Galatians 3:8
Thus Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, foretold to Abraham: “All nations shall be blessed in you.”
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7Therefore, know that those who are of faith, these are the sons of Abraham.
9And so, those who are of faith shall be blessed with faithful Abraham.
Cross References
Genesis 12:3I will bless those who bless you, and curse those who curse you, and in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.”
Genesis 22:18And in your offspring, all the nations of the earth will be blessed, because you obeyed my voice.”
Genesis 28:14And your offspring will be like the dust of the earth. You will spread abroad to the West, and to the East, and to the North, and to the Meridian. And in you and in your offspring, all the tribes of the earth shall be blessed.
Psalms 72:7Their iniquity has proceeded, as if from fat. They have parted from the affection of the heart.
Isaiah 65:9And I will lead forth an offspring from Jacob, and a possessor of my mountains from Judah. And my elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall live there.
John 7:42Does Scripture not say that the Christ comes from the offspring of David and from Bethlehem, the town 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 →