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New King James Version

Galatians 3:9

So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abraham;   Faith;   Faithfulness;   Justification;   Salvation;   Works;   Scofield Reference Index - Law of Moses;   The Topic Concordance - Blessings;   Curses;   Faith/faithfulness;   Gentiles/heathen;   Justification;   Law;   Salvation;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Blessed, the;   Faithfulness;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Faithful;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Abraham;   Circumcision;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Abraham;   Blessing;   Forgiveness;   Genesis, Theology of;   Law of Christ;   Old Testament in the New Testament, the;   Paul the Apostle;   Promise;   Worship;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Man;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Abraham;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Christianity;   Law;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Galatians, Letter to the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - James, Epistle of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Abraham ;   Galatians Epistle to the;   Promise;   Type;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Abram;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Circumcision;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Galatians, Epistle to the;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for March 26;  

Parallel Translations

New American Standard Bible (1995)
So then those who are of faith are blessed with Abraham, the believer.
Legacy Standard Bible
So then those who are of faith are blessed with Abraham, the believer.
Simplified Cowboy Version
So every cowboy who has faith in God shares the same blessing as Abraham did.
Bible in Basic English
So then those who are of faith have a part in the blessing of Abraham who was full of faith.
Darby Translation
So that they who are on the principle of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.
Christian Standard Bible®
So those who have faith are blessed with Abraham, who had faith.
World English Bible
So then, those who are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
So then they who are of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse;
Weymouth's New Testament
So we see that it is those who possess faith that are blessed with believing Abraham.
King James Version (1611)
So then, they which bee of faith, are blessed with faithfull Abraham.
Literal Translation
So that those of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
So then they which be of faith, are blessed with faithfull Abraham.
Mace New Testament (1729)
so that it is they who believe, who are blessed with Abraham, who did believe.
THE MESSAGE
So those now who live by faith are blessed along with Abraham, who lived by faith—this is no new doctrine! And that means that anyone who tries to live by his own effort, independent of God, is doomed to failure. Scripture backs this up: "Utterly cursed is every person who fails to carry out every detail written in the Book of the law."
Amplified Bible
So then those who are people of faith [whether Jew or Gentile] are blessed and favored by God [and declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty, and placed in right standing with Him] along with Abraham, the believer.
American Standard Version
So then they that are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.
Revised Standard Version
So then, those who are men of faith are blessed with Abraham who had faith.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
So then they which be of fayth are blessed with faythfull Abraham.
Update Bible Version
So then those that are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.
Webster's Bible Translation
So then they who are of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
Young's Literal Translation
`Blessed in thee shall be all the nations;' so that those of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham,
New Century Version
So all who believe as Abraham believed are blessed just as Abraham was.
New English Translation
So then those who believe are blessed along with Abraham the believer.
Berean Standard Bible
So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
Contemporary English Version
This means that everyone who has faith will share in the blessings that were given to Abraham because of his faith.
Complete Jewish Bible
So then, those who rely on trusting and being faithful are blessed along with Avraham, who trusted and was faithful.
English Standard Version
So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So then they which be of faith, are blessed with faithfull Abraham.
George Lamsa Translation
So then, it is the believers who are blessed through Abraham the faithful.
Hebrew Names Version
So then, those who are of faith are blessed with the faithful Avraham.
International Standard Version
Therefore, those who believe are blessed together with Abraham, the one who believed.
Etheridge Translation
therefore believers are blessed with Abraham the believer.
Murdock Translation
therefore, it is, who are blessed with believing Abraham.
New Living Translation
So all who put their faith in Christ share the same blessing Abraham received because of his faith.
New Life Bible
So then, all those who have faith will be happy, along with Abraham who had faith.
English Revised Version
So then they which be of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.
New Revised Standard
For this reason, those who believe are blessed with Abraham who believed.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So then, they who are of faith, are blessed with believing Abraham;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Therefore, they that are of faith shall be blessed with faithful Abraham.
King James Version
So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
Lexham English Bible
So then, the ones who have faith are blessed together with Abraham who believed.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
So then, they which be of fayth, are blessed with the faythfull Abraham.
Easy-to-Read Version
Abraham believed this, and because he believed, he was blessed. All people who believe are blessed the same as Abraham was.
New American Standard Bible
So then, those who are of faith are blessed with Abraham, the believer.
Good News Translation
Abraham believed and was blessed; so all who believe are blessed as he was.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And therfor these that ben of bileue, schulen be blessid with feithful Abraham.

