Galatians 3:26

Syriac Peshitta (NT Only)

ܟ݁ܽܠܟ݂ܽܘܢ ܓ݁ܶܝܪ ܒ݁ܢܰܝܳܐ ܐܰܢ݈ܬ݁ܽܘܢ ܕ݁ܰܐܠܳܗܳܐ ܒ݁ܗܰܝܡܳܢܽܘܬ݂ܳܐ ܕ݁ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ ܀

Bible Verse Review
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Galatians 4:5, Galatians 4:6, John 1:12, John 1:13, John 20:17, Romans 8:14-17, 2 Corinthians 6:18, Ephesians 1:5, Ephesians 5:1, Philippians 2:15, Hebrews 2:10-15, 1 John 3:1, 1 John 3:2, Revelation 21:7

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 14:1 - the children Deuteronomy 32:6 - thy father Psalms 22:30 - it shall Psalms 87:5 - of Zion Isaiah 11:6 - General Isaiah 43:6 - bring Isaiah 45:11 - concerning my sons Isaiah 60:9 - thy sons Isaiah 64:8 - thou art Jeremiah 3:19 - put thee Acts 11:18 - hath Acts 16:31 - Believe Romans 4:9 - Cometh Romans 9:8 - are counted Romans 9:26 - there shall 1 Corinthians 10:17 - we being Galatians 3:7 - they Galatians 3:18 - if Galatians 4:7 - but Ephesians 2:19 - but Ephesians 3:6 - the Gentiles Ephesians 4:5 - one baptism Ephesians 4:6 - God Colossians 2:10 - complete 1 Timothy 6:2 - because they are brethren

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For ye are all the children of God,.... Not by nature, as Christ is the Son of God, for he is the only begotten of the Father, and in such sense as neither angels nor men are the sons of God; nor by creation, as Adam and all mankind, and the angels are; but by divine adoption by an act of God's rich and sovereign grace, putting them among the children in saying this the apostle directs himself to the Gentiles for their comfort, and says this of them all in a judgment of charity, they being under a profession of faith; lest they should think, because they were not Abraham's seed according to the flesh, nor were ever trained up under the law as a schoolmaster, that they were not the children of God: whereas they were such not by the law, as none indeed are,

but by faith in Christ Jesus; not that faith makes any the children of God, or puts them into such a relation; no, that is God's own act and deed; of his free rich grace and goodness, God the Father has predestinated his chosen ones to the adoption of children, and has secured and laid up this blessing for them in the covenant of grace; Christ by redemption has made way for their reception and enjoyment of it; the Spirit of God, in consequence of their sonship, as a spirit of adoption bears strong reason and argument, proving that they are not under the law as a schoolmaster, in which light it is here set by the apostle; since they are sons and not servants, and so free from the bondage of the law; they are sons grown up into the faith of Christ, and are led and taught by the Spirit of God, as they are that are the children of God by faith; and as is promised to the saints under the Gospel, that they shall be "all taught of God"; and therefore stood in no need of the law as a schoolmaster, which only was concerned with the Jews, whilst they were children under age; and has nothing to do with such, whether Jews or Gentiles, who believe in Christ, and are growing up into him their head, till they come to the measure of the stature of the fulness of him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For ye are all the children of God ... - All who bear the Christian name - the converts from among the Jews and Gentiles alike; see the note at John 1:12. The idea here is, that they are no longer under tutors and governors; they are no longer subject to the direction and will of the “paedagogus”; they are arrived at age, and are admitted to the privileges of sons; see the note at Galatians 4:1. The language here is derived from the fact, that until the son arrived at age, he was in many respects not different from a servant. He was under laws and restraints; and subject to the will of another. When of age, he entered on the privileges of heirship, and was free to act for himself. Thus, under the Law, people were under restraints, and subject to heavy exactions. Under the gospel, they are free, and admitted to the privileges of the sons of God.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 26. For ye, who have believed the Gospel, are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. — But no man is a child of God by circumcision, nor by any observance of the Mosaic law.