Galatians 3:8
The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the Good News beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you all the nations will be blessed."
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7Know therefore that those who are of faith, the same are children of Abraham.
9So then, those who are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.
Cross References
Genesis 12:3I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you. In you will all of the families of the earth be blessed."
Genesis 22:18In your seed will all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice."
Genesis 28:14Your seed will be as the dust of the earth, and you will spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. In you and in your seed will all the families of the earth be blessed.
Psalms 72:7In his days, the righteous shall flourish,and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
Isaiah 65:9I 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 7:42Hasn't the Scripture said that the Messiah 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 →