Galatians 3

King James Version · 29 verses · 1,098 cross-references linking it to 341 other chapters

1. 1O 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?65 cross-references: Galatians 5:7–8, 2 Corinthians 11:3, Galatians 1:6, Revelation 2:20, 1 Peter 4:17
2. 2This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?33 cross-references: Romans 10:16–17, Galatians 3:14, Acts 15:8, Galatians 3:5, Ephesians 1:13–14
3. 3Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?10 cross-references: Galatians 5:4–8, Galatians 4:7–10, Hebrews 7:16–19, Hebrews 9:9–10, Galatians 6:12–14
4. 4Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.14 cross-references: 2 John 1:8, 1 Corinthians 15:2, Hebrews 10:32–39, Ezekiel 18:24, Hebrews 6:4–6
5. 5He 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?26 cross-references: Galatians 3:2, Acts 19:11–12, Acts 14:9–10, 2 Corinthians 13:3, 1 Corinthians 1:4–5
6. 6Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.13 cross-references: Genesis 15:6, Romans 4:21–22, James 2:23, Romans 4:3–6, Romans 4:24
7. 7Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.20 cross-references: Romans 9:7–8, Galatians 3:9, Galatians 3:26–29, Romans 4:24, Psalms 100:3
8. 8And 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.58 cross-references: Genesis 12:3, Genesis 22:18, Genesis 28:14, Genesis 26:4, Genesis 18:18
9. 9So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.21 cross-references: Romans 4:16, Galatians 3:29, Romans 4:24, Galatians 4:28, Romans 4:11
10. 10For 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.76 cross-references: Deuteronomy 27:26, Romans 8:7, Romans 3:19–20, James 2:9–11, Jeremiah 11:3
11. 11But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.30 cross-references: Habakkuk 2:4, Romans 1:17, Hebrews 10:38, Galatians 2:16, Ecclesiastes 7:20
12. 12And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.22 cross-references: Leviticus 18:5, Romans 10:5–6, Nehemiah 9:29, Romans 4:14, Luke 10:25–28
13. 13Christ 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:112 cross-references: 1 Peter 2:24, Deuteronomy 21:23, Hebrews 9:12, Hebrews 9:15, 1 Peter 1:18–21
14. 14That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.73 cross-references: Galatians 3:28–29, 1 Corinthians 12:13, Ezekiel 36:26–27, Ephesians 2:18, Ezekiel 11:19
15. 15Brethren, 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.21 cross-references: Hebrews 9:17, Romans 6:19, Romans 3:5, 1 Corinthians 15:32
16. 16Now 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.53 cross-references: Genesis 17:7–8, Romans 4:13, Luke 1:55, Galatians 3:27–29, Genesis 22:17–18
17. 17And 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.58 cross-references: Hebrews 6:13–18, Romans 4:13–14, Hebrews 11:39–40, Genesis 15:13, 2 Corinthians 1:20
18. 18For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.20 cross-references: Galatians 2:21, Hebrews 6:12–15, Romans 4:13–16, Psalms 105:42, Romans 8:17
19. 19Wherefore 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.49 cross-references: Acts 7:53, Romans 7:7–13, Hebrews 2:2, Galatians 3:16, 1 Timothy 1:8–9
20. 20Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.15 cross-references: 1 Timothy 2:5, Deuteronomy 6:4, Hebrews 8:6, Hebrews 9:15, Job 9:33
21. 21Is 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.33 cross-references: Galatians 2:21, Romans 9:31, Romans 3:20–22, Galatians 2:19, Romans 10:3–6
22. 22But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.60 cross-references: Romans 11:32, Hebrews 9:15, John 11:25–26, Galatians 3:23, 1 John 2:25
23. 23But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.23 cross-references: Galatians 5:18, Galatians 3:24–25, Romans 6:14–15, Galatians 3:19, Romans 11:32
24. 24Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.25 cross-references: Romans 10:4, Acts 13:38–39, Galatians 2:16, Matthew 5:17–18, Hebrews 10:1–14
25. 25But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.10 cross-references: Romans 6:14, Romans 7:4, Hebrews 10:15–18, Hebrews 7:11–19, Galatians 4:1–6
26. 26For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.45 cross-references: Ephesians 1:5, 2 Corinthians 6:18, John 1:12–13, 1 John 3:1–2, Galatians 4:5–6
27. 27For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.49 cross-references: Romans 13:14, 1 Corinthians 12:13, Romans 6:3–4, Colossians 3:10, Ephesians 4:24
28. 28There 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.88 cross-references: 1 Corinthians 12:12–13, Colossians 3:11, Romans 3:29–30, Galatians 5:6, Romans 10:12–15
29. 29And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.56 cross-references: Ephesians 3:6, Romans 9:7–8, Galatians 3:7, Romans 8:17, Galatians 4:22–31

Explained connections

• The singular Seed of Abraham Genesis 22:18 and Galatians 3:16

  God promises that through Abraham's seed all nations will be blessed. Paul presses the grammar: the promise speaks of 'seed', not 'seeds', and he reads it as pointing to one descendant, Christ, through whom the blessing reaches the Gentiles.

• Children of Abraham by faith Genesis 15:6 and Galatians 3:6

  Paul cites Abraham's faith to the Galatians, who were being told they needed circumcision. Those who believe, he argues, are Abraham's true children and share his blessing.

• No one justified by the law Habakkuk 2:4 and Galatians 3:11

  Paul sets Habakkuk 2:4 against Leviticus 18:5: if the righteous live by faith, then life does not come by doing the law. Galatians uses the verse to defend justification by faith.

• The law is not of faith Leviticus 18:5 and Galatians 3:12

  Paul quotes Leviticus 18:5 to show the law's principle is doing, not believing. Since no one keeps it perfectly, the law cannot be the path to life.

• Cursed is everyone who does not continue Deuteronomy 27:26 and Galatians 3:10

  At Mount Ebal Israel pronounced a curse on anyone not upholding the law's words. Paul argues that relying on the law places one under that curse, because the law requires continuing in everything it says.

• Cursed is everyone hanged on a tree Deuteronomy 21:23 and Galatians 3:13

  Deuteronomy declared an executed criminal hung on a tree to be under God's curse. Paul says Christ became a curse for us by hanging on the cross, redeeming us from the law's curse — turning a stumbling block into the heart of the gospel.

• The gospel preached beforehand to Abraham Genesis 12:3 and Galatians 3:8

  God promises Abraham that all nations will be blessed in him. Paul calls this the gospel announced in advance: Scripture foresaw God justifying Gentiles by faith.

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People in Galatians 3

Jesus Christ, God, Abraham, Holy Spirit

Hard questions about Galatians 3

• Were the Israelites in Egypt for 400 years or 430?
• Was the law given by God or through angels?
• Are those who rely on the law under a curse, or only those who break it?