Galatians 3:8

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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.

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  • Gen 12:3 : 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
  • Heb 4:2 : 2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard [it].
  • Rev 11:15 : 15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become [the kingdoms] of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
  • Gen 22:18 : 18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
  • Gen 49:10 : 10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him [shall] the gathering of the people [be].
  • Ps 72:7 : 7 In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.
  • Isa 6:13 : 13 But yet in it [shall be] a tenth, and [it] shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance [is] in them, when they cast [their leaves: so] the holy seed [shall be] the substance thereof.
  • Isa 65:9 : 9 And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.
  • John 7:38 : 38 ‹He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.›
  • Gen 26:4 : 4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
  • Gen 28:14 : 14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
  • Gen 18:18 : 18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
  • Acts 2:25-26 : 25 For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: 26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:
  • Acts 2:35 : 35 Until I make thy foes thy footstool.
  • Acts 15:15-18 : 15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written, 16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: 17 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. 18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.
  • Rom 3:28-30 : 28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. 29 [Is he] the God of the Jews only? [is he] not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: 30 Seeing [it is] one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
  • Rom 9:17 : 17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
  • Rom 9:30 : 30 ¶ What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
  • Gal 3:16 : 16 Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
  • Gal 3:22 : 22 But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
  • 2 Tim 3:15-17 : 15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
  • Gal 4:30 : 30 Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.
  • John 7:42 : 42 Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
  • John 19:37 : 37 And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

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    9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.

  • Gal 3:6-7
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    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.

  • Gal 3:14
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    14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

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    18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

  • Acts 3:25-26
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    25 Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

    26 Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.

  • Rom 4:16-18
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    16 Therefore [it is] of faith, that [it might be] by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

    17 ¶ (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, [even] God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

    18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.

  • Gen 22:18
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    18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

  • Rom 4:9-13
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    9 ¶ [Cometh] this blessedness then upon the circumcision [only], or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.

    10 How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

    11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which [he had yet] being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:

    12 And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which [he had] being [yet] uncircumcised.

    13 For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, [was] not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

  • Rom 4:1-3
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    1 ¶ What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?

    2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath [whereof] to glory; but not before God.

    3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

  • Gen 12:2-3
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    2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

    3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

  • Heb 11:18
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    18 Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:

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    29 And if ye [be] Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

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    4 And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.

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    16 Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

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    18 For if the inheritance [be] of the law, [it is] no more of promise: but God gave [it] to Abraham by promise.

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    7 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, [are they] all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.

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    22 But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

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    29 [Is he] the God of the Jews only? [is he] not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:

    30 Seeing [it is] one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.

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    30 ¶ What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.

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    14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

  • Gen 26:3-4
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    3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;

    4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

  • Gen 17:9
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    9 And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.

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    6 But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.

  • Gen 15:6
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    6 And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

  • Rom 3:22
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    22 Even the righteousness of God [which is] by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

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    26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

  • Heb 6:14
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    14 Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

  • Gen 17:4
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    4 ¶ As for me, behold, my covenant [is] with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.

  • Gal 3:11
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    11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, [it is] evident: for, The just shall live by faith.

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    6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,

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    6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:

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    17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.