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17 And this I say: the Law, having come-about after four-hundred and thirty years, does not un-ratify[a] the covenant having been previously-ratified by God, so as to do-away-with[b] the promise. 18 For if the inheritance is of [c] the Law, it is no longer of the promise. But God has freely-given it to Abraham through the promise!

The Law Was Added Because of Transgressions, Until The Christ Should Come

19 Why then the Law? It was added because of the transgressions until which time the Seed should come to Whom the promise has been made, having been commanded[d] through angels by the hand of a mediator[e].

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 3:17 Or, nullify.
  2. Galatians 3:17 Or, invalidate, set-aside, render-useless.
  3. Galatians 3:18 That is, originating in. If this is the source of the inheritance.
  4. Galatians 3:19 Or, ordained, set in order, arranged.
  5. Galatians 3:19 That is, Moses.

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