Galatians 3:6-9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
6 Just as Abraham believed God,(A) and it was credited to him for righteousness,(B)[a] 7 then understand that those who have faith are Abraham’s sons.(C) 8 Now the Scripture saw in advance that God would justify the Gentiles by faith and told the good news ahead of time to Abraham,(D) saying, All the nations will be blessed through you.(E)[b] 9 So those who have faith are blessed with Abraham,(F) who had faith.[c]
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- Galatians 3:6 Gn 15:6
- Galatians 3:8 Gn 12:3; 18:18
- Galatians 3:9 Or with believing Abraham
Galatians 3:6-9
Lexham English Bible
6 Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness, 7 then understand that the ones who have faith[a], these are sons of Abraham. 8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the good news in advance to Abraham: “In you all the nations[b] will be blessed.”[c] 9 So then, the ones who have faith are blessed together with Abraham who believed.
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- Galatians 3:7 Literally “of faith”
- Galatians 3:8 Or “Gentiles”; the same Greek word can be translated “nations” or “Gentiles” depending on the context
- Galatians 3:8 A quotation from Gen 12:3; 18:18
Galatians 3:6-9
New International Version
6 So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”[a](A)
7 Understand, then, that those who have faith(B) are children of Abraham.(C) 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](D) 9 So those who rely on faith(E) are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.(F)
Footnotes
- Galatians 3:6 Gen. 15:6
- Galatians 3:8 Gen. 12:3; 18:18; 22:18
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