Galatians 3:20

But there cannot be a mediator where only one individual is concerned.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

19Why then was the Law given? It was imposed later on for the sake of defining sin, until the seed should come to whom God had made the promise; and its details were laid down by a mediator with the help of angels.

21God, however, is only one. Is the Law then opposed to the promises of God? No, indeed; for if a Law had been given which could have conferred Life, righteousness would certainly have come by the Law.

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Cross References

Romans 3:29Is God simply the God of the Jews, and not of the Gentiles also? He is certainly the God of the Gentiles also,

1 Timothy 2:5For there is but one God and but one Mediator between God and men--Christ Jesus, Himself man;

Hebrews 9:15And because of this He is the negotiator of a new Covenant, in order that, since a life has been given in atonement for the offences committed under the first Covenant, those who have been called may receive the eternal inheritance which has been promised to them.

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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