Galatians 3:5-14
New American Standard Bible
5 So then, does He who (A)provides you with the Spirit and (B)works [a]miracles among you, do it by works of [b]the Law, or by (C)hearing [c]with faith?
6 Just as (D)Abraham (E)believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness. 7 Therefore, recognize that (F)it is those who are of faith who are (G)sons of Abraham. 8 The Scripture, foreseeing that God [d]would justify the [e]Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “(H)All the nations will be blessed in you.” 9 So then, (I)those who are of faith are blessed with [f]Abraham, the believer.
10 For all who are of works of [g]the Law are under a curse; for it is written: “(J)Cursed is everyone who does not abide by all the things written in the book of the Law, to do them.” 11 Now, that (K)no one is justified [h]by [i]the Law before God is evident; for, “[j](L)the righteous one will live by faith.” 12 [k]However, the Law is not [l]of faith; on the contrary, “(M)The person who performs [m]them will live by [n]them.” 13 Christ (N)redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us—for it is written: “(O)Cursed is everyone who hangs on (P)a [o]tree”— 14 in order that (Q)in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles, so that we (R)would receive (S)the promise of the Spirit through faith.
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- Galatians 3:5 Or works of power
- Galatians 3:5 Or law
- Galatians 3:5 Lit of faith
- Galatians 3:8 Lit justifies
- Galatians 3:8 Lit nations
- Galatians 3:9 Lit the believing Abraham
- Galatians 3:10 Or law
- Galatians 3:11 Or in
- Galatians 3:11 Or law
- Galatians 3:11 Or the one who is righteous by faith will live
- Galatians 3:12 Or And
- Galatians 3:12 Or based on
- Galatians 3:12 I.e., the statutes of the Law
- Galatians 3:12 I.e., the statutes of the Law
- Galatians 3:13 Or cross; lit wood; see Deut 21:23
Galatians 3:5-14
New International Version
5 So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles(A) among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?(B) 6 So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”[a](C)
7 Understand, then, that those who have faith(D) are children of Abraham.(E) 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.”[b](F) 9 So those who rely on faith(G) are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.(H)
10 For all who rely on the works of the law(I) are under a curse,(J) as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”[c](K) 11 Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God,(L) because “the righteous will live by faith.”[d](M) 12 The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, “The person who does these things will live by them.”[e](N) 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law(O) by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.”[f](P) 14 He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus,(Q) so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.(R)
Footnotes
- Galatians 3:6 Gen. 15:6
- Galatians 3:8 Gen. 12:3; 18:18; 22:18
- Galatians 3:10 Deut. 27:26
- Galatians 3:11 Hab. 2:4
- Galatians 3:12 Lev. 18:5
- Galatians 3:13 Deut. 21:23
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