- 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.
KING JAMES VERSION
GALATIANS 3
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CHAPTER VISUAL
Galatians 3 — The promise comes through faith in Christ, gathering Jew and Gentile, bond and free, male and female as Abraham’s heirs.
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The stars, Abraham, opened enclosure, broken chain, and distant cross combine the chapter’s promise, guardianship, redemption, and unity. The gate is symbolic rather than a literal prison, and no angelic mediator is portrayed.
Scripture basis: Galatians 3:1–29King James Version · Standardized 1769 text with Strong’s numbering · Public domain outside the United Kingdom
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Archaeological Evidence
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEManuscript
4th–5th Century
Papyrus P135: Galatians 3:21–22; Galatians 3:28–29; Galatians 4:31; Galatians 5:1–6; Galatians 5:10–15 in a Greek Witness
Papyrus P135 is a fourth- or fifth-century Greek Galatians codex represented by two fragments formerly in the Museum of the Bible and now recorded in Cairo's Coptic Museum.
Galatians 3:21–22 · Galatians 3:28–29 · Galatians 4:31
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEManuscript
Fourth or fifth century AD
Uncial 0176: Galatians 3 on a Small Parchment Fragment
Uncial 0176: Galatians 3 on a Small Parchment Fragment is a separately registered physical witness to the copying and reception of Galatians 3:16–25, identified by its own GA number, shelfmark, date, layout, and custodial history.
Galatians 3:16–25
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEManuscript
Second half of the sixth century AD, with a related early-seventh-century unit
Fragmenta Frisingensia: Old Latin Epistle Leaves
The Fragmenta Frisingensia are reused parchment leaves preserving Old Latin Pauline texts and later Latin material, offering rare physical evidence for epistle transmission and for the medieval recycling that accidentally saved it.
Romans 5:1–11 · 1 Corinthians 13:1–13 · Galatians 3:1–14
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Deuteronomy 21:22–23The Curse Borne on the Tree
Deuteronomy says a person exposed upon a tree bears the covenant curse and must not remain there overnight.
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Genesis 12:1–3 · Genesis 22:15–18Abraham's Seed Blesses All Nations
God promises that every family and nation of the earth will be blessed through Abraham’s offspring.
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