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Галатам 3
Священное Писание (Восточный Перевод)

Соблюдение Закона или вера

3 Глупые галаты! Вас словно кто-то сглазил,[a] вас, которым ясно было представлено значение жертвенной смерти на кресте Исы Масиха. 2 Ответьте мне на один вопрос: вы получили Духа благодаря соблюдению Закона или же по вере в Радостную Весть, которую вы услышали? 3 Неужели вы так глупы? Вы начали Духом, а сейчас вы хотите достичь цели человеческими усилиями? 4 Неужели всё, через что вы прошли, было напрасно? Не может быть, чтобы всё это было напрасным! 5 Разве Всевышний даёт вам Духа и совершает среди вас чудеса потому, что вы соблюдаете Закон, или же потому, что вы поверили Его Вести, которую вы услышали?

6 Вспомните пророка Ибрахима, он «поверил Всевышнему и это было вменено ему в праведность»[b]. 7 Так поймите же, что те, кто верит, – сыны Ибрахима!

8 В Писании было предсказано, что Всевышний будет оправдывать людей из всех народов по их вере, и уже тогда была возвещена Радостная Весть, когда было сказано Ибрахиму: «Через тебя получат благословение все народы»[c]. 9 Поэтому те, кто верит, получают благословение вместе с Ибрахимом, который поверил Всевышнему.

10 Все, кто полагается на соблюдение Закона, находятся под проклятием. Ведь написано: «Проклят каждый, кто не исполняет всего, что записано в Таурате, книге Закона»[d]. 11 Ясно ведь, что никто не получает оправдания перед Всевышним исполнением Закона, потому что «праведный верой жив будет»[e]. 12 Оправдание через исполнение Закона не основано на вере, потому что написано: «Тот, кто исполняет все эти повеления, будет жив благодаря им»[f]. 13 Так вот, Масих искупил нас от проклятия Закона. Он сам понёс проклятие вместо нас (как об этом и сказано: «Проклят каждый, кто повешен на дереве»[g]), 14 чтобы все народы могли получить через Ису Масиха благословение, данное Ибрахиму, и чтобы мы получили обещанного Духа по вере.

Превосходство обещания над Законом

15 Братья, возьмём пример из повседневной жизни, ведь даже завещание[h] человека, которое должным образом утверждено, никто не вправе изменять или дополнять. 16 Точно так же и с обещанием, данным Ибрахиму и его потомку. Заметьте, что в Писании не сказано «его потомкам», а «его потомку»[i], то есть имеется в виду один его потомок – Масих. 17 Я хочу сказать, что Закон, данный четыреста тридцать лет спустя, не мог отменить священное соглашение с Ибрахимом, установленное Всевышним прежде, и, тем самым, сделать недействительным данное Ибрахиму обещание. 18 Если бы наследство зависело от соблюдения Закона, то оно не могло бы основываться на обещании, но Всевышний, в Своей благодати, дал его Ибрахиму по обещанию!

19 В чём же тогда назначение Закона? Закон был дан позже из-за людских грехов и действовал до тех пор, пока не пришёл Потомок, к Которому относится обещание. Закон был дан через ангелов, рукой посредника. 20 Нет нужды в посреднике, если кто-то действует один, а Всевышний действовал один, когда дал обещание.[j]

21 Так что же, Закон противоречит обещаниям Всевышнего? Ни в коем случае! Если бы Всевышний дал нам Закон, который был бы в силах давать истинную жизнь, то оправдание действительно зависело бы от соблюдения Закона. 22 Но Писание говорит, что весь мир всё ещё находится в рабстве греха, а значит, обещанное может быть дано только по вере в Ису Масиха и лишь тем, кто верит. 23 Пока не пришла вера, мы были узниками, охраняемыми Законом, до того времени, когда эта вера будет нам открыта. 24 Итак, Закон воспитывал нас до прихода Масиха,[k] чтобы, когда Он придёт, получить оправдание по вере. 25 Но вера уже пришла, и нам больше не нужно воспитание Закона.

