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Galatians 3:6-7
New English Translation
Galatians 3:6-7
New English Translation
6 Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,[a] 7 so then, understand[b] that those who believe are the sons of Abraham.[c]
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- Galatians 3:6 sn A quotation from Gen 15:6.
- Galatians 3:7 tn Grk “know.”
- 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).
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