Galatians 3:19-4:5
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Why then the law? g It was added because of transgressions, h until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made, and it was i put in place through angels j by an intermediary.
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Now k an intermediary implies more than one, but l God is one.
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Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For m if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law.
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But the Scripture n imprisoned everything under sin, so that o the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given p to those who believe.
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Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, q imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed.
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So then, r the law was our s guardian until Christ came, t in order that we might be justified by faith.
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But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian,
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for in Christ Jesus u you are all sons of God, through faith.
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For as many of you as v were baptized w into Christ have x put on Christ.
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y There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, z there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
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And a if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, b heirs according to promise.
Galatians 4
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I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything,
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but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father.
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In the same way we also, when we were children, c were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world.
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But d when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, e born f of woman, born g under the law,
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h to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive i adoption as sons.
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Romans 4:15
For the law brings wrath, but where there is no law there is no transgression.
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Galatians 3:16
Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, "And to offsprings," referring to many, but referring to one, "And to your offspring," who is Christ.
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Acts 7:53
You who received the law as delivered by angels and did not keep it.
Hebrews 2:2
For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution.
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Exodus 20:19
And said to Moses, "You speak to us, and we wil...
Exodus 20:21 - 22
The people stood far off, while Moses drew near...
Deuteronomy 5:5
While I stood between the Lord and you at that ...
Deuteronomy 5:22 - 23
These words the Lord spoke to all your assembly...
Deuteronomy 5:27
Go near and hear all that the Lord our God will...
Deuteronomy 5:31
But you, stand here by me, and I will tell you ...
Acts 7:38
This is the one who was in the congregation in ...
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1 Timothy 2:5
For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.
Hebrews 8:6
But as it is, Christ has obtained a ministry that is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises.
Hebrews 9:15
Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
Hebrews 12:24
And to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
Hebrews 6:17
So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath.
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Romans 3:30
Since God is one - who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.
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Galatians 2:21
I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.
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Romans 11:32
For God has consigned all to disobedience, that he may have mercy on all.
Romans 3:9
What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin.
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Romans 4:16
That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring - not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.
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Acts 10:43
To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.
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1 Peter 1:5
Who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
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Matthew 5:17
Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.
Romans 10:4
For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
Colossians 2:17
These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.
Hebrews 9:9 - 10
(which is symbolic for the present age). According to this arrangement, gifts and sacrifices are offered that cannot perfect the conscience of the worshiper.
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1 Corinthians 4:15
For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
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Galatians 3:11
Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for "The righteous shall live by faith.
Galatians 2:16
Yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
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Galatians 4:5 - 6
To redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.
John 1:12
But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
Romans 8:14 - 16
For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
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Romans 6:3
Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
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Acts 8:16
For he had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
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Romans 13:14
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.
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Galatians 3:14
So that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith.
Galatians 5:6
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.
Galatians 6:15
For neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.
Romans 3:30
Since God is one - who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.
1 Corinthians 12:13
For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body - Jews or Greeks, slaves or free - and all were made to drink of one Spirit.
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1 Corinthians 11:11
Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man nor man of woman.
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Romans 9:7
And not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring, but "Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.
1 Corinthians 3:23
And you are Christ's, and Christ is God's.
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Galatians 4:1
I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child,...
Galatians 4:7
So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if...
Romans 8:17
And if children, then heirs - heirs of God and ...
Ephesians 3:6
This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow he...
Galatians 4:28
Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of ...
2 Timothy 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of...
Titus 1:2
In hope of eternal life, which God, who never l...
Hebrews 9:15
Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant,...
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Galatians 2:4
Yet because of false brothers secretly brought in - who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might bring us into slavery -
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1 Timothy 2:6
Who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.
Mark 1:15
And saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.
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Philippians 2:7
But made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.
John 1:14
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
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1 Timothy 2:15
Yet she will be saved through childbearing - if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self-control.
Genesis 3:15
I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.
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Luke 2:21 - 22
And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
Luke 2:27
And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law.
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Galatians 3:13
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us - for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree" -
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Galatians 3:26
For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith.
Romans 8:15
For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, "Abba! Father!
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