New Testament · SCRIPTURE
Galatians 3:18
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For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God freely granted it to Abraham through a promise.
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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.
KJV text & permissions
For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by promise.
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise: but God hath granted it to Abraham by promise.
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For if the inheritance [is] by [the] law, [it is] no longer by a promise. But God has granted [it] to Abraham through a promise.
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Galatians 3
16 The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.
17 What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise.
18 For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God freely granted it to Abraham through a promise.
19 Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.
20 A mediator is unnecessary, however, for only one party; but God is one.
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