with believing Abraham
Law and Promise
10 For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, k because it is written: l Everyone who does not continue doing everything written in the book of the law is cursed. m , n 11 Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because the righteous will live o by faith. p , q 12 But the law is not based on faith; instead, the one who does these things will live by them. r , s 13 Christ has ▼▼redemption/redeemed: The deliverance from bondage by a payment or ransom (Mk 10:45; 1Pe 1:18-19)
redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, u because it is written: Everyone who is hung on a tree is cursed. v
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w 14The purpose was that the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles by Christ Jesus, so that we could receive the promised Spirit through faith. x
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