Contextual Overview

6 just as Abraham "believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness." Genesis 15:6">[fn] 7 Therefore know that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham. 8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, "In you all the nations shall be blessed." Genesis 12:3; Genesis 18:18; Genesis 22:18; Genesis 26:4; Genesis 28:14">[fn] 9 So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham. 10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse; for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the book of the law, to do them." Deuteronomy 27:26">[fn] 11 But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for "the just shall live by faith." Habakkuk 2:4">[fn] 12 Yet the law is not of faith, but "the man who does them shall live by them." Leviticus 18:5">[fn] 13 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree" Deuteronomy 21:23 ">[fn] ), 14 that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. 15 Genesis 12:1-3">[xr] Brethren, I speak in the manner of men: Though it is only a man's covenant, yet if it is confirmed, no one annuls or adds to it.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Galatians 3:7, Galatians 3:8, Galatians 3:14, Galatians 3:29, Galatians 4:28, Romans 4:11, Romans 4:16, Romans 4:24

Reciprocal: Genesis 22:18 - And in Genesis 24:1 - blessed Leviticus 19:19 - mingled Psalms 21:6 - made Psalms 24:5 - receive Psalms 67:7 - God Isaiah 51:2 - for Acts 3:26 - sent Romans 4:5 - But to Romans 4:6 - blessedness Galatians 3:6 - as Ephesians 1:1 - which Ephesians 1:3 - who Colossians 1:2 - the saints 1 Timothy 2:7 - in faith Hebrews 1:14 - heirs

Cross-References

Genesis 3:12
Then the man said, "The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate."
Genesis 3:13
And the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."
Genesis 3:17
Then to Adam He said, "Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, "You shall not eat of it': "Cursed is the ground for your sake; In toil you shall eat of it All the days of your life.
Genesis 3:19
In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread Till you return to the ground, For out of it you were taken; For dust you are, And to dust you shall return."
Genesis 3:20
And Adam called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.
Genesis 3:21
Also for Adam and his wife the LORD God made tunics of skin, and clothed them.
Genesis 4:9
Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" He said, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?"
Genesis 11:5
But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built.
Genesis 16:8
And He said, "Hagar, Sarai's maid, where have you come from, and where are you going?" She said, "I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So then they which be of faith,.... This is the apostle's conclusion upon the whole, from the instance of Abraham, and, the promise made to him; and is an explanation of the preceding clause, and shows that it must be taken in a limited sense, and understood not of every individual; only of those who are of the same faith with Abraham, are believers in Christ, and seek for justification by faith in him, and not by the works of the law:

these are blessed with faithful Abraham; in his seed Christ; they are blessed with a justifying righteousness in Christ as he was, and will be blessed with eternal life as he is; they shall sit with him, and with Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. The character of "faithful" given to him, respects not his uprightness and integrity among men, but his faith in God; and does not suppose that he was blessed for his faith, but that it was through faith that he received the blessing of justification, and not by the works of the law; and that in the same way, all that believe enjoy the same favour, for to them it is limited and restrained: nor can the Jews of all men find fault with this interpretation of the apostle's, since they themselves interpret the above clause of some particular persons of the nations of the world, and say in so many words, that

"the meaning is, not that all the men of the world should be blessed, but that every family that is in the world,

שתתקרב למשמעתו ואמונתו, "that comes to the obedience and faith of him" (God,) to it shall adhere the blessing and providence. o''

o Abarbinel in Pentateuch, fol. 54. 1, 2. Vid. R. Isaac Chizzuk Emuna, par. 1. c. 13. p. 135.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

So then they which be of faith - They whose leading characteristic it is that they believe. This was the leading trait in the character of Abraham, and this is the leading thing required of those who embrace the gospel, and in the character of a true Christian.

Are blessed with faithful Abraham - In the same manner they are interested in the promises made to him, and they will be treated as he was. They are justified in the same manner, and admitted to the same privileges on earth and in heaven.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 9. They which be of faith — All who believe, as Abraham has believed, are made partakers of Abraham's blessings.


 
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