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14 This happened[a] in order that the blessing promised to[b] Abraham would come to the gentiles through the Messiah[c] Jesus, so that we might receive the promised Spirit[d] through faith.

15 Brothers, let me use an example from everyday life.[e] Once an agreement[f] has been ratified, no one can cancel it or add conditions to it. 16 Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his descendant. It doesn’t say “descendants,” referring to many, but “your descendant,”[g] referring to one person, who is the Messiah.[h]

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 3:14 The Gk. lacks This happened
  2. Galatians 3:14 Lit. the blessing of
  3. Galatians 3:14 Or Christ
  4. Galatians 3:14 Or the promise of the Spirit
  5. Galatians 3:15 Lit. I am speaking according to man
  6. Galatians 3:15 Lit. covenant; or treaty
  7. Galatians 3:16 Gen 12:7
  8. Galatians 3:16 Or Christ