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Galatians 3:20 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Galatians 3:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Galatians chapter 3 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.”
Galatians 3:20 (KJV)
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Commentary on Galatians 3:20
Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one. This dense, cryptic verse has sparked much debate. 'A mediator is not a mediator of one' (ho de mesitēs henos ouk estin, ὁ δὲ μεσίτης ἑνὸς οὐκ ἔστιν)—a mediator (mesitēs, μεσίτης) by definition implies two parties in negotiation or contract. Moses mediated between God and Israel at Sinai—a bilateral covenant requiring mutual obligations. Israel had to obey; God would bless. This required a mediator to broker the two-party agreement.The contrasting statement: 'but God is one' (ho de theos heis estin, ὁ δὲ θεὸς εἷς ἐστιν). The promise (epa...
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Cross-References for Galatians 3:20
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“and one mediator between God and men”
“Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
“that might lay his hand on us both.”
“by so much as he is also the mediator of a better covenant”
“since a death has occurred for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant”
“of Gentiles also”
“the mediator of a new covenant”
“saying”
“the law”
“Yahweh appeared to Abram”