Galatians 3:6-9
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] 8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the gospel to Abraham ahead of time,[d] saying, “All the nations[e] will be blessed in you.”[f] 9 So then those who believe[g] are blessed along with Abraham the believer.
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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).
- Galatians 3:8 tn For the Greek verb προευαγγελίζομαι (proeuangelizomai) translated as “proclaim the gospel ahead of time,” compare L&N 33.216.
- Galatians 3:8 tn The same plural Greek word, τὰ ἔθνη (ta ethnē), can be translated as “nations” or “Gentiles.”
- Galatians 3:8 sn A quotation from Gen 12:3; 18:18.
- Galatians 3:9 tn Grk “those who are by faith,” with the Greek expression “by faith” (ἐκ πίστεως, ek pisteōs) the same as the expression in v. 8.
Galatians 3:6-9
Common English Bible
Abraham: an example of righteousness
6 Understand that in the same way that Abraham believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness,[a] 7 those who believe are the children of Abraham. 8 But when it saw ahead of time that God would make the Gentiles righteous on the basis of faith, scripture preached the gospel in advance to Abraham: All the Gentiles will be blessed in you.[b] 9 Therefore, those who believe are blessed together with Abraham who believed.
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