Galatians 3:17

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

This is what I mean: The law, introduced 430 years later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus cancel the promise.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And this I say, that the covenant, which was confirmed before by God in Christ, the law, which came four hundred and thirty years later, cannot annul, that it should make the promise of no effect.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Now this I say: A covenant confirmed beforehand by God, {G1519} {G5547} the law, which came four hundred and thirty years after, doth not disannul, so as to make the promise of none effect.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    This I saye that the lawe which beganne afterwarde beyonde.iiii.C and.xxx. yeares doth not disanull the testament that was confermed afore of God vnto Christ ward to make the promes of none effect.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    This Testament (I saye) which afore was confirmed to Christ warde, is not disanulled (that the promes shulde be made of none affecte) by the lawe which was geuen beyonde foure hundreth & thirtie yeares therafter.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And this I say, that the couenant that was confirmed afore of God in respect of Christ, the Lawe which was foure hundreth and thirtie yeeres after, can not disanull, that it shoulde make the promise of none effect.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    This I say, that the lawe which began afterwarde, beyonde foure hundred and thirtie yeres, doth not disanull the testament that was confirmed afore of God, vnto Christe warde, to make the promise of none effect.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And this I say, [that] the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Now I say this. A covenant confirmed beforehand by God in Christ, the law, which came four hundred thirty years after, does not annul, so as to make the promise of no effect.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and this I say, A covenant confirmed before by God to Christ, the law, that came four hundred and thirty years after, doth not set aside, to make void the promise,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Now this I say: A covenant confirmed beforehand by God, the law, which came four hundred and thirty years after, doth not disannul, so as to make the promise of none effect.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Now this I say: A covenant confirmed beforehand by God, the law, which came four hundred and thirty years after, doth not disannul, so as to make the promise of none effect.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Now this I say: The law, which came four hundred and thirty years after, does not put an end to the agreement made before by God, so as to make the undertaking without effect.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Now I say this. A covenant confirmed beforehand by God in Christ, the law, which came four hundred thirty years after, does not annul, so as to make the promise of no effect.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    What I am saying is this: The law that came four hundred thirty years later does not cancel a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to invalidate the promise.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 15:13 : 13 The LORD said to him, "Know for certain that your descendants will be foreigners in a land not their own, where they will be enslaved and oppressed for four hundred years."
  • Gen 15:18 : 18 On that day, the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River—
  • Gen 17:7-8 : 7 I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. 8 And I will give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are now living as a foreigner—all the land of Canaan—as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
  • Gen 17:19 : 19 Then God said, "Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
  • Exod 12:40-41 : 40 Now the time that the Israelites lived in Egypt was four hundred thirty years. 41 At the end of four hundred thirty years, to the very day, all the LORD's hosts came out of the land of Egypt.
  • Num 23:19 : 19 'God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?'
  • Num 30:8 : 8 and her husband hears about it but says nothing to her, her vows or obligations she has made will stand.
  • Job 40:8 : 8 Would you indeed annul My justice? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?
  • Ps 33:10 : 10 The Lord frustrates the counsel of the nations; He thwarts the plans of the peoples.
  • Isa 14:27 : 27 For the LORD of Hosts has purposed, and who can thwart Him? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?
  • Isa 28:18 : 18 Your covenant with death will be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand. When the overwhelming scourge passes through, you will be trampled by it.
  • Luke 1:68-79 : 68 'Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and provided redemption for His people. 69 He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David, 70 just as He spoke through the mouth of His holy prophets from long ago— 71 salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us. 72 He has shown mercy to our ancestors and remembered His holy covenant— 73 the oath that He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us: 74 that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, would serve Him without fear, 75 in holiness and righteousness before Him all our days. 76 And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare His ways, 77 to give His people knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins. 78 Because of our God's tender mercy, the dawn from on high will visit us, 79 to shine on those who live in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
  • John 1:17 : 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
  • John 8:56-58 : 56 Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day; he saw it and was glad. 57 Then the Jews said to him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and you have seen Abraham?" 58 Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am.
  • Acts 7:6 : 6 God spoke to Abraham in this way: 'Your descendants will be strangers in a foreign land, and they will be enslaved and mistreated for four hundred years.
  • Rom 3:3 : 3 What if some were unfaithful? Will their unfaithfulness nullify the faithfulness of God?
  • Rom 3:25 : 25 God presented Him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in His blood, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins previously committed.
  • Rom 4:13-14 : 13 For the promise to Abraham or his descendants that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith. 14 For if those who are of the law inherit, faith is made void, and the promise is nullified.
  • 1 Cor 1:12 : 12 What I mean is this: One of you says, 'I follow Paul,' another, 'I follow Apollos,' another, 'I follow Cephas,' and still another, 'I follow Christ.'
  • 1 Cor 1:17 : 17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with wisdom and eloquence, so that the cross of Christ would not be made void.
  • 1 Cor 7:29 : 29 This is what I mean, brothers and sisters: The time is short. From now on, those who have wives should live as if they do not.
  • 1 Cor 10:19 : 19 What am I saying then? That an idol is anything, or that food sacrificed to idols is anything?
  • 2 Cor 1:20 : 20 For as many promises as God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through Him, the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God.
  • 2 Cor 9:6 : 6 Remember this: The one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows generously will also reap generously.
  • Gal 3:15 : 15 Brothers and sisters, let me take an example from everyday life: Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly ratified, so it is in this case.
  • Gal 3:21 : 21 Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.
  • Gal 5:4 : 4 You who are justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
  • Eph 4:17 : 17 Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their minds.
  • Col 2:4 : 4 I say this so that no one may deceive you with persuasive arguments.
  • Heb 6:13-18 : 13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, 14 saying, 'Surely I will bless you abundantly and multiply your descendants greatly.' 15 And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise. 16 People swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument. 17 Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath. 18 So that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.
  • Heb 7:18 : 18 The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless,
  • Heb 11:13 : 13 All these people died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar and been persuaded of them, and having embraced them, they openly declared that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
  • Heb 11:17-19 : 17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his only son, 18 even though it was said to him, 'Through Isaac your descendants will be named.' 19 Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death as a symbol.
  • Heb 11:39-40 : 39 And all of these, though they were commended for their faith, did not receive what was promised. 40 Since God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.
  • 1 Pet 1:11-12 : 11 They inquired into what time or situation the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when He testified beforehand about the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. 12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been announced to you by those who preached the gospel to you through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things even angels long to look into.
  • 1 Pet 1:20 : 20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.
  • Gal 5:16 : 16 I say then, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desires of the flesh.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Gal 3:18-19
    2 verses
    84%