Не рабы, а сыновья

26 Благодаря вере в Ису Масиха все вы стали сынами Всевышнего. 27 Ведь все, кто, поверив в Масиха, прошёл обряд погружения в воду,[l] «облеклись» в характер Масиха.[m] 28 Нет больше ни иудея, ни грека, ни раба, ни свободного, ни мужчины и ни женщины, вы все одно в единении с Исой Масихом! 29 А если вы принадлежите Масиху, то тогда вы и являетесь потомством Ибрахима и наследниками обещания Всевышнего.

Footnotes

  1. 3:1 Сглазил   – Паул указывает галатам, что их понимание истины исказилось под влиянием зла. Говоря же о понятии «дурной глаз», мы должны понимать, что только во Всевышнем, живом и всемогущем Боге, наша защита (см. Нач. 15:1; Заб. 17:3; 90; 120), и только Иса – наша ограда (см. 2 Фес. 3:2-3). И поэтому мы не должны бояться и не должны искать убежища у талисманов и амулетов (см. Нач. 35:2-4 со сноской).
  2. 3:6 Нач. 15:6.
  3. 3:8 Нач. 12:3; см. также 18:18; 22:18.
  4. 3:10 Втор. 27:26. Перечень проклятий, которые могут постигнуть того, кто не исполняет повелений Всевышнего, находится во Втор. 28:15-68.
  5. 3:11 Авв. 2:4.
  6. 3:12 Лев. 18:5.
  7. 3:13 Втор. 21:23. Повешение на дереве символизировало, что казнённый человек проклят Всевышним. Иса, будучи распят на деревянном кресте, взял на Себя наши грехи, был проклят за нас и освободил нас от тяжести Закона и его наказания.
  8. 3:15 На языке оригинала это слово также означает: «соглашение».
  9. 3:16 Букв.: «семени». См. Нач. 12:7; 13:15; 17:7; 21:12; 22:18; 24:7 и сноски на эти стихи.
  10. 3:20 Букв.: «Но посредник не для одного, а Всевышний – один».
  11. 3:24 Или: «Закон был нашим воспитателем, ведущим к Масиху».
  12. 3:27 Или: «обряд омовения». Смысл обряда заключается в том, что человек оставляет путь греха и встаёт на путь служения Всевышнему, войдя в общину последователей Исы Масиха.
  13. 3:27 Букв.: «Все, кто погрузились в Масиха, те облеклись в Масиха».
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Galacia 3
Ang Dating Biblia (1905)

3 Oh mga mangmang na taga Galacia, sino ang mga nagsigayuma sa inyo, na sa harapan ng inyong mga mata'y si Jesucristo, na napako sa krus, ay maliwanag na inihayag?

2 Ito lamang ang ibig kong maalaman sa inyo, Tinanggap baga ninyo ang Espiritu sa pamamagitan ng mga gawang ayon sa kautusan, o sa pamamagitan ng pakikinig ng tungkol sa pananampalataya?

3 Napakamangmang na baga kayo? kayong nagpasimula sa Espiritu, ngayo'y nangagpapakasakdal kayo sa laman?

4 Tiniis baga ninyong walang kabuluhan ang lubhang maraming mga bagay? kung tunay na walang kabuluhan.

5 Siya na nagbibigay nga sa inyo ng Espiritu, at gumagawa ng mga himala sa gitna ninyo, ginagawa baga sa pamamagitan ng mga gawang ayon sa kautusan, o sa pakikinig ng tungkol sa pananampalataya?

6 Gaya nga ni Abraham na sumampalataya sa Dios, at ito'y ibinilang sa kaniya na katuwiran.

7 Talastasin nga ninyo na ang mga sa pananampalataya, ang mga yaon ay mga anak ni Abraham.

8 At sapagka't ipinakita na ng kasulatan, na aariing-ganap ng Dios ang mga Gentil sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya, ay ipinangaral na nang una ang evangelio kay Abraham, na sinasabi, Sa iyo ay pagpapalain ang lahat ng mga bansa.

