3:1 Oh, foolish Galatians! What magician has cast an evil spell on you? For you used to see the meaning of Jesus Christ's death as clearly as though I had shown you a signboard with a picture of Christ dying on the cross.
The NLT Book of Galatians , Chapter 3 , Verse 1 , Oh, foolish Galatians! What magician has cast an evil spell on you? For you used to see the meaning of Jesus Christ's death as clearly as though I had shown you a signboard with a picture of Christ dying on the cross.
3:2 Let me ask you this one question: Did you receive the Holy Spirit by keeping the law? Of course not, for the Holy Spirit came upon you only after you believed the message you heard about Christ.
The NLT Book of Galatians , Chapter 3 , Verse 2 , Let me ask you this one question: Did you receive the Holy Spirit by keeping the law? Of course not, for the Holy Spirit came upon you only after you believed the message you heard about Christ.
3:3 Have you lost your senses? After starting your Christian lives in the Spirit, why are you now trying to become perfect by your own human effort?
The NLT Book of Galatians , Chapter 3 , Verse 3 , Have you lost your senses? After starting your Christian lives in the Spirit, why are you now trying to become perfect by your own human effort?
3:4 You have suffered so much for the Good News. Surely it was not in vain, was it? Are you now going to just throw it all away?
The NLT Book of Galatians , Chapter 3 , Verse 4 , You have suffered so much for the Good News. Surely it was not in vain, was it? Are you now going to just throw it all away?
3:5 I ask you again, does God give you the Holy Spirit and work miracles among you because you obey the law of Moses? Of course not! It is because you believe the message you heard about Christ.
The NLT Book of Galatians , Chapter 3 , Verse 5 , I ask you again, does God give you the Holy Spirit and work miracles among you because you obey the law of Moses? Of course not! It is because you believe the message you heard about Christ.
3:6 In the same way, 'Abraham believed God, so God declared him righteous because of his faith.'
The NLT Book of Galatians , Chapter 3 , Verse 6 , In the same way, 'Abraham believed God, so God declared him righteous because of his faith.'
3:7 The real children of Abraham, then, are all those who put their faith in God.
The NLT Book of Galatians , Chapter 3 , Verse 7 , The real children of Abraham, then, are all those who put their faith in God.
3:8 What's more, the Scriptures looked forward to this time when God would accept the Gentiles, too, on the basis of their faith. God promised this good news to Abraham long ago when he said, 'All nations will be blessed through you.'
The NLT Book of Galatians , Chapter 3 , Verse 8 , What's more, the Scriptures looked forward to this time when God would accept the Gentiles, too, on the basis of their faith. God promised this good news to Abraham long ago when he said, 'All nations will be blessed through you.'
3:9 And so it is: All who put their faith in Christ share the same blessing Abraham received because of his faith.
The NLT Book of Galatians , Chapter 3 , Verse 9 , And so it is: All who put their faith in Christ share the same blessing Abraham received because of his faith.
3:10 But those who depend on the law to make them right with God are under his curse, for the Scriptures say, 'Cursed is everyone who does not observe and obey all these commands that are written in God's Book of the Law.'
The NLT Book of Galatians , Chapter 3 , Verse 10 , But those who depend on the law to make them right with God are under his curse, for the Scriptures say, 'Cursed is everyone who does not observe and obey all these commands that are written in God's Book of the Law.'
3:11 Consequently, it is clear that no one can ever be right with God by trying to keep the law. For the Scriptures say, 'It is through faith that a righteous person has life.'
The NLT Book of Galatians , Chapter 3 , Verse 11 , Consequently, it is clear that no one can ever be right with God by trying to keep the law. For the Scriptures say, 'It is through faith that a righteous person has life.'
3:12 How different from this way of faith is the way of law, which says, 'If you wish to find life by obeying the law, you must obey all of its commands.'
The NLT Book of Galatians , Chapter 3 , Verse 12 , How different from this way of faith is the way of law, which says, 'If you wish to find life by obeying the law, you must obey all of its commands.'
3:13 But Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the curse for our wrongdoing. For it is written in the Scriptures, 'Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.'
The NLT Book of Galatians , Chapter 3 , Verse 13 , But Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the curse for our wrongdoing. For it is written in the Scriptures, 'Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.'
3:14 Through the work of Christ Jesus, God has blessed the Gentiles with the same blessing he promised to Abraham, and we Christians receive the promised Holy Spirit through faith.
The NLT Book of Galatians , Chapter 3 , Verse 14 , Through the work of Christ Jesus, God has blessed the Gentiles with the same blessing he promised to Abraham, and we Christians receive the promised Holy Spirit through faith.
