Galatians 3
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1Foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you not to obey the truth, before whose eyes Yeshua the Messiah was openly portrayed among you as crucified? 2I just want to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith? 3Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now completed in the flesh? 4Did you suffer so many things in vain, if it is indeed in vain? 5He therefore who supplies the Spirit to you and does miracles among you, does he do it by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith? 6Even so, Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.”#Genesis 15:6 7Know therefore that those who are of faith are children of Abraham. 8The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the Good News beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you all the nations will be blessed.”#Genesis 12:3; 18:18; 22:18 9So then, those who are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.
10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone who doesn’t continue in all things that are written in the scroll of the Torah, to do them.”#Deuteronomy 27:26 11Now that no man is justified by the law before God is evident, for, “The righteous will live by faith.”#Habakkuk 2:4 12The law is not of faith, but, “The man who does them will live by them.”#Leviticus 18:5
13 Messiah redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree,”#Deuteronomy 21:23 14that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Messiah Yeshua, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
15Brothers, speaking of human terms, though it is only a man’s covenant, yet when it has been confirmed, no one makes it void or adds to it. 16Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his offspring.#3:16 or, seed He doesn’t say, “To descendants#3:16 or, seeds”, as of many, but as of one, “To your offspring”,#Genesis 12:7; 13:15; 24:7 which is Messiah. 17Now I say this: A covenant confirmed beforehand by God in Messiah, the law, which came four hundred thirty years after, does not annul, so as to make the promise of no effect. 18For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by promise.
19 Then why is there the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring should come to whom the promise has been made. It was ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator. 20Now a mediator is not between one, but God is one.
21 Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could make alive, most certainly righteousness would have been of the law. 22But the Scripture imprisoned all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Yeshua the Messiah might be given to those who believe.
23 But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, confined for the faith which should afterwards be revealed. 24So that the law has become our tutor to bring us to Messiah, that we might be justified by faith. 25But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor. 26For you are all children of God, through faith in Messiah Yeshua. 27For as many of you as were immersed into Messiah have put on Messiah. 28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Messiah Yeshua. 29If you are Messiah’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring and heirs according to promise.
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Galatians 3
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By Faith, or by Works of the Law?
1O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? #[Num. 21:9] It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly #[1 Cor. 1:23]portrayed as crucified. 2Let me ask you only this: #ver. 14; Eph. 1:13; Heb. 6:4; See Acts 15:8 Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by #Rom. 10:17hearing with faith? 3Are you so foolish? #Phil. 1:6; [ch. 4:9]Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by#3:3 Or now ending with the flesh? 4#1 Cor. 15:2; [Heb. 10:35; 2 John 8]Did you suffer#3:4 Or experience so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain? 5Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and #[1 Cor. 12:10] works miracles among you do so #ver. 2by works of the law, or by hearing with faith— 6just as #Cited from Gen. 15:6; [Rom. 4:9, 21, 22]; See Rom. 4:3Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”?
7Know then that it is #ver. 9 those of faith who are #See Luke 19:9the sons of Abraham. 8And the Scripture, foreseeing that #See Rom. 3:30 God would justify#3:8 Or count righteous; also verses 11, 24 the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, #Cited from Gen. 12:3“In you shall all the nations be blessed.” 9So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
The Righteous Shall Live by Faith
10For all who rely on works of the law are #[ch. 5:4]; See Rom. 4:15 under a curse; for it is written, #Cited from Deut. 27:26; [Jer. 11:3; Ezek. 18:4] “Cursed be everyone who does not #[Matt. 5:19]abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.” 11Now it is evident that #See ch. 2:16 no one is justified before God by the law, for #Rom. 1:17; Heb. 10:38; Cited from Hab. 2:4“The righteous shall live by faith.”#3:11 Or The one who by faith is righteous will live 12But the law is not of faith, rather #Cited from Lev. 18:5; See Rom. 10:5“The one who does them shall live by them.” 13Christ #ch. 4:5; [Rev. 22:3]; See 2 Pet. 2:1 redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, #Cited from Deut. 21:23 “Cursed is everyone who is hanged #See Acts 5:30on a tree”— 14so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might #Rom. 4:9, 16; [ver. 28] come to the Gentiles, so that #ver. 2 we might receive #Acts 2:33; [Isa. 32:15; 44:3; Joel 2:28; John 7:39; Eph. 1:13]the promised Spirit#3:14 Greek receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
The Law and the Promise
15 # See Rom. 3:5 To give a human example, brothers:#3:15 Or brothers and sisters #[Heb. 9:17]even with a man-made covenant, no one annuls it or adds to it once it has been ratified. 16Now #Rom. 4:13, 16; See Luke 1:55 the promises were made #Gen. 12:7; Acts 13:32 to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, #Acts 3:25“And to your offspring,” who is Christ. 17This is what I mean: the law, which came #Ex. 12:40, 41; [Gen. 15:13; Acts 7:6] 430 years afterward, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God, so as #Rom. 4:14to make the promise void. 18For if the inheritance comes by the law, it no longer comes by promise; but #[Heb. 6:13, 14]God gave it to Abraham by a promise.
19Why then the law? #[Rom. 4:15] It was added because of transgressions, #ver. 16 until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made, and it was #Acts 7:53; Heb. 2:2 put in place through angels #Ex. 20:19, 21, 22; Deut. 5:5, 22, 23, 27, 31; Acts 7:38by an intermediary. 20Now #1 Tim. 2:5; Heb. 8:6; 9:15; 12:24; [Heb. 6:17] an intermediary implies more than one, but #Rom. 3:30God is one.
21Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For #See ch. 2:21if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law. 22But the Scripture #Rom. 11:32; See Rom. 3:9 imprisoned everything under sin, so that #Rom. 4:16 the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given #See Acts 10:43to those who believe.
23Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, #[1 Pet. 1:5]imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. 24So then, #[Matt. 5:17; Rom. 10:4; Col. 2:17; Heb. 9:9, 10] the law was our #1 Cor. 4:15 (Gk.) guardian until Christ came, #ver. 11; See ch. 2:16in order that we might be justified by faith. 25But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, 26for in Christ Jesus #ch. 4:5, 6; [John 1:12]; See Rom. 8:14-16you are all sons of God, through faith. 27For as many of you as #Rom. 6:3 were baptized #See Acts 8:16 into Christ have #See Rom. 13:14put on Christ. 28#[ver. 14; ch. 5:6; 6:15]; See Rom. 3:30; 1 Cor. 12:13 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave#3:28 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface nor free, #1 Cor. 11:11there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29And #See Rom. 9:7; 1 Cor. 3:23 if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, #ch. 4:1, 7; Rom. 8:17; Eph. 3:6; [ch. 4:28; 2 Tim. 1:1; Titus 1:2; Heb. 9:15]heirs according to promise.
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