Gálatas 3:8 NVT

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Galatians 3:8

And the Scripture - The word Scripture refers to the Old Testament; see the note at John 5:39. It is here personified, or spoken of as foreseeing. The idea is, that he by whom the scriptures were inspired, foresaw that. It is agreeable, the meaning is, to the account on the subject in the Old Testament. The Syriac renders this, “Since God foreknew that the Gentiles would be justified by faith, he before announced to Abraham, as the scripture saith, In thee shall all nations be... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Galatians 3:5-9

Galatians 3:5-9. He therefore Namely, God; that ministereth to you the Spirit Who is continually giving you additional supplies of grace by the Spirit; and worketh miracles, &c. Bestows the extraordinary gifts of the Spirit upon you; doeth he it by the works of the law Through your hearing and embracing the doctrine of those who inculcate the necessity of observing the ceremonies of the law; or by the hearing of faith By your hearing, receiving, and acquiescing in the doctrine... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Galatians 3:6-14

Example of Abraham (3:6-14)Abraham’s life demonstrates that God justifies on the basis of faith, not law-keeping. (To understand the illustrations that follow, read Genesis 12:1-3; Genesis 13:14-18; Genesis 15:1-6; Genesis 22:15-18.) Abraham was justified not because he kept the law, but because he believed God. The law, with its rules about circumcision, had not yet been given. The real children of Abraham are not those who have been circumcised according to the law, but those who have been... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Galatians 3:8

foreseeing . Greek. proeidon . Only here and Acts 2:31 , would justify = justifieth. Greek. dikaioo App-191 . heathen = nations. Some as Gentiles, Galatians 3:14 . through . Greek. ek , as Galatians 3:7 ; i.e. on the ground of, as Romans 1:17 , Romans 4:16 &c. preached before the gospel . Greek. proeuangelizo . Only here. Compare App-121 . unto = to. In. Greek. en , App-104 . be blessed . Greek. eneulogeomai . Only here and Acts 3:25 . See Genesis 12:3 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Galatians 3:8

And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all the nations be blessed. So then they that are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.Justify the Gentiles by faith ... The New Testament meaning of the word "faith" has been grossly distorted by post-Reformation theologians. "Its meaning in the New Testament is most often faithfulness,"[15] which is the normal meaning of the word in the LXX,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Galatians 3:8

Galatians 3:8. In thee shall all nations be blessed.— It may perhaps be asked, "What evidence there is that this promise meant the conversion of Jews and Gentiles to Christianity, rather than converting the Gentiles to Judaism, and so blessing them with a participation of the privileges originally granted to the natural seed of Abraham?"—But, besides what the Apostle afterwards says for clearing up this point, it may be answered,—that the Mosaic economy was so constituted, that it could never... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Galatians 3:8

8. And—Greek, "Moreover." foreseeing—One great excellency of Scripture is, that in it all points liable ever to be controverted, are, with prescient wisdom, decided in the most appropriate language. would justify—rather, "justifieth." Present indicative. It is now, and at all times, God's one way of justification. the heathen—rather, "the Gentiles"; or "the nations," as the same Greek is translated at the end of the verse. God justifieth the Jews, too, "by faith, not by works." But he specifies... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 3:6-9

The blessing of faith 3:6-9 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 3:6-14

2. The Scriptural argument 3:6-14Next Paul appealed to Scripture to defend salvation by faith alone. To refute the legalists Paul first argued that it is incorrect to say that only through conformity to the Law could people become sons of Abraham (Galatians 3:6-9). Second, he argued that by the logic of the legalists those whose standing the Law determines are under the curse of the Law, not special blessing (Galatians 3:10-14). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 3:7-9

"In this verse [Galatians 3:7] Paul extended his argument from Abraham to his posterity and raised for the first time the question that would dominate the remainder of Galatians 3, 4 : Who are the true children of Abraham? This train of thought will find a conclusion in the allegory of the two mothers, Sarah and Hagar, and their two sons, Isaac and Ishmael (Galatians 4:21-31)." [Note: George, p. 223.] The spiritual sons of Abraham, Paul contended, were not his physical descendants but those who... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Galatians 3:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Galatians 3:5-9

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Galatians 3:6-14

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Galatians 3:8

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Galatians 3:8

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Galatians 3:8

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Galatians 3:8

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 3:6-9

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 3:6-14

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 3:7-9

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