    18For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on the promise; but God gave it to Abraham through a promise.

    19Why, then, was the law given? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise was made would come. It was administered through angels by a mediator.

  • Gal 3:14-16
    3 verses
    82%

    14He redeemed us so that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

    15Brothers and sisters, let me take an example from everyday life: Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly ratified, so it is in this case.

    16Now to Abraham the promises were spoken, and to his seed. It does not say, 'and to seeds,' as if referring to many, but, 'and to your seed,' meaning one, who is Christ.

  • Rom 4:13-16
    4 verses
    80%

    13For the promise to Abraham or his descendants that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.

    14For if those who are of the law inherit, faith is made void, and the promise is nullified.

    15For the law brings wrath, and where there is no law, there is no transgression.

    16Therefore, the promise comes by faith, that it may be according to grace, so that it might be guaranteed to all the offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who share the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.

  • Gal 3:21-25
    5 verses
    78%

    21Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.

    22But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise, by faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.

    23Before this faith came, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until the faith that was to come would be revealed.

    24So the law was our guardian until Christ came, so that we might be justified by faith.

    25Now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.

  • Rom 3:31
    74%

    31Do we then nullify the law by this faith? Absolutely not! Instead, we uphold the law.

  • Heb 7:18-19
    2 verses
    74%

    18The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless,

    19(for the law made nothing perfect), but a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.

  • 1 Chr 16:16-17
    2 verses
    71%

    16The covenant he made with Abraham, and the oath he swore to Isaac.

    17He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant.

  • Gal 3:29
    71%

    29If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

  • Heb 6:17
    71%

    17Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.

  • Gen 17:9
    70%

    9Then God said to Abraham, "As for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you for the generations to come.

  • Gal 3:7-12
    6 verses
    70%

    7Therefore, know that those who have faith are children of Abraham.

    8The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: 'All nations will be blessed through you.'

    9So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.

    10For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, as it is written: 'Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.'

    11Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, 'The righteous will live by faith.'

    12The law is not based on faith; instead, it says, 'The person who does these things will live by them.'

  • Gal 5:4
    70%

    4You who are justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.

  • Heb 9:17
    70%

    17For a will takes effect only when someone has died; it is not in force as long as the one who made it is alive.

  • Ps 105:9-10
    2 verses
    69%

    9The covenant He made with Abraham, and His oath to Isaac.

    10He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant.

  • Gen 17:7
    69%

    7I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

  • Heb 6:13
    69%

    13For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,

  • Gal 4:21-23
    3 verses
    69%

    21Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law?

    22For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and one by the free woman.

    23But the son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, while the son by the free woman was born through the promise.

  • Heb 8:13
    68%

    13By calling this covenant 'new,' he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.

  • Rom 3:20-21
    2 verses
    68%

    20Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law; for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

    21But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, testified to by the Law and the Prophets.

  • Heb 8:7
    68%

    7If that first covenant had been without fault, there would have been no need to seek a second one.

  • Gal 2:16
    68%

    16yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ. So we also have believed in Christ Jesus in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.

  • Heb 7:6
    68%

    6But this man, who does not trace his descent from them, collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed the one who had the promises.

  • Gen 17:21
    68%

    21But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.

  • Rom 9:9
    68%

    9For this is the word of promise: 'At the appointed time I will come, and Sarah will have a son.'

  • Heb 7:16
    68%

    16one who has become a priest not on the basis of a law of physical requirement, but according to the power of an indestructible life.

  • Rom 3:27-28
    2 verses
    68%

    27Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. By what law? By the law of works? No, but by the law of faith.

    28For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

  • Rom 7:7
    68%

    7What shall we say then? Is the law sinful? Certainly not! Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, 'You shall not covet.'

  • Gal 2:21
    68%

    21I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could come through the law, then Christ died for nothing.