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Galatians 3:17-19
New American Standard Bible
Galatians 3:17-19
New American Standard Bible
17 What I am saying is this: the Law, which came (A)430 years later, does not invalidate a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify the promise. 18 For (B)if the inheritance is [a]based on law, it is no longer [b]based on a promise; but (C)God has granted it to Abraham by means of a promise.
19 (D)Why the Law then? It was added on account of the [c]violations, having been (E)ordered through angels (F)at the hand of a [d]mediator, until (G)the Seed would come to whom the promise had been made.
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- Galatians 3:18 Lit out of, from
- Galatians 3:18 Lit out of, from
- Galatians 3:19 I.e., of God’s commands
- Galatians 3:19 I.e., Moses
Galatians 3:17-19
New International Version
Galatians 3:17-19
New International Version
17 What I mean is this: The law, introduced 430 years(A) later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise. 18 For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on the promise;(B) but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise.
19 Why, then, was the law given at all? It was added because of transgressions(C) until the Seed(D) to whom the promise referred had come. The law was given through angels(E) and entrusted to a mediator.(F)
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