1 ω ανοητοι γαλαται, τις υμας εβασκανεν τη αληθεια μη πειθεσθαι, οις κατ οφθαλμους ιησους χριστος προεγραφη εν υμιν εσταυρωμενος; 2 τουτο μονον θελω μαθειν αφ υμων· εξ εργων νομου το πνευμα ελαβετε η εξ ακοης πιστεως; 3 ουτως ανοητοι εστε; εναρξαμενοι πνευματι νυν σαρκι επιτελεισθε; 4 τοσαυτα επαθετε εικη; ει γε και εικη. 5 ο ουν επιχορηγων υμιν το πνευμα και ενεργων δυναμεις εν υμιν, εξ εργων νομου η εξ ακοης πιστεως; 6 καθως αβρααμ επιστευσεν τω θεω, και ελογισθη αυτω εις δικαιοσυνην. 7 γινωσκετε αρα οτι οι εκ πιστεως, ουτοι εισιν υιοι αβρααμ. 8 προιδουσα δε η γραφη οτι εκ πιστεως δικαιοι τα εθνη ο θεος, προευηγγελισατο τω αβρααμ οτι ενευλογηθησονται εν σοι παντα τα εθνη. 9 ωστε οι εκ πιστεως ευλογουνται συν τω πιστω αβρααμ. 10 οσοι γαρ εξ εργων νομου εισιν, υπο καταραν εισιν· γεγραπται γαρ· επικαταρατος πας ος ουκ εμμενει εν πασιν τοις γεγραμμενοις εν τω βιβλιω του νομου του ποιησαι αυτα. 11 οτι δε εν νομω ουδεις δικαιουται παρα τω θεω, δηλον· οτι ο δικαιος εκ πιστεως ζησεται. 12 ο δε νομος ουκ εστιν εκ πιστεως, αλλ ο ποιησας αυτα ανθρωπος ζησεται εν αυτοις. 13 χριστος ημας εξηγορασεν εκ της καταρας του νομου γενομενος υπερ ημων καταρα· γεγραπται γαρ· επικαταρατος πας ο κρεμαμενος επι ξυλου· 14 ινα εις τα εθνη η ευλογια του αβρααμ γενηται εν χριστω ιησου, ινα την επαγγελιαν του πνευματος λαβωμεν δια της πιστεως. 15 αδελφοι, κατα ανθρωπον λεγω· ομως ανθρωπου κεκυρωμενην διαθηκην ουδεις αθετει η επιδιατασσεται. 16 τω δε αβρααμ ερρεθησαν αι επαγγελιαι και τω σπερματι αυτου· ου λεγει, και τοις σπερμασιν, ως επι πολλων, αλλ ως εφ ενος, και τω σπερματι σου, ος εστιν χριστος. 17 τουτο δε λεγω· διαθηκην προκεκυρωμενην υπο του θεου εις χριστον ο μετα ετη τετρακοσια και τριακοντα γεγονως νομος ουκ ακυροι, εις το καταργησαι την επαγγελιαν. 18 ει γαρ εκ νομου η κληρονομια, ουκετι εξ επαγγελιας· τω δε αβρααμ δι επαγγελιας κεχαρισται ο θεος. 19 τι ουν ο νομος; των παραβασεων χαριν προσετεθη, αχρι ου ελθη το σπερμα ω επηγγελται, διαταγεις δι αγγελων εν χειρι μεσιτου. 20 ο δε μεσιτης ενος ουκ εστιν, ο δε θεος εις εστιν. 21 ο ουν νομος κατα των επαγγελιων του θεου; μη γενοιτο. ει γαρ εδοθη νομος ο δυναμενος ζωοποιησαι, οντως αν εκ νομου ην η δικαιοσυνη· 22 αλλα συνεκλεισεν η γραφη τα παντα υπο αμαρτιαν, ινα η επαγγελια εκ πιστεως ιησου χριστου δοθη τοις πιστευουσιν. 23 προ δε του ελθειν την πιστιν υπο νομον εφρουρουμεθα συγκεκλεισμενοι εις την μελλουσαν πιστιν αποκαλυφθηναι. 24 ωστε ο νομος παιδαγωγος ημων γεγονεν εις χριστον, ινα εκ πιστεως δικαιωθωμεν· 25 ελθουσης δε της πιστεως ουκετι υπο παιδαγωγον εσμεν. 26 παντες γαρ υιοι θεου εστε δια της πιστεως εν χριστω ιησου· 27 οσοι γαρ εις χριστον εβαπτισθητε, χριστον ενεδυσασθε. 28 ουκ ενι ιουδαιος ουδε ελλην, ουκ ενι δουλος ουδε ελευθερος, ουκ ενι αρσεν και θηλυ· παντες γαρ υμεις εις εστε εν χριστω ιησου. 29 ει δε υμεις χριστου, αρα του αβρααμ σπερμα εστε και κατ επαγγελιαν κληρονομοι.
