Galatians 3:8
And the scripture having foreseen that God makes the Gentiles righteous from faith, proclaimed the good-news in advance to Abraham: In thee all the nations will be blessed.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
7Ye know therefore that those from faith, these are sons of Abraham.
9So then those from faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.
Cross References
Genesis 12:3And I will bless those who bless thee, and he who curses thee I will curse. And in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Genesis 22:18and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou have obeyed my voice.
Genesis 28:14And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shall spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. And in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Psalms 72:7In his days righteousness shall flourish, and abundance of peace, till the moon is no more.
Isaiah 65:9And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains. And my chosen shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.
John 7:42Has not the scripture said that the Christ comes of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?
Matthew Henry on Galatians 3:7-19
Justification by Faith. ( a. d. 56.) 6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. 7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. 8 And 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. 9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. 10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is… Read the whole commentary →