Pastor Mark’s Translation: Galatians 3:15-29

Week 8 Scripture: Galatians 3:15-29

“¹⁵ Brothers and sisters, I speak from human experience: No one ignores or adds to a human covenant once it has been settled.¹⁶ But the promise was spoken to Abraham and to his descendant. It does not say, ‘And to his ‘descendants,’ as a reference to many, but as to one, ‘And to your descendant,’ who is Christ. ¹⁷ I’m saying this: the Law, having come 430 years after the covenant had been established by God, does not invalidate the promise. ¹⁸ For if the inheritance is based on the law then nothing comes from promise, but through Abraham God freely gave a promise.  

            ¹⁹ So why was the law given? It was added because of offenses, until the descendant might come to whom it had been promised, having been put into effect through angels by the hand of a mediator. ²⁰ Now a mediator does not represent just one party, but God is one. ²¹ Therefore is the Law opposed to the promises of God? May it never be! For if a Law were given that would be able to give life then righteousness would have certainly been on the basis law. ²² But the scripture imprisoned all things under the control of sin, in order that what was promised through faith in Jesus might be given to those who believe. ²³ Before faith came, we were being guarded under the Law, being imprisoned until the faith that was coming would be revealed, ²⁴ so then the Law became our tutor until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. ²⁵ But, with faith having come, we are no longer supervised by a tutor.

            ²⁶ For you are all are sons and daughters of God through faith in Christ Jesus. ²⁷ For all of you who have been baptized into Christ were clothed with Christ. ²⁸ There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free person, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. ²⁹ Now if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s descendent, heirs according to the promise."