Galatians 3:7

Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
ye	γινώσκετε ginōskete	G1097	to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applicatio… · verb — present active imperative, 2nd person plural
therefore	ἄρα ara	G686	a particle denoting an inference more or less decisive… · conjunction
that	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
are	οἱ hoi	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — nominative plural masculine
of	ἐκ ek	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
faith	πίστεως pisteōs	G4102	persuasion · noun — genitive singular feminine
same	οὗτοι houtoi	G3778	the he (she or it) · demonstrative pronoun — nominative plural masculine
are	εἰσί eisí	G1526	they are
of	υἱοί huioi	G5207	a "son" (sometimes of animals) · noun — nominative plural masculine
Abraham	Ἀβραάμ. Abraam	G11	Abraham · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name

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Cross-references

Galatians 3:9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
Romans 9:7-8 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Galatians 3:26-29 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
Psalms 100:3 Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Romans 4:24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
John 8:39 They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abrah…
Luke 19:9 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
Romans 4:11-16 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be th…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Galatians 3:6-18

The apostle having reproved the Galatians for not obeying the truth, and endeavoured to impress them with a sense of their folly herein, in these verses he largely proves the doctrine which he had reproved them for rejecting, namely, that of justification by faith without the works of the law. This he does several ways. I. From the example of Abraham's justification. This argument the apostle uses, Rom. 4. Abraham believed God, and that was accounted to him for righteousness (Gal 3:6); that is, his faith fastened upon the word and promise of God, and upon his believing he was owned and accepted of God as a righteous man: as on this account he is represented as the father of the faithful, so…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Galatians 3:7

they which are of faith--as the source and starting-point of their spiritual life. The same phrase is in the Greek of Rom 3:26. the same--these, and these alone, to the exclusion of all the other descendants of Abraham. children--Greek, "sons" (Gal 3:29).

Adam Clarke on Galatians 3:6

Abraham believed God - This is quoted from Gen 15:6 (note); and St. Paul produces it, Rom 4:3-5 (note). Abraham, while even uncircumcised, believed in God, and his faith was reckoned to him for justification; and Abraham is called the father of the faithful, or, of believers. If, then, he was justified without the deeds of the law, he was justified by faith; and if he was justified by faith, long before the law was given then the law is not necessary to salvation. It is remarkable that the Jews themselves maintained that Abraham was saved by faith. Mehilta, in Yalcut Simeoni, page 1, fol. 69, makes this assertion: "It is evident that Abraham could not obtain an inheritance either in this wor…

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John Gill on Galatians 3:7

Know ye therefore,.... Or "ye know"; this is a thing known by you, at least may, or should be; it ought not to be contradicted or disputed, it is so plain a case, and so clear a point: that they which are of faith; of the faith of Abraham, as in Romans 4:16 have the same faith as he had, for nature and kind; though it may not be to the same degree, yet exercised on the same object, Jehovah the Word, the Lord our righteousness, and wrought by the same Spirit; or who are of the faith of Christ, believers in him with all their hearts, and for themselves; who look to him for righteousness and life, who seek for justification by his righteousness, and trust in him alone for it, and not in the wo…

The Church Fathers

Which he proves by ancient testimony thus:
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Galatians 3

Since they were afraid to abandon the law, for fear that they fall away from the kinship of Abraham, he turns the argument the other way. The "then," [ἄρα] is "so therefore" [τοιγαροῦν]. "that those who are of faith." Therefore these were especially opposed to the law, scorning its antiquity. It must then be shown that faith was established before the law, and that above all by it one is pleasing to God from above.
— Oecumenius, Commentary on Galatians

Every mystery which is enacted by our Lord Jesus Christ asks only for faith. The mystery was enacted at that time for our sake and aimed at our resurrection and liberation, should we have faith in the mystery of Christ and in Christ. For the patriarchs prefigured and foretold that man would be justified from faith. Therefore, just as it was reckoned as righteousness to Abraham that he had faith, so we too, if we have faith in Christ and every mystery of his, will be sons of Abraham. Our whole life will be accounted as righteous.
— Gaius Marius Victorinus, EPISTLE TO THE GALATIANS 1.3.7

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Dictionary and topics

Abraham · God’s covenant withGe 15;17:1-22; — God’s covenant withGe 15;17:1-22;
Adoption · Is by faith — Is by faith
Faith · 10:20;14:32;26:3;30:15;57:13; — 10:20;14:32;26:3;30:15;57:13;
Titles And Names Of Saints · Children of Abraham — Children of Abraham

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Galatians 3:7

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Galatians 3:6-18

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Galatians 3:7

Adam Clarke on Galatians 3:6

John Gill on Galatians 3:7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Galatians 3:7

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Galatians 3:6-18

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Galatians 3:7

Adam Clarke on Galatians 3:6

John Gill on Galatians 3:7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Galatians 3:6-9

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Galatians 3:7