9 Kaya't ang mga sa pananampalataya ay pinagpapala kay Abraham na may pananampalataya.

10 Sapagka't ang lahat na sa mga gawang ayon sa kautusan ay nasa ilalim ng sumpa: sapagka't nasusulat, Sinusumpa ang bawa't hindi nananatili sa lahat ng mga bagay na nasusulat sa aklat ng kautusan, upang gawin nila.

11 Maliwanag nga na sinoman ay hindi inaaring-ganap sa kautusan sa harapan ng Dios; sapagka't, Ang ganap ay mabubuhay sa pananampalataya.

12 At ang kautusan ay hindi sa pananampalataya; kundi, Ang gumaganap ng mga yaon ay mabubuhay sa mga yaon.

13 Sa sumpa ng kautusan ay tinubos tayo ni Cristo, na naging sumpa sa ganang atin; sapagka't nasusulat, Sinusumpa ang bawa't binibitay sa punong kahoy:

14 Upang sa mga Gentil ay dumating ang pagpapala ni Abraham na kay Cristo Jesus; upang sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya ay tanggapin natin ang pangako ng Espiritu.

15 Mga kapatid, nagsasalita ako ayon sa kaugalian ng mga tao: Bagama't ang pakikipagtipan ay gawa lamang ng tao, gayon ma'y pagka pinagtibay, sinoman ay hindi makapagpapawalang kabuluhan, o makapagdaragdag man.

16 Ngayon kay Abraham nga sinabi ang mga pangako, at sa kaniyang binhi. Hindi sinasabi ng Dios, At sa mga binhi, na gaya baga sa marami; kundi gaya sa iisa lamang, At sa iyong binhi, na si Cristo.

17 Ito nga ang aking sinasabi: Ang isang pakikipagtipang pinagtibay na nang una ng Dios, ay hindi mapawawalang kabuluhan ng kautusan, na sumipot nang makaraan ang apat na raan at tatlongpung taon, ano pa't upang pawalang kabuluhan ang pangako.

18 Sapagka't kung ang mana ay sa pamamagitan ng kautusan, ay hindi na sa pamamagitan ng pangako: datapuwa't ipinagkaloob ng Dios kay Abraham sa pamamagitan ng pangako.

19 Ano nga ang kabuluhan ng kautusan? Idinagdag dahil sa mga pagsalangsang, hanggang sa pumarito ang binhi na siyang pinangakuan; at ito'y iniutos sa pamamagitan ng mga anghel sa kamay ng isang tagapamagitan.

20 Ngayon ang isang tagapamagitan ay hindi tagapamagitan ng iisa; datapuwa't ang Dios ay iisa.

21 Ang kautusan nga baga ay laban sa mga pangako ng Dios? Huwag nawang mangyari: sapagka't kung ibinigay sana ang isang kautusang may kapangyarihang magbigay buhay, tunay ngang ang katuwiran sana ay naging dahil sa kautusan.

22 Datapuwa't kinulong ng kasulatan ang lahat ng mga bagay sa ilalim ng kasalanan, upang ang pangako sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya kay Jesucristo ay maibigay sa mga nagsisisampalataya.

23 Nguni't bago dumating ang pananampalataya, ay nabibilanggo tayo sa ilalim ng kautusan, na nakukulong tayo hanggang sa ang pananampalataya ay ipahahayag pagkatapos.

24 Ano pa't ang kautusan ay siyang naging tagapagturo natin upang ihatid tayo kay Cristo, upang tayo'y ariing-ganap sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya.

25 Datapuwa't ngayong dumating na ang pananampalataya, ay wala na tayo sa ilalim ng tagapagturo.

26 Sapagka't kayong lahat ay mga anak ng Dios, sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya, kay Cristo Jesus.

27 Sapagka't ang lahat na sa inyo ay binautismuhan kay Cristo ay ibinihis si Cristo.

28 Walang magiging Judio o Griego man, walang magiging alipin o malaya man, walang magiging lalake o babae man; sapagka't kayong lahat ay iisa kay Cristo Jesus.

29 At kung kayo'y kay Cristo, kayo nga'y binhi ni Abraham, at mga tagapagmana ayon sa pangako.

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Galatians 3
New International Version

Faith or Works of the Law

3 You foolish(A) Galatians!(B) Who has bewitched you?(C) Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.(D) 2 I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit(E) by the works of the law,(F) or by believing what you heard?(G) 3 Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh?[a] 4 Have you experienced[b] so much in vain—if it really was in vain? 5 So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles(H) among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?(I) 6 So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”[c](J)

7 Understand, then, that those who have faith(K) are children of Abraham.(L) 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.”[d](M) 9 So those who rely on faith(N) are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.(O)

10 For all who rely on the works of the law(P) are under a curse,(Q) as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”[e](R) 11 Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God,(S) because “the righteous will live by faith.”[f](T) 12 The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, “The person who does these things will live by them.”[g](U) 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law(V) by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.”[h](W) 14 He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus,(X) so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.(Y)

The Law and the Promise

15 Brothers and sisters,(Z) let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly established, so it is in this case. 16 The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed.(AA) Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your seed,”[i](AB) meaning one person, who is Christ. 17 What I mean is this: The law, introduced 430 years(AC) 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;(AD) 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(AE) until the Seed(AF) to whom the promise referred had come. The law was given through angels(AG) and entrusted to a mediator.(AH) 20 A mediator,(AI) however, implies more than one party; but God is one.

21 Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not!(AJ) For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.(AK) 22 But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin,(AL) so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.

Children of God

23 Before the coming of this faith,[j] we were held in custody(AM) under the law, locked up until the faith that was to come would be revealed.(AN) 24 So the law was our guardian until Christ came(AO) that we might be justified by faith.(AP) 25 Now that this faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.(AQ)

26 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God(AR) through faith, 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ(AS) have clothed yourselves with Christ.(AT) 28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free,(AU) nor is there male and female,(AV) for you are all one in Christ Jesus.(AW) 29 If you belong to Christ,(AX) then you are Abraham’s seed,(AY) and heirs(AZ) according to the promise.(BA)

Footnotes

  1. Galatians 3:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
  2. Galatians 3:4 Or suffered
  3. Galatians 3:6 Gen. 15:6
  4. Galatians 3:8 Gen. 12:3; 18:18; 22:18
  5. Galatians 3:10 Deut. 27:26
  6. Galatians 3:11 Hab. 2:4
  7. Galatians 3:12 Lev. 18:5
  8. Galatians 3:13 Deut. 21:23
  9. Galatians 3:16 Gen. 12:7; 13:15; 24:7
  10. Galatians 3:23 Or through the faithfulness of Jesus … 23 Before faith came
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Galatians 3
New English Translation

Justification by Law or by Faith?

3 You[a] foolish Galatians! Who has cast a spell[b] on you? Before your eyes Jesus Christ was vividly portrayed[c] as crucified! 2 The only thing I want to learn from you is this: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the works of the law[d] or by believing what you heard?[e] 3 Are you so foolish? Although you began[f] with[g] the Spirit, are you now trying to finish[h] by human effort?[i] 4 Have you suffered so many things for nothing?—if indeed it was for nothing. 5 Does God then give[j] you the Spirit and work miracles among you by your doing the works of the law[k] or by your believing what you heard?[l]

6 Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,[m] 7 so then, understand[n] that those who believe are the sons of Abraham.[o] 8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the gospel to Abraham ahead of time,[p] saying, “All the nations[q] will be blessed in you.”[r] 9 So then those who believe[s] are blessed along with Abraham the believer. 10 For all who[t] rely on doing the works of the law are under a curse, because it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not keep on doing everything written in the book of the law.”[u] 11 Now it is clear no one is justified before God by the law, because the righteous one will live by faith.[v] 12 But the law is not based on faith,[w] but the one who does the works of the law[x] will live by them.[y] 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming[z] a curse for us (because it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”)[aa] 14 in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles,[ab] so that we could receive the promise of the Spirit by faith.

Inheritance Comes from Promises and not Law

15 Brothers and sisters,[ac] I offer an example from everyday life:[ad] When a covenant[ae] has been ratified,[af] even though it is only a human contract, no one can set it aside or add anything to it. 16 Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his descendant.[ag] Scripture[ah] does not say, “and to the descendants,”[ai] referring to many, but “and to your descendant,”[aj] referring to one, who is Christ. 17 What I am saying is this: The law that came 430 years later does not cancel a covenant previously ratified by God,[ak] so as to invalidate the promise. 18 For if the inheritance is based on the law, it is no longer based on the promise, but God graciously gave[al] it to Abraham through the promise.

19 Why then was the law given?[am] It was added[an] because of transgressions,[ao] until the arrival of the descendant[ap] to whom the promise had been made. It was administered[aq] through angels by an intermediary.[ar] 20 Now an intermediary is not for one party alone, but God is one.[as] 21 Is the law therefore opposed to the promises of God?[at] Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that was able to give life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.[au] 22 But the scripture imprisoned[av] everything under sin so that the promise could be given—because of the faithfulness[aw] of Jesus Christ—to those who believe.

Sons of God Are Heirs of Promise

23 Now before faith[ax] came we were held in custody under the law, being kept as prisoners[ay] until the coming faith would be revealed. 24 Thus the law had become our guardian[az] until Christ, so that we could be declared righteous[ba] by faith. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.[bb] 26 For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through faith.[bc] 27 For all of you who[bd] were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave[be] nor free, there is neither male nor female[bf]—for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants,[bg] heirs according to the promise.

Footnotes

  1. Galatians 3:1 tn Grk “O” (an interjection used both in address and emotion). In context the following section is highly charged emotionally.
  2. Galatians 3:1 tn Or “deceived”; the verb βασκαίνω (baskainō) can be understood literally here in the sense of bewitching by black magic, but could also be understood figuratively to refer to an act of deception (see L&N 53.98 and 88.159).
  3. Galatians 3:1 tn Or “publicly placarded,” “set forth in a public proclamation” (BDAG 867 s.v. προγράφω 2).
  4. Galatians 3:2 tn Grk “by [the] works of [the] law,” a reference to observing the Mosaic law.
  5. Galatians 3:2 tn Grk “by [the] hearing of faith.” Because the genitive noun πίστεως (pisteōs, “of faith”) is impersonal here, an objective genitive was preferred rather than a subjective genitive. See also v. 5.
  6. Galatians 3:3 tn Grk “Having begun”; the participle ἐναρξάμενοι (enarxamenoi) has been translated concessively.
  7. Galatians 3:3 tn Or “by the Spirit.”
  8. Galatians 3:3 tn The verb ἐπιτελεῖσθε (epiteleisthe) has been translated as a conative present (see ExSyn 534). This is something the Galatians were attempting to do, but could not accomplish successfully.
  9. Galatians 3:3 tn Grk “in/by [the] flesh.”
  10. Galatians 3:5 tn Or “provide.”
  11. Galatians 3:5 tn Grk “by [the] works of [the] law” (the same phrase as in v. 2).
  12. Galatians 3:5 tn Grk “by [the] hearing of faith” (the same phrase as in v. 2).
  13. Galatians 3:6 sn A quotation from Gen 15:6.
  14. Galatians 3:7 tn Grk “know.”
  15. Galatians 3:7 tn The phrase “sons of Abraham” is used here in a figurative sense to describe people who are connected to a personality, Abraham, by close nonmaterial ties. It is this personality that has defined the relationship and its characteristics (BDAG 1024-25 s.v. υἱός 2.c.α).
  16. Galatians 3:8 tn For the Greek verb προευαγγελίζομαι (proeuangelizomai) translated as “proclaim the gospel ahead of time,” compare L&N 33.216.
  17. Galatians 3:8 tn The same plural Greek word, τὰ ἔθνη (ta ethnē), can be translated as “nations” or “Gentiles.”
  18. Galatians 3:8 sn A quotation from Gen 12:3; 18:18.
  19. Galatians 3:9 tn Grk “those who are by faith,” with the Greek expression “by faith” (ἐκ πίστεως, ek pisteōs) the same as the expression in v. 8.
  20. Galatians 3:10 tn Grk “For as many as.”
  21. Galatians 3:10 tn Grk “Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all the things written in the book of the law, to do them.”sn A quotation from Deut 27:26.
  22. Galatians 3:11 tn Or “The one who is righteous by faith will live” (a quotation from Hab 2:4).
  23. Galatians 3:12 tn Grk “is not from faith.”
  24. Galatians 3:12 tn Grk “who does these things”; the referent (the works of the law, see 3:5) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  25. Galatians 3:12 sn A quotation from Lev 18:5. The phrase the works of the law is an editorial expansion on the Greek text (see previous note); it has been left as normal typeface to indicate it is not part of the OT text.
  26. Galatians 3:13 tn Grk “having become”; the participle γενόμενος (genomenos) has been taken instrumentally.
  27. Galatians 3:13 sn A quotation from Deut 21:23. By figurative extension the Greek word translated tree (ζύλον, zulon) can also be used to refer to a cross (L&N 6.28), the Roman instrument of execution.
  28. Galatians 3:14 tn Or “so that the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus.”
  29. Galatians 3:15 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:11.
  30. Galatians 3:15 tn Grk “I speak according to man,” referring to the illustration that follows.
  31. Galatians 3:15 tn The same Greek word, διαθήκη (diathēkē), can mean either “covenant” or “will,” but in this context the former is preferred here because Paul is discussing in vv. 16-18 the Abrahamic covenant.
  32. Galatians 3:15 tn Or “has been put into effect.”
  33. Galatians 3:16 tn Grk “his seed,” a figurative extension of the meaning of σπέρμα (sperma) to refer to descendants (L&N 10.29).
  34. Galatians 3:16 tn Grk “It”; the referent (the scripture) has been specified in the translation for clarity. The understood subject of the verb λέγει (legei) could also be “He” (referring to God) as the one who spoke the promise to Abraham.
  35. Galatians 3:16 tn Grk “to seeds.” See the note on “descendant” earlier in this verse. Here the term is plural; the use of the singular in the OT text cited later in this verse is crucial to Paul’s argument.
  36. Galatians 3:16 tn See the note on “descendant” earlier in this verse.sn A quotation from Gen 12:7; 13:15; 17:7; 24:7.
  37. Galatians 3:17 tc Most mss (D F G I 0176 0278 1505 M it sy) read “ratified by God in Christ” whereas the omission of “in Christ” is the reading in P46 א A B C P Ψ 6 33 81 1175 1241 1739 1881 2464 co. The shorter reading is strongly supported by the ms evidence, and it is probable that a copyist inserted the words as an interpretive gloss. However, this form of the “in Christ” expression is somewhat atypical in the corpus Paulinum (εἰς Χριστόν [eis Christon] rather than ἐν Χριστῷ [en Christō]), a fact which tempers one’s certainty about the shorter reading. Nevertheless, the expression is used more in Galatians than in any other of Paul’s letters (Gal 2:16; 3:24, 27), and may have been suggested by such texts to early copyists.
  38. Galatians 3:18 tn On the translation “graciously gave” for χαρίζομαι (charizomai) see L&N 57.102.
  39. Galatians 3:19 tn Grk “Why then the law?”
  40. Galatians 3:19 tc For προσετέθη (prosetethē) several Western witnesses have ἐτέθη (etethē, “it was established”; so D* F G it Irlat Ambst Spec). The net effect of this reading, in conjunction with the largely Western reading of πράξεων (praxeōn) for παραβάσεων (parabaseōn), seems to be a very positive assessment of the law. But there are compelling reasons for rejecting this reading: (1) externally, it is provincial and relatively late; (2) internally: (a) transcriptionally, there seems to be a much higher transcriptional probability that a scribe would try to smooth over Paul’s harsh saying here about the law than vice versa; (b) intrinsically: [1] Paul has already argued that the law came after the promise (vv. 15-18), indicating, more than likely, its temporary nature; [2] the verb “was added” in v. 19 (προσετέθη) is different from the verb in v. 15 (ἐπιδιατάσσεται, epidiatassetai); virtually all exegetes recognize this as an intentional linguistic shift on Paul’s part in order not to contradict his statement in v. 15; [3] the temper of 3:1-4:7 is decidedly against a positive statement about the Torah’s role in Heilsgeschichte.
  41. Galatians 3:19 tc παραδόσεων (paradoseōn; “traditions, commandments”) is read by D*, while the vast majority of witnesses read παραβάσεων (parabaseōn, “transgressions”). D’s reading makes little sense in this context. πράξεων (praxeōn, “of deeds”) replaces παραβάσεων in P46 F G it Irlat Ambst Spec. The wording is best taken as going with νόμος (nomos; “Why then the law of deeds?”), as is evident by the consistent punctuation in the later witnesses. But such an expression is unpauline and superfluous; it was almost certainly added by some early scribe(s) to soften the blow of Paul’s statement.
  42. Galatians 3:19 tn Grk “the seed.” See the note on the first occurrence of the word “descendant” in 3:16.
  43. Galatians 3:19 tn Or “was ordered.” L&N 31.22 has “was put into effect” here.
  44. Galatians 3:19 tn Many modern translations (NASB, NIV, NRSV) render this word (μεσίτης, mesitēs; here and in v. 20) as “mediator,” but this conveys a wrong impression in contemporary English. If this is referring to Moses, he certainly did not “mediate” between God and Israel but was an intermediary on God’s behalf. Moses was not a mediator, for example, who worked for compromise between opposing parties. He instead was God’s representative to his people who enabled them to have a relationship, but entirely on God’s terms.
  45. Galatians 3:20 tn The meaning of this verse is disputed. According to BDAG 634 s.v. μεσίτης, “It prob. means that the activity of an intermediary implies the existence of more than one party, and hence may be unsatisfactory because it must result in a compromise. The presence of an intermediary would prevent attainment, without any impediment, of the purpose of the εἶς θεός in giving the law.” See also A. Oepke, TDNT 4:598-624, esp. 618-19.
  46. Galatians 3:21 tc The reading τοῦ θεοῦ (tou theou, “of God”) is well attested in א A C D (F G read θεοῦ without the article) Ψ 0278 33 1175 1241 1505 1739 1881 2464 M lat sy co. However, P46 B d Ambst lack the words. P46 and B perhaps should not to be given as much weight as they normally are, since the combination of these two witnesses often produces a secondary shorter reading against all others. In addition, one might expect that if the shorter reading were original other variants would have crept into the textual tradition early on. But 104 (a.d. 1087) virtually stands alone with the variant τοῦ Χριστοῦ (tou Christou, “of Christ”). Nevertheless, if τοῦ θεοῦ were not part of the original text, it is the kind of variant that would be expected to show up early and often, especially in light of Paul’s usage elsewhere (Rom 4:20; 2 Cor 1:20). A slight preference should be given to the τοῦ θεοῦ over the omission. NA28 rightly places the words in brackets, indicating doubts as to their authenticity.
