Galatians 3
Lutheran reading notes
In Galatians chapter 3, the message of the gospel develops the theme of freedom in Christ and justification by faith. Lutheran interpretation frequently emphasizes the proclamation of Christ, the distinction between law and gospel, and the promise of justification through faith.
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O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
Galatians 3:1 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Galatians 3:2 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
Galatians 3:3 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if {it be} yet in vain. {so many: or, so great}
Galatians 3:4 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, {doeth he it} by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Galatians 3:5 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. {accounted: or, imputed}
Galatians 3:6 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
Galatians 3:7 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, {saying}, In thee shall all nations be blessed.
Galatians 3:8 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
Galatians 3:9 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed {is} every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
Galatians 3:10 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, {it is} evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
Galatians 3:11 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.
Galatians 3:12 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed {is} every one that hangeth on a tree:
Galatians 3:13 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Galatians 3:14 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though {it be} but a man's covenant, yet {if it be} confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto. {covenant: or, testament}
Galatians 3:15 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
Galatians 3:16 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And this I say, {that} the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.
Galatians 3:17 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For if the inheritance {be} of the law, {it is} no more of promise: but God gave {it} to Abraham by promise.
Galatians 3:18 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Wherefore then {serveth} the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; {and it was} ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.
Galatians 3:19 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Now a mediator is not {a mediator} of one, but God is one.
Galatians 3:20 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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{Is} the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.
Galatians 3:21 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
Galatians 3:22 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
Galatians 3:23 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster {to bring us} unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
Galatians 3:24 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
Galatians 3:25 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:26 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Galatians 3:27 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:28 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And if ye {be} Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Galatians 3:29 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.