3:15 Dear brothers and sisters, here's an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or amend an irrevocable agreement, so it is in this case.
The NLT Book of Galatians , Chapter 3 , Verse 15 , Dear brothers and sisters, here's an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or amend an irrevocable agreement, so it is in this case.
3:16 God gave the promise to Abraham and his child. And notice that it doesn't say the promise was to his children, as if it meant many descendants. But the promise was to his child--and that, of course, means Christ.
The NLT Book of Galatians , Chapter 3 , Verse 16 , God gave the promise to Abraham and his child. And notice that it doesn't say the promise was to his children, as if it meant many descendants. But the promise was to his child--and that, of course, means Christ.
3:17 This is what I am trying to say: The agreement God made with Abraham could not be canceled 430 years later when God gave the law to Moses. God would be breaking his promise.
The NLT Book of Galatians , Chapter 3 , Verse 17 , This is what I am trying to say: The agreement God made with Abraham could not be canceled 430 years later when God gave the law to Moses. God would be breaking his promise.
3:18 For if the inheritance could be received only by keeping the law, then it would not be the result of accepting God's promise. But God gave it to Abraham as a promise.
The NLT Book of Galatians , Chapter 3 , Verse 18 , For if the inheritance could be received only by keeping the law, then it would not be the result of accepting God's promise. But God gave it to Abraham as a promise.
3:19 Well then, why was the law given? It was given to show people how guilty they are. But this system of law was to last only until the coming of the child to whom God's promise was made. And there is this further difference. God gave his laws to angels to give to Moses, who was the mediator between God and the people.
The NLT Book of Galatians , Chapter 3 , Verse 19 , Well then, why was the law given? It was given to show people how guilty they are. But this system of law was to last only until the coming of the child to whom God's promise was made. And there is this further difference. God gave his laws to angels to give to Moses, who was the mediator between God and the people.
3:20 Now a mediator is needed if two people enter into an agreement, but God acted on his own when he made his promise to Abraham.
The NLT Book of Galatians , Chapter 3 , Verse 20 , Now a mediator is needed if two people enter into an agreement, but God acted on his own when he made his promise to Abraham.
3:21 Well then, is there a conflict between God's law and God's promises? Absolutely not! If the law could have given us new life, we could have been made right with God by obeying it.
The NLT Book of Galatians , Chapter 3 , Verse 21 , Well then, is there a conflict between God's law and God's promises? Absolutely not! If the law could have given us new life, we could have been made right with God by obeying it.
3:22 But the Scriptures have declared that we are all prisoners of sin, so the only way to receive God's promise is to believe in Jesus Christ.
The NLT Book of Galatians , Chapter 3 , Verse 22 , But the Scriptures have declared that we are all prisoners of sin, so the only way to receive God's promise is to believe in Jesus Christ.
3:23 Until faith in Christ was shown to us as the way of becoming right with God, we were guarded by the law. We were kept in protective custody, so to speak, until we could put our faith in the coming Savior.
The NLT Book of Galatians , Chapter 3 , Verse 23 , Until faith in Christ was shown to us as the way of becoming right with God, we were guarded by the law. We were kept in protective custody, so to speak, until we could put our faith in the coming Savior.
3:24 Let me put it another way. The law was our guardian and teacher to lead us until Christ came. So now, through faith in Christ, we are made right with God.
The NLT Book of Galatians , Chapter 3 , Verse 24 , Let me put it another way. The law was our guardian and teacher to lead us until Christ came. So now, through faith in Christ, we are made right with God.
3:25 But now that faith in Christ has come, we no longer need the law as our guardian.
The NLT Book of Galatians , Chapter 3 , Verse 25 , But now that faith in Christ has come, we no longer need the law as our guardian.
3:26 So you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
The NLT Book of Galatians , Chapter 3 , Verse 26 , So you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
3:27 And all who have been united with Christ in baptism have been made like him.
The NLT Book of Galatians , Chapter 3 , Verse 27 , And all who have been united with Christ in baptism have been made like him.
3:28 There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male or female. For you are all Christians--you are one in Christ Jesus.
The NLT Book of Galatians , Chapter 3 , Verse 28 , There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male or female. For you are all Christians--you are one in Christ Jesus.
3:29 And now that you belong to Christ, you are the true children of Abraham. You are his heirs, and now all the promises God gave to him belong to you.
The NLT Book of Galatians , Chapter 3 , Verse 29 , And now that you belong to Christ, you are the true children of Abraham. You are his heirs, and now all the promises God gave to him belong to you.