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- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
Cross references (29)
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- 1 Galatians 5:7–8; 2 Corinthians 11:3; Revelation 2:20; Galatians 1:6; Galatians 3:3
- 2 Romans 10:16–17; Galatians 3:14; Acts 15:8; Ephesians 1:13–14; Galatians 3:5
- 3 Galatians 5:4–8; Galatians 4:7–10; Hebrews 7:16–19; Hebrews 9:9–10; Galatians 6:12–14
- 4 2 John 8; 1 Corinthians 15:2; Hebrews 10:32–39; Hebrews 6:4–6; Ezekiel 18:24
- 5 Galatians 3:2; Acts 14:9–10; Acts 19:11–12; Acts 14:3; 2 Corinthians 13:3
- 6 Genesis 15:6; Romans 4:21–22; James 2:23; Romans 4:3–6; Romans 4:24
- 7 Galatians 3:9; Romans 9:7–8; Galatians 3:26–29; Psalm 100:3; Romans 4:24
- 8 Genesis 12:3; Genesis 22:18; Genesis 28:14; Genesis 18:18; Genesis 26:4
- 9 Romans 4:16; Galatians 3:29; Galatians 4:28; Romans 4:24; Romans 4:11
- 10 Deuteronomy 27:26; Romans 8:7; Romans 3:19–20; Deuteronomy 11:26–28; James 2:9–11
- 11 Habakkuk 2:4; Romans 1:17; Hebrews 10:38; Galatians 2:16; Ecclesiastes 7:20
- 12 Leviticus 18:5; Romans 10:5–6; Nehemiah 9:29; Romans 4:14; Luke 10:25–28
- 13 1 Peter 2:24; Deuteronomy 21:23; Hebrews 9:12; Hebrews 9:15; 1 Peter 1:18–21
- 14 Galatians 3:28–29; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Ephesians 2:18; Galatians 3:2; Ezekiel 36:26–27
- 15 Hebrews 9:17; Romans 6:19; Romans 3:5
- 16 Genesis 17:7–8; Romans 4:13; Luke 1:55; Genesis 22:17–18; Galatians 3:27–29
- 17 Hebrews 11:39–40; Romans 4:13–14; Exodus 12:40–41; Genesis 15:13; 2 Corinthians 1:20
- 18 Romans 4:13–16; Hebrews 6:12–15; Galatians 2:21; Psalm 105:42; Luke 1:54–55
- 19 Acts 7:53; Romans 7:7–13; Hebrews 2:2; Galatians 3:16; Romans 5:20–21
- 20 1 Timothy 2:5; Deuteronomy 6:4; Job 9:33; Hebrews 9:15; Hebrews 8:6
- 21 Galatians 2:21; Romans 9:31; Romans 3:20–22; Galatians 2:19; Romans 10:3–6
- 22 Romans 11:32; Hebrews 9:15; John 11:25–26; Galatians 3:23; 1 John 2:25
- 23 Galatians 5:18; Galatians 3:24–25; Romans 6:14–15; Romans 11:32; Galatians 3:19
- 24 Romans 10:4; Acts 13:38–39; Hebrews 10:1–14; Romans 7:24–25; Matthew 5:17–18
- 25 Romans 6:14; Romans 7:4; Hebrews 10:15–18; Hebrews 7:11–19; Hebrews 8:3–13
- 26 Ephesians 1:5; 2 Corinthians 6:18; John 1:12–13; Galatians 4:5–6; 1 John 3:1–2
- 27 Romans 13:14; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Romans 6:3–4; 1 Peter 3:21; Ephesians 4:24
- 28 1 Corinthians 12:12–13; Colossians 3:11; Romans 3:29–30; Galatians 5:6; Romans 10:12–15
- 29 Ephesians 3:6; Romans 9:7–8; Galatians 3:7; Romans 8:17; Romans 4:16–21
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
It was added, until the seed should come to whom the promise was made; [and it was] ordained by angels in the hand of a Mediator." For the order of the words runs thus: "Wherefore then the law of works?
… deep, saying, "Be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind." And, "Be not children in understanding, howbeit in malice be ye children," that in "understanding ye may be perfect;" and "O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you?" But now not in his own voice, but in Thine who sentest Thy Spirit from …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
… ye are not so minded, our fathers thought it necessary by these boards to wall you off; since I hear from the elder ones, that of old there were not so much as these partitions; "For in Christ Jesus there is neither male nor female." And in the apostle's time also both men and women were together.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
For before faith came, we were kept in ward under the law, and, the law hath been our tutor to bring us unto Christ.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
But you must hear too the words, "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law;" and "while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Give careful heed, too, to the words of the Lord, and note how, whenever He instructs us about His Father, He is in the habit of using terms of personal authority, saying, "I …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)