Galatians 3
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
2This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
3Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
4Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.
5He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
6Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
7Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
8And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.
9So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
10For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
11But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
12And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.
13Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
14That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
15Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.
16Now 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.
17And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.
18For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.
19Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.
20Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.
21Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.
22But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
23But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
24Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
25But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
26For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
27For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
29And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- ὁhoG358863× in this chapter
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- ἐκekG153716× in this chapter
literal or figurative; direct or remote)
- νόμοςnómosG355115× in this chapter
law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle)
- πίστιςpístisG410214× in this chapter
persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself
- εἰμίeimíG151013× in this chapter
I exist (used only when emphatic)
- ΧριστόςChristósG554712× in this chapter
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
- δέdéG116111× in this chapter
but, and, etc.
- ἐνenG172211× in this chapter
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
- οὐouG375610× in this chapter
the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb; no or not
- καίkaíG25329× in this chapter
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
- σύsýG47719× in this chapter
thou
- γάρgárG10638× in this chapter
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
- ἈβραάμAbraámG118× in this chapter
Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch
- ἐπαγγελίαepangelíaG18608× in this chapter
an announcement (for information, assent or pledge; especially a divine assurance of good)
- θεόςtheósG23168× in this chapter
figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
- εἰςeisG15197× in this chapter
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
- ὅτιhótiG37547× in this chapter
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
- πᾶςpâsG39567× in this chapter
all, any, every, the whole
- γίνομαιgínomaiG10965× in this chapter
to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
- ἸησοῦςIēsoûsG24245× in this chapter
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
- ὅςhósG37395× in this chapter
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
- σπέρμαspérmaG46905× in this chapter
something sown, i.e. seed (including the male "sperm"); by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant (figuratively, as if kept over for planting)
- ὑπόhypóG52595× in this chapter
under, i.e. (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (underneath) or where (below) or time (when (at))
- αὐτόςautósG8465× in this chapter
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ)) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
- διάdiáG12234× in this chapter
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
- εἰeiG14874× in this chapter
if, whether, that, etc.
- εἷςheîsG15204× in this chapter
one
- ἵναhínaG24434× in this chapter
compare G3588 (ὁ)); in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)
- κατάkatáG25964× in this chapter
(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
- πνεῦμαpneûmaG41514× in this chapter
a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit
- γράφωgráphōG11253× in this chapter
to "grave", especially to write; figuratively, to describe
- δικαιόωdikaióōG13443× in this chapter
to render (i.e. show or regard as) just or innocent
- ἔθνοςéthnosG14843× in this chapter
a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan)
- ἔνιéniG17623× in this chapter
impersonally, there is in or among
- ἐπίepíG19093× in this chapter
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- ἔργονérgonG20413× in this chapter
toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act
- ἔρχομαιérchomaiG20643× in this chapter
to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- ἤḗG22283× in this chapter
disjunctive, or; comparative, than
- ἀλλάalláG2353× in this chapter
properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)
- κατάραkatáraG26713× in this chapter
imprecation, execration