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Galatians 3

Faith Brings Righteousness

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 1You foolishg453  aGalatiansg1052, whog5101 has bewitchedg940 you, beforeg2596 whoseg3739 eyesg3788 Jesusg2424 Christg5547  bwas publiclyg4270 portrayedg4270 as crucifiedg4717?

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Thisg3778 is the onlyg3441 thingg3441 I wantg2309 to findg3129 out from you: did you receiveg2983 the Spiritg4151 by the worksg2041 of  1the Lawg3551, org2228 by  2 ahearingg189 with faithg4102?

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Are you sog3779 foolishg453? Having begung1728  1by the Spiritg4151, are you nowg3568  2being perfectedg2005 by the fleshg4561?

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Did you  1sufferg3958 sog5118 manyg5118 thingsg5118 in vaing1500-- aifg1487 indeedg1065g2532 it was in vaing1500?

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Sog3767 theng3767, does He who  aprovidesg2023 you with the Spiritg4151 and  bworksg1754  1miraclesg1411 amongg1722 you, do it by the worksg2041 of  2the Lawg3551, org2228 by  3 chearingg189 with faithg4102?

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 1Eveng2531a sog2531a  aAbrahamg11  bBELIEVEDg4100 GODg2316, AND IT WAS RECKONEDg3049 TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESSg1343.

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Thereforeg686,  1be sureg1097 that  ait is thoseg3588 who are of faithg4102 whog3778 are  bsonsg5207 of Abrahamg11.

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The Scriptureg1124, foreseeingg4275a that Godg2316  1would justifyg1344 the  2Gentilesg1484 by faithg4102, preachedg4283 the gospelg4283 beforehandg4283 to Abrahamg11, saying,aALLg3956 THE NATIONSg1484 WILL BE BLESSEDg1757 IN YOU."

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Sog5620 theng5620  athoseg3588 who are of faithg4102 are blessedg2127 with  1Abrahamg11, the believerg4103.

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For as manyg3745 as are of the worksg2041 of  1the Lawg3551 are underg5259 a curseg2671; for it is writteng1125, " aCURSEDg1944 IS EVERYONEg3956 WHOg3739 DOES NOT ABIDEg1696 BY ALLg3956 THINGSg3956 WRITTENg1125 IN THE BOOKg975 OF THE LAWg3551, TO PERFORMg4160 THEM."

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Nowg1161 that  anog3762 oneg3762 is justifiedg1344  1by  2the Lawg3551 beforeg3844 Godg2316 is evidentg1212; for, " 3 bTHE RIGHTEOUSg1342 MANg1342 SHALL LIVEg2198 BY FAITHg4102."

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 1Howeverg1161, the Lawg3551 is not  2of faithg4102; on the contraryg235, " aHE WHO PRACTICESg4160 THEM SHALL LIVEg2198  3BY THEM."

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Christg5547  aredeemedg1805 us from the curseg2671 of the Lawg3551, having becomeg1096 a curseg2671 for us--for it is writteng1125, " bCURSEDg1944 IS EVERYONEg3956 WHO HANGSg2910 ON  cA  1TREEg3586"--

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in orderg2443 that  ain Christg5547 Jesusg2424 the blessingg2129 of Abrahamg11 might  1comeg1096 to the Gentilesg1484, sog2443 that we  bwould receiveg2983  cthe promiseg1860 of the Spiritg4151 throughg1223 faithg4102.

Intent of the Law

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 aBrethreng80,  bI speakg3004  1in termsg2596 of humang444 relationsg444:  ceveng3676 thoughg3676 it is only a man'sg444  2covenantg1242, yetg3676 when it has been ratifiedg2964, nog3762 oneg3762 setsg114 it asideg114 org2228 addsg1928  3conditionsg1928 to it.

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Nowg1161 the promisesg1860 were spokeng3004  ato Abrahamg11 and to his seedg4690. He does not sayg3004, "And to seedsg4690," as referring to manyg4183, but rather to oneg1520, " bAnd to your seedg4690," that is, Christg5547.

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What I am sayingg3004 is thisg3778: the Lawg3551, which cameg1096  afourg5071 hundredg5071 and thirtyg5144b yearsg2094 laterg3326, does not invalidateg208 a covenantg1242 previouslyg4300 ratifiedg4300 by Godg2316, sog1519 as to nullifyg2673 the promiseg1860.

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For  aifg1487 the inheritanceg2817 is  1basedg1537 on lawg3551, it is nog3765 longerg3765  1basedg1537 on a promiseg1860; but  bGodg2316 has grantedg5483 it to Abrahamg11 by meansg1223 of a promiseg1860.

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 aWhyg5101 the Lawg3551 theng3767? It was addedg4369  1becauseg5484 of transgressionsg3847, having been  bordainedg1299 throughg1223 angelsg32a  cby the  2agencyg5495 of a mediatorg3316, untilg891  dthe seedg4690 would comeg2064 to whomg3739 the promiseg1861 had been madeg1861.

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Nowg1161  aa mediatorg3316 is not  1for oneg1520 party only; whereasg1161 Godg2316 is only oneg1520.

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Is the Lawg3551 theng3767 contraryg2596 to the promisesg1860 of Godg2316?  aMay it neverg3361 be! For  bifg1487 a lawg3551 had been giveng1325 which was ableg1410 to impartg2227 lifeg2227, then righteousnessg1343  1would indeedg3689 have beeng1510  2basedg1537 on lawg3551.

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But the Scriptureg1124 has  ashutg4788 up  1everyoneg3956 underg5259 sing266, sog2443 that the promiseg1860 by faithg4102 in Jesusg2424 Christg5547 might be giveng1325 to thoseg3588 who believeg4100.

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But beforeg4253 faithg4102 cameg2064, we were keptg5432 in custodyg5432 underg5259 the lawg3551,  abeing shutg4788 up to the faithg4102 which was laterg3195 to be revealedg601.

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Thereforeg5620 the Lawg3551 has becomeg1096 our  atutorg3807 to lead us to Christg5547, sog2443 that  bwe may be justifiedg1344 by faithg4102.

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But nowg1161 that faithg4102 has comeg2064, we are nog3765 longerg3765 underg5259 a  1 atutorg3807.

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For you are allg3956  asonsg5207 of Godg2316 throughg1223 faithg4102 in  bChristg5547 Jesusg2424.

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For allg3745 of you whog3745 were  abaptizedg907 into Christg5547 have  bclothedg1746a yourselves with Christg5547.

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 aThereg1762 is neitherg3756g1762 Jewg2453 norg3761 Greekg1672, thereg1762 is neitherg3756g1762 slaveg1401 norg3761 freeg1658 mang1658, thereg1762 is  1neitherg3756g1762 maleg733b norg2532 femaleg2338; for  byou are allg3956 oneg1520 in  cChristg5547 Jesusg2424.

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And ifg1487  ayou  1belong to Christg5547, theng686 you are Abraham'sg11  2descendantsg4690, heirsg2818 accordingg2596 to  bpromiseg1860.



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