Galatians 3:18
King James Version (KJV)
For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.
In context
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.
17 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.
18 For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.
19 Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.
20 Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.
Galatians 3:18 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.
- WEB World English Bible
- For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by promise.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God freely granted it to Abraham through a promise.
- ASV American Standard Version
- For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise: but God hath granted it to Abraham by promise.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- for if by law [be] the inheritance, [it is] no more by promise, but to Abraham through promise did God grant [it].
- DBY Darby Translation
- For if the inheritance [be] on the principle of law, [it is] no longer on the principle of promise; but God gave it in grace to Abraham by promise.
- WBS Webster Bible
- For if the inheritance is by the law, it is no more by promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.