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Galatians 3:16 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Galatians 3:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Galatians chapter 3 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Galatians 3:16 (KJV)
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Commentary on Galatians 3:16
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. Paul's grammatical argument from Genesis focuses on the word 'seed' (sperma, σπέρμα). 'To Abraham and his seed were the promises made'—the covenant promises of Genesis 12:7, 13:15, 17:8, 22:18. Paul notes that Scripture says 'seed' (singular), not 'seeds' (plural): 'He saith not, And to seeds (spermasi, σπέρμασι), as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed (spermati, σπέρματι), which is Christ.'The word sperma (σπέρμα) is a collective singular in Greek (l...
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Cross-References for Galatians 3:16
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“to be a God to you and to your seed after you.”
“but through the righteousness of faith.”
“to Abraham and his seed forever.,As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.,,,,,,,,”
“and I will multiply your seed greatly like the stars of the heavens”
“For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.”
“that it may be according to grace”
“Yahweh stood above it”
“and I will be with you”
“I will give this land to your seed{or, offspring}. He built an altar there to Yahweh”
“foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith”