Galatians 3:8
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8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would reckon as righteous the gentiles by faith, declared the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “All the gentiles shall be blessed in you.”(A)
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Galatians 3:8
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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](A)
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- Galatians 3:8 Gen. 12:3; 18:18; 22:18
Genesis 12:3
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3 I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”[a](A)
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- 12.3 Or by you all the families of the earth shall bless themselves
Genesis 12:3
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Genesis 22:18
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18 and by your offspring shall all the nations of the earth gain blessing for themselves, because you have obeyed my voice.”(A)
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Genesis 22:18
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18 and through your offspring[a] all nations on earth will be blessed,[b](A) because you have obeyed me.”(B)
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- Genesis 22:18 Or seed
- Genesis 22:18 Or and all nations on earth will use the name of your offspring in blessings (see 48:20)
Genesis 28:14
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14 and your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and all the families of the earth shall be blessed[a] in you and in your offspring.(A)
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- 28.14 Or shall bless themselves
Genesis 28:14
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14 Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you(A) will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south.(B) All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.[a](C)
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- Genesis 28:14 Or will use your name and the name of your offspring in blessings (see 48:20)
Genesis 26:4
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4 I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of heaven and will give to your offspring all these lands, and all the nations of the earth shall gain blessing for themselves through your offspring,(A)
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Genesis 26:4
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4 I will make your descendants(A) as numerous as the stars in the sky(B) and will give them all these lands,(C) and through your offspring[a] all nations on earth will be blessed,[b](D)
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- Genesis 26:4 Or seed
- Genesis 26:4 Or and all nations on earth will use the name of your offspring in blessings (see 48:20)
Genesis 18:18
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18 seeing that Abraham shall become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?[a](A)
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- 18.18 Or and all the nations of the earth shall bless themselves by him
Genesis 18:18
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18 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation,(A) and all nations on earth will be blessed through him.[a]
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- Genesis 18:18 Or will use his name in blessings (see 48:20)
Romans 3:28-30
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28 For we hold that a person is justified by faith apart from works prescribed by the law.(A) 29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of gentiles also? Yes, of gentiles also, 30 since God is one, and he will justify the circumcised on the ground of faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.(B)
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Romans 3:28-30
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28 For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.(A) 29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,(B) 30 since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.(C)
Galatians 3:22
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22 But the scripture has imprisoned all things under the power of sin, so that what was promised through the faith of Jesus Christ[a] might be given to those who believe.(A)
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- 3.22 Or through faith in Jesus Christ
Galatians 3:22
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22 But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin,(A) so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.
Hebrews 4:2
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2 For indeed the good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them because they were not united by faith with those who listened.[a](A)
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- 4.2 Other ancient authorities read it did not meet with faith in those who listened
Hebrews 4:2
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2 For we also have had the good news proclaimed to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because they did not share the faith of those who obeyed.[a](A)
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- Hebrews 4:2 Some manuscripts because those who heard did not combine it with faith
Galatians 3:16
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Galatians 3:16
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16 The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed.(A) Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your seed,”[a](B) meaning one person, who is Christ.
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- Galatians 3:16 Gen. 12:7; 13:15; 24:7
Acts 15:15-18
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15 This agrees with the words of the prophets, as it is written,
16 ‘After this I will return,
and I will rebuild the dwelling of David, which has fallen;
from its ruins I will rebuild it,
and I will set it up,(A)
17 so that all other peoples may seek the Lord—
even all the gentiles over whom my name has been called.
Thus says the Lord, who has been making these things 18 known from long ago.’[a]
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- 15.18 Other ancient authorities read things.
Known to God from of old are all his works.’
Acts 15:15-18
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15 The words of the prophets are in agreement with this, as it is written:
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- Acts 15:17 Amos 9:11,12 (see Septuagint)
- Acts 15:18 Some manuscripts things’— / 18 the Lord’s work is known to him from long ago
John 7:38
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John 7:38
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Genesis 49:10
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10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
until tribute comes to him,[a]
and the obedience of the peoples is his.(A)
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- 49.10 Or until Shiloh comes or until he comes to Shiloh or (with Syr) until he comes to whom it belongs
Genesis 49:10
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- Genesis 49:10 Or from his descendants
- Genesis 49:10 Or to whom tribute belongs; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
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