Galatians 3:13-22

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¹³Christ ^(A)redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, ^(B)“Cursed is everyone who is hanged ^(C)on a tree”— ¹⁴so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might ^(D)come to the Gentiles, so that ^(E)we might receive ^(F)the promised Spirit^[a] through faith.

The Law and the Promise

¹⁵^(G)To give a human example, brothers:^[b] ^(H)even with a man-made covenant, no one annuls it or adds to it once it has been ratified. ¹⁶Now ^(I)the promises were made ^(J)to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, ^(K)“And to your offspring,” who is Christ. ¹⁷This is what I mean: the law, which came ^(L)430 years afterward, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God, so as ^(M)to make the promise void. ¹⁸For if the inheritance comes by the law, it no longer comes by promise; but ^(N)God gave it to Abraham by a promise.

¹⁹Why then the law? ^(O)It was added because of transgressions, ^(P)until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made, and it was ^(Q)put in place through angels ^(R)by an intermediary. ²⁰Now ^(S)an intermediary implies more than one, but ^(T)God is one.

²¹Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For ^(U)if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law. ²²But the Scripture ^(V)imprisoned everything under sin, so that ^(W)the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given ^(X)to those who believe.

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Footnotes

Galatians 3:14 Greek receive the promise of the Spirit
Galatians 3:15 Or brothers and sisters

Isaiah 32

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A King Will Reign in Righteousness

32 Behold, ^(A)a king will reign in righteousness,
    and princes will rule in justice.
²^(B)Each will be like a hiding place from the wind,
    a shelter from the storm,
^(C)like streams of water in a dry place,
    like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
³^(D)Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed,
    and the ears of those who hear will give attention.
⁴The heart of the hasty will understand and know,
    ^(E)and the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak distinctly.
⁵^(F)The fool will no more be called noble,
    nor the scoundrel said to be honorable.
⁶For ^(G)the fool speaks folly,
    and his heart is busy with iniquity,
to practice ungodliness,
    to utter error concerning the Lord,
^(H)to leave the craving of the hungry unsatisfied,
    and to deprive the thirsty of drink.
⁷As for the scoundrel—^(I)his devices are evil;
    he plans wicked schemes
to ruin the poor with lying words,
    even when the plea of the needy is right.
⁸But he who is noble plans noble things,
    and on noble things he stands.

Complacent Women Warned of Disaster

⁹^(J)Rise up, you women ^(K)who are at ease, hear my voice;
    you complacent daughters, give ear to my speech.
¹⁰In little more than a year
    you will shudder, you complacent women;
for the grape harvest fails,
    the fruit harvest will not come.
¹¹Tremble, you women ^(L)who are at ease,
    shudder, you complacent ones;
^(M)strip, and make yourselves bare,
    ^(N)and tie sackcloth around your waist.
¹²^(O)Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields,
    for the fruitful vine,
¹³^(P)for the soil of my people
    growing up in thorns and briers,
^(Q)yes, for all the joyous houses
    in the exultant city.
¹⁴For the palace is forsaken,
    the populous city deserted;
the hill and the watchtower
    will become dens forever,
^(R)a joy of wild donkeys,
    a pasture of flocks;
¹⁵until ^(S)the Spirit is poured upon us from on high,
    and ^(T)the wilderness becomes a fruitful field,
    and the fruitful field is deemed a forest.
¹⁶Then justice will dwell in the wilderness,
    and righteousness abide in the fruitful field.
¹⁷^(U)And the effect of righteousness will be peace,
    and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust^[a] forever.
¹⁸My people will abide in a peaceful habitation,
    in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.
¹⁹^(V)And it will hail when the forest falls down,
    ^(W)and the city will be utterly laid low.
²⁰^(X)Happy are you who sow beside all waters,
    who let the feet of the ox and the donkey range free.