King James Version
What Does Galatians 3:9 Mean?
“So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.”
Context
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Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
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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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So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
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For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
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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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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(9) **They which be of faith.**—The same phrase as in Galatians 3:7 above.
**With faithful Abraham**—*i.e.,* in company with Abraham. The same idea is presented in two different forms. Abraham’s spiritual descendants are blessed “*in* him;” they are also blessed “*with* him.” He is the head of a great company, in which they all are included.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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