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Epistle to the Galatians, Chapter 3

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Chapter 3 of Galatians—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. [a]You foolish 1Galatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ 2was publicly portrayed as crucified?
  2. This is the only thing I want to find out from you: did you receive the Spirit by the works of [b]the Law, or by [c]3hearing with faith?
  3. Are you so foolish? Having begun [d]by the Spirit, are you now [e]being perfected by the flesh?
  4. Did you [f]suffer so many things in vain—4if indeed it was in vain?
  5. So then, does He who 5provides you with the Spirit and 6works [g]miracles among you, do it by the works of [h]the Law, or by [i]7hearing with faith?
  6. [j]Even so 8Abraham 9BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS.
  7. Therefore, [k]be sure that 10it is those who are of faith who are 11sons of Abraham.
  8. The Scripture, foreseeing that God [l]would justify the [m]Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “12ALL THE NATIONS WILL BE BLESSED IN YOU.”
  9. So then 13those who are of faith are blessed with [n]Abraham, the believer.
  10. ¶ For as many as are of the works of [o]the Law are under a curse; for it is written, “14CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO DOES NOT ABIDE BY ALL THINGS WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF THE LAW, TO PERFORM THEM.”
  11. Now that 15no one is justified [p]by [q]the Law before God is evident; for, “[r]16THE RIGHTEOUS MAN SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.”
  12. [s]However, the Law is not [t]of faith; on the contrary, “17HE WHO PRACTICES THEM SHALL LIVE [u]BY THEM.”
  13. Christ 18redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us—for it is written, “19CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO HANGS ON 20A [v]TREE”—
  14. in order that 21in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might [w]come to the Gentiles, so that we 22would receive 23the promise of the Spirit through faith.
  15. 24Brethren, 25I speak [x]in terms of human relations: 26even though it is only a man’s [y]covenant, yet when it has been ratified, no one sets it aside or adds [z]conditions to it.
  16. Now the promises were spoken 27to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as referring to many, but rather to one, “28And to your seed,” that is, Christ.
  17. What I am saying is this: the Law, which came 29four hundred and thirty years later, does not invalidate a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify the promise.
  18. For 30if the inheritance is [aa]based on law, it is no longer [ab]based on a promise; but 31God has granted it to Abraham by means of a promise.
  19. 32Why the Law then? It was added [ac]because of transgressions, having been 33ordained through angels 34by the [ad]agency of a mediator, until 35the seed would come to whom the promise had been made.
  20. Now 36a mediator is not [ae]for one party only; whereas God is only one.
  21. Is the Law then contrary to the promises of God? 37May it never be! For 38if a law had been given which was able to impart life, then righteousness [af]would indeed have been [ag]based on law.
  22. But the Scripture has 39shut up [ah]everyone under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
  23. ¶ But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, 40being shut up to the faith which was later to be revealed.
  24. Therefore the Law has become our 41tutor to lead us to Christ, so that 42we may be justified by faith.
  25. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a [ai]43tutor.
  26. For you are all 44sons of God through faith in 45Christ Jesus.
  27. For all of you who were 46baptized into Christ have 47clothed yourselves with Christ.
  28. 48There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is [aj]neither male nor female; for 49you are all one in 50Christ Jesus.
  29. And if 51you [ak]belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s [al]descendants, heirs according to 52promise.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit O
  2. ^ Or law
  3. ^ Lit the hearing of faith
  4. ^ Or with
  5. ^ Or ending with
  6. ^ Or experience
  7. ^ Or works of power
  8. ^ Or law
  9. ^ Lit the hearing of faith
  10. ^ Lit Just as
  11. ^ Lit know
  12. ^ Lit justifies
  13. ^ Lit nations
  14. ^ Lit the believing Abraham
  15. ^ Or law
  16. ^ Or in
  17. ^ Or law
  18. ^ Or But he who is righteous by faith shall live
  19. ^ Or And
  20. ^ Or based on
  21. ^ Or in
  22. ^ Or cross; lit wood
  23. ^ Or occur
  24. ^ Lit according to man
  25. ^ Or will or testament
  26. ^ Or a codicil
  27. ^ Lit out of, from
  28. ^ Lit out of, from
  29. ^ Or for the sake of defining
  30. ^ Lit hand
  31. ^ Lit of one
  32. ^ Or would indeed be
  33. ^ Lit out of, from
  34. ^ Lit things
  35. ^ Lit child-conductor
  36. ^ Lit not male and female
  37. ^ Lit are Christ’s
  38. ^ Lit seed

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Ga 1:2
  2. ^ 1Co 1:23; Ga 5:11
  3. ^ Ro 10:17
  4. ^ 1Co 15:2
  5. ^ 2Co 9:10; Pp 1:19
  6. ^ 1Co 12:10
  7. ^ Ro 10:17
  8. ^ Ro 4:3
  9. ^ Ge 15:6
  10. ^ Ro 4:16; Ga 3:9
  11. ^ Lu 19:9; Ga 6:16
  12. ^ Ge 12:3
  13. ^ Ga 3:7
  14. ^ De 27:26
  15. ^ Ga 2:16
  16. ^ Hab 2:4; Ro 1:17; Heb 10:38
  17. ^ Le 18:5; Ro 10:5
  18. ^ Ga 4:5
  19. ^ De 21:23
  20. ^ Ac 5:30
  21. ^ Ro 4:9, 16; Ga 3:28
  22. ^ Ga 3:2
  23. ^ Ac 2:33; Eph 1:13
  24. ^ Ac 1:15; Ro 1:13; Ga 6:18
  25. ^ Ro 3:5
  26. ^ Heb 6:16
  27. ^ Lu 1:55; Ro 4:13, 16; 9:4
  28. ^ Ac 3:25
  29. ^ Ge 15:13f; Ex 12:40; Ac 7:6
  30. ^ Ro 4:14
  31. ^ Heb 6:14
  32. ^ Ro 5:20
  33. ^ Ac 7:53
  34. ^ Ex 20:19; De 5:5
  35. ^ Ga 3:16
  36. ^ 1Ti 2:5; Heb 8:6; 9:15; 12:24
  37. ^ Lu 20:16; Ga 2:17
  38. ^ Ga 2:21
  39. ^ Ro 11:32
  40. ^ Ro 11:32
  41. ^ 1Co 4:15
  42. ^ Ga 2:16
  43. ^ 1Co 4:15
  44. ^ Ro 8:14; Ga 4:5
  45. ^ Ro 8:1; Ga 3:28; 4:14; 5:6, 24; Eph 1:1; Pp 1:1; Col 1:4; 1Ti 1:12; 2Ti 1:1; Ti 1:4
  46. ^ Mt 28:19; Ro 6:3; 1Co 10:2
  47. ^ Ro 13:14
  48. ^ Ro 3:22; 1Co 12:13; Col 3:11
  49. ^ Jn 17:11; Eph 2:15
  50. ^ Ro 8:1; Ga 3:26; 4:14; 5:6, 24; Eph 1:1; Pp 1:1; Col 1:4; 1Ti 1:12; 2Ti 1:1; Ti 1:4
  51. ^ Ro 4:13; 1Co 3:23
  52. ^ Ro 9:8; Ga 3:18; 4:28

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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