Galatians 3:8
And the scripture, foreseeing, that God justifieth the Gentiles by faith, told unto Abraham before: In thee shall all nations be blessed.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
7Know ye therefore, that they who are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
9Therefore they that are of faith, shall be blessed with faithful Abraham.
Cross References
Genesis 12:3I will bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee, and IN THEE shall all the kindred of the earth be blessed:
Genesis 22:18And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Genesis 28:14And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth: thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and IN THEE and thy seed all the tribes of the earth SHALL BE BLESSED.
Psalms 72:7In his days shall justice spring up, and abundance of peace, till the moon be taken sway.
Isaiah 65:9And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Juda a possessor of my mountains: and my elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.
John 7:42Doth not the scripture say: That Christ cometh of the seed 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 →