Galatians 3:8-14

8 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.”[a]
9 So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
10 For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”[b]
11 Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God, because “the righteous will live by faith.”[c]
12 The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, “The person who does these things will live by them.”[d]
13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.”[e]
14 He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

Cross References 13

  • 1. Genesis 12:3; Genesis 18:18; Genesis 22:18; Genesis 26:4; Acts 3:25
  • 2. ver 7; Romans 4:16
  • 3. Romans 4:18-22
  • 4. ver 2,5; Galatians 2:16
  • 5. ver 13; S Romans 4:15
  • 6. Deuteronomy 27:26; Jeremiah 11:3
  • 7. S Romans 3:28
  • 8. Habakkuk 2:4; S Romans 9:30; Galatians 2:16; Hebrews 10:38
  • 9. Leviticus 18:5; S Romans 10:5
  • 10. Galatians 4:5
  • 11. Deuteronomy 21:23; S Acts 5:30
  • 12. Romans 4:9,16
  • 13. ver 2; Joel 2:28; S John 20:22; S Acts 2:33

Footnotes 5

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