  47. Galatians 3:21 tn Or “have been based on the law.”
  48. Galatians 3:22 tn Or “locked up.”
  49. Galatians 3:22 tn Or “so that the promise could be given by faith in Jesus Christ to those who believe.” A decision is difficult here. Though traditionally translated “faith in Jesus Christ,” an increasing number of NT scholars are arguing that πίστις Χριστοῦ (pistis Christou) and similar phrases in Paul (here and in Rom 3:22, 26; Gal 2:16, 20; Eph 3:12; Phil 3:9) involve a subjective genitive and mean “Christ’s faith” or “Christ’s faithfulness” (cf., e.g., G. Howard, “The ‘Faith of Christ’,” ExpTim 85 [1974]: 212-15; R. B. Hays, The Faith of Jesus Christ [SBLDS]; Morna D. Hooker, “Πίστις Χριστοῦ,” NTS 35 [1989]: 321-42). Noteworthy among the arguments for the subjective genitive view is that when πίστις takes a personal genitive it is almost never an objective genitive (cf. Matt 9:2, 22, 29; Mark 2:5; 5:34; 10:52; Luke 5:20; 7:50; 8:25, 48; 17:19; 18:42; 22:32; Rom 1:8; 12; 3:3; 4:5, 12, 16; 1 Cor 2:5; 15:14, 17; 2 Cor 10:15; Phil 2:17; Col 1:4; 2:5; 1 Thess 1:8; 3:2, 5, 10; 2 Thess 1:3; Titus 1:1; Phlm 6; 1 Pet 1:9, 21; 2 Pet 1:5). On the other hand, the objective genitive view has its adherents: A. Hultgren, “The Pistis Christou Formulations in Paul,” NovT 22 (1980): 248-63; J. D. G. Dunn, “Once More, ΠΙΣΤΙΣ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ,” SBL Seminar Papers, 1991, 730-44. Most commentaries on Romans and Galatians usually side with the objective view. sn On the phrase because of the faithfulness of Jesus Christ, ExSyn 116, which notes that the grammar is not decisive, nevertheless suggests that “the faith/faithfulness of Christ is not a denial of faith in Christ as a Pauline concept (for the idea is expressed in many of the same contexts, only with the verb πιστεύω rather than the noun), but implies that the object of faith is a worthy object, for he himself is faithful.” Though Paul elsewhere teaches justification by faith, this presupposes that the object of our faith is reliable and worthy of such faith.
  50. Galatians 3:23 tn Or “the faithfulness [of Christ] came.”
  51. Galatians 3:23 tc Instead of the present participle συγκλειόμενοι (sunkleiomenoi; found in P46 א A B D* F G P Ψ 33 1739 2464 al), C D1 0176 0278 1175 1505 M have the perfect συγκεκλεισμένοι (sunkekleismenoi). The syntactical implication of the perfect is that the cause or the means of being held in custody was confinement (“we were held in custody [by/because of] being confined”). The present participle of course allows for such options, but also allows for contemporaneous time (“while being confined”) and result (“with the result that we were confined”). Externally, the perfect participle has little to commend it, being restricted for the most part to later and Byzantine witnesses.tn Grk “being confined.”
  52. Galatians 3:24 tn Or “disciplinarian,” “custodian,” or “guide.” According to BDAG 748 s.v. παιδαγωγός, “the man, usu. a slave…whose duty it was to conduct a boy or youth…to and from school and to superintend his conduct gener.; he was not a ‘teacher’ (despite the present mng. of the derivative ‘pedagogue’…When the young man became of age, the π. was no longer needed.” L&N 36.5 gives “guardian, leader, guide” here.
  53. Galatians 3:24 tn Or “be justified.”
  54. Galatians 3:25 tn See the note on the word “guardian” in v. 24. The punctuation of vv. 25, 26, and 27 is difficult to represent because of the causal connections between each verse. English style would normally require a comma either at the end of v. 25 or v. 26, but in so doing the translation would then link v. 26 almost exclusively with either v. 25 or v. 27; this would be problematic as scholars debate which two verses are to be linked. Because of this, the translation instead places a period at the end of each verse. This preserves some of the ambiguity inherent in the Greek and does not exclude any particular causal connection.
  55. Galatians 3:26 tn Or “For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.”
  56. Galatians 3:27 tn Grk “For as many of you as.”
  57. Galatians 3:28 tn See the note on the word “slave” in 1:10.
  58. Galatians 3:28 tn Grk “male and female.”
  59. Galatians 3:29 tn Grk “seed.” See the note on the first occurrence of the word “descendant” in 3:16.
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