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Galatians 3:16 — King James Version← Study notes

Now 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.


Galatians 3:16Greek Interlinear

Greek · Galatians 3:1629 words
GreekMeaning
τῷ
thearticleG3588
δὲde
AndwordG1161
ἈβραὰμAbraam
to AbrahamnounG11
ἐρρέθησανerrethēsan
were spokenverbG3004
αἱhai
thearticleG3588
ἐπαγγελίαιepangeliai
promisesnounG1860
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τῷ
to thearticleG3588
σπέρματιspermati
seednounG4690
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
οὐou
NotadverbG3756
λέγειlegei
it does sayverbG3004
ΚαὶKai
andwordG2532
τοῖςtois
thearticleG3588
σπέρμασινspermasin
to seedsnounG4690
ὡςhōs
aswordG5613
ἐπὶepi
ofprepositionG1909
πολλῶνpollōn
manyadjectiveG4183
ἀλλ’all’
butwordG235
ὡςhōs
aswordG5613
ἐφ’eph’
ofprepositionG1909
ἑνόςhenos
OneadjectiveG1519
ΚαὶKai
andwordG2532
τῷ
to thearticleG3588
σπέρματίspermati
seednounG4690
σουsou
of youpronounG4771
ὅςhos
whorelative pronounG3739
ἐστινestin
isverbG1510
ΧριστόςChristos
ChristnounG5547
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Galatians 3:16

“Now to Abraham were the promises spoken and to his seed. He says not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of One, And to your seed, which is Christ. Now this I say, A covenant, confirmed before hand by God the Law, which came four hundred and thirty years after, does not disannul, so as to make the promise of none effect. For if the inheritance is of the Law, it is no more of promise: but God has granted it to Abraham by promise.” Thus God made a covenant with Abraham,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Commentary on Galatians, Chapter 3
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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