‏ Galatians 3

Faith Brings Righteousness

1
Lit O
You foolish bGalatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ cwas publicly portrayed as crucified?
2This is the only thing I want to find out from you: did you receive the Spirit by works of
Or law
the Law, or by ehearing
Lit of faith
with faith?
3Are you so foolish? Having begun
Or with
by the Spirit, are you now
Or ending with
being perfected by the flesh?
4Did you
Or experience
suffer so many things in vain-- jif indeed it was in vain?
5So then, does He who kprovides you with the Spirit and lworks
Or works of power
miracles among you, do it by works of
Or law
the Law, or by ohearing
Lit of faith
with faith?

6 Just as qAbraham rbelieved God, and it was credited to him as righteousness. 7Therefore, recognize that sit is those who are of faith who are tsons of Abraham. 8The Scripture, foreseeing that God
Lit justifies
would justify the
Lit nations
Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying,wAll the nations will be blessed in you.”
9So then, xthose who are of faith are blessed with
Lit the believing Abraham
Abraham, the believer.

10 For all who are of works of
Or law
the Law are under a curse; for it is written: “ aaCursed is everyone who does not abide by all the things written in the book of the Law, to do them.”
11Now, that abno one is justified
Or in
by
Or law
the Law before God is evident; for, “
Or the one who is righteous by faith will live
afthe righteous one will live by faith.”
12
Or And
However, the Law is not
Or based on
of faith; on the contrary, “ aiThe person who performs
I.e., the statutes of the Law
them will live by
I.e., the statutes of the Law
them.”
13Christ alredeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us--for it is written: “ amCursed is everyone who hangs on ana
Or cross; lit wood; see Deut 21:23
tree”--
14in order that apin Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles, so that we aqwould receive arthe promise of the Spirit through faith.

Intent of the Law

15 asBrothers and sisters, atI speak
Lit according to man
in terms of human relations: aveven though it is only a man’s
Or will; or testament
covenant, yet when it has been ratified, no one sets it aside or adds
Or a codicil
conditions to it.
16Now the promises were spoken ayto Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as one would in referring to many, but rather as in referring to one, “ azAnd to your seed,” that is, Christ. 17What I am saying is this: the Law, which came ba430 years later, does not invalidate a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify the promise. 18For bbif the inheritance is
Lit out of, from
based on law, it is no longer
Lit out of, from
based on a promise; but beGod has granted it to Abraham by means of a promise.

19 bfWhy the Law then? It was added on account of the
I.e., of God’s commands
violations, having been bhordered through angels biat the hand of a
I.e., Moses
mediator, until bkthe Seed would come to whom the promise had been made.
20Now bla mediator is not
Lit of one
for one party only; but God is only one.
21Is the Law then contrary to the promises of God?
Lit May it never happen!
boFar from it! For bpif a law had been given that was able to impart life, then righteousness
Or would indeed be
would indeed have been
Lit out of, from
based on law.
22But the Scripture has bsconfined
Lit all things
everyone under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

23 But before faith came,
I.e., the Jews
we were kept in custody under the Law, bvbeing confined for the faith that was destined to be revealed.
24Therefore the Law has become our
I.e., children’s escort and supervisor
bxguardian to lead us to Christ, so that bywe may be justified by faith.
25But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a
See note v 24
caguardian.
26For you are all cbsons and daughters of God through faith in ccChrist Jesus. 27For all of you who were cdbaptized into Christ have ceclothed yourselves with Christ. 28 cfThere is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is
Lit not male and female
neither male nor female; for chyou are all one in ciChrist Jesus.
29And if cjyou
Lit are Christ’s
belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s
Lit seed
descendants, heirs according to cmpromise.
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