Galatians 3:20

Now a mediator is not of one; but God is one.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.

In Context

19What then is the law? It was added on account of transgression, until that seed should come, to whom belonged the promise: and the law was given by angels through a mediator.

21Is the law then opposed to the promise of God? Far be it. For if a law had been given, which could make alive, certainly, righteousness would have been by the law.

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Cross References

Romans 3:29For, is he the God of the Jews only, and not of the Gentiles? Nay: of the Gentiles also.

1 Timothy 2:5For God is one; and the mediator between God and men is one, namely the man Jesus the Messiah;

Hebrews 9:15And for this reason he became the Mediator of the new covenant, that he might by his death be redemption, to them who had transgressed the first covenant; so that they, who are called to the eternal inheritance, might receive the promise.

Matthew Henry on Galatians 3:20-29

Design of the Law; The True Children of Abraham. ( a. d. 56.) 19 Wherefore 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. 20 Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one. 21 Is 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. 22 But the scripture hath concluded… Read the whole commentary →

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