Galatians 3:15-20 (New Revised Standard)
15
Brothers and sisters, a I give an example from daily life: once a person's will b has been ratified, no one adds to it or annuls it.
16
Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring; c it does not say, "And to offsprings," d as of many; but it says, "And to your offspring," e that is, to one person, who is Christ.
17
My point is this: the law, which came four hundred thirty years later, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify the promise.
18
For if the inheritance comes from the law, it no longer comes from the promise; but God granted it to Abraham through the promise.
19
Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring f would come to whom the promise had been made; and it was ordained through angels by a mediator.
20
Now a mediator involves more than one party; but God is one.
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- Galatians 3:17
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- Galatians 3:19
- Galatians 3:20
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- Galatians 3:17
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- Galatians 3:19
- Galatians 3:20
Wesley's Explanatory Notes
a.
Galatians 3:15 - Gk [Brothers]
b.
Galatians 3:15 - Or [covenant] (as in verse 17)
c.
Galatians 3:16 - Gk [seed]
d.
Galatians 3:16 - Gk [seeds]
e.
Galatians 3:16 - Gk [seed]
f.
Galatians 3:19 - Gk [seed]