Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Galatians 3

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Galatians 3 . 1 , He asks what moved them to leave the faith , and hang upon the law; Galatians 3 . 6 , They that believe are justified , Galatians 3 . 9 , and blessed with Abraham; Galatians 3 . 10 , And this he shows by many reasons.

Galatians 3:1

O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.

Galatians 3:1 · BSB

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Galatians 3:2

I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?

Galatians 3:2 · BSB

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Galatians 3:3

Are you so foolish? After starting in the Spirit, are you now finishing in the flesh?

Galatians 3:3 · BSB

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Galatians 3:4

Have you suffered so much for nothing, if it really was for nothing?

Galatians 3:4 · BSB

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so many or , so great

Galatians 3:5

Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe?

Galatians 3:5 · BSB

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Galatians 3:6

So also, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

Galatians 3:6 · BSB

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or , imputed

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Galatians 3:7

Understand, then, that those who have faith are sons of Abraham.

Galatians 3:7 · BSB

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Galatians 3:8

The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”

Galatians 3:8 · BSB

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Galatians 3:9

So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.

Galatians 3:9 · BSB

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Galatians 3:10

All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”

Galatians 3:10 · BSB

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Galatians 3:11

Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”

Galatians 3:11 · BSB

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Galatians 3:12

The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man who does these things will live by them.”

Galatians 3:12 · BSB

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Galatians 3:13

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 tree.”

Galatians 3:13 · BSB

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Galatians 3:14

He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

Galatians 3:14 · BSB

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Galatians 3:15

Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended.

Galatians 3:15 · BSB

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covenant or , testament

Galatians 3:16

The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.

Galatians 3:16 · BSB

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Galatians 3:17

What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise.

Galatians 3:17 · BSB

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Galatians 3:18

For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God freely granted it to Abraham through a promise.

Galatians 3:18 · BSB

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Galatians 3:19

Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.

Galatians 3:19 · BSB

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Galatians 3:20

A mediator is unnecessary, however, for only one party; but God is one.

Galatians 3:20 · BSB

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Galatians 3:21

Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.

Galatians 3:21 · BSB

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Galatians 3:22

But the Scripture pronounces all things confined by sin, so that by faith in Jesus Christ the promise might be given to those who believe.

Galatians 3:22 · BSB

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Galatians 3:23

Before this faith came, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.

Galatians 3:23 · BSB

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Galatians 3:24

So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

Galatians 3:24 · BSB

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Galatians 3:25

Now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.

Galatians 3:25 · BSB

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Galatians 3:26

You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

Galatians 3:26 · BSB

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Galatians 3:27

For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.

Galatians 3:27 · BSB

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Galatians 3:28

There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Galatians 3:28 · BSB

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Galatians 3:29

And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.

Galatians 3:29 · BSB

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web25 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Quotations Galatians 3:10 → Deuteronomy 27:26, Galatians 3:11-12 → Habakkuk 2:4, Galatians 3:13 → Deuteronomy 21:23, Galatians 3:6 → Genesis 15:6, Galatians 3:8 → Genesis 12:3
Allusions Galatians 3:14 → Genesis 12:3, Galatians 3:16 → Genesis 13:15, Galatians 3:16 → Genesis 22:18
Echoes Galatians 3:19 → Deuteronomy 5:5
Trajectories
Abraham (Father of Faith), Babylonian Exile (Judgment and Discipline), Bronze Serpent (Lifted Up for Healing), Church as Israel (New Covenant People), Coats of Skins (Covering of Shame), Covenant Succession (Inheritance and Election), Covenant Violations (Prophetic Indictments), Gentile Inclusion (Light to the Nations), Isaac (Child of Promise), Rahab and Jericho (Faith Saves Gentiles), Remnant (Faithful Few Preserved), Seed Promise (Redemption Through Offspring), Seth (Appointed Seed), These are the Generations of (Covenant Genealogy), Two Covenants (Law and Promise)
Longitudinal Themes
Seed and Offspring
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