Galatians
Galatians 3:8–9
8The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”b 9So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
Footnotes
- b 3:8 See Genesis 12:3|GEN 12:3, Genesis 18:18, and Genesis 22:18.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Galatians 3:8
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| Scripture | γραφὴ | graphē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1124 a writing, passage of scripture, the scriptures |
| foresaw | προϊδοῦσα | proidousa | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4308 I foresee |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| God | Θεὸς | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| would justify | δικαιοῖ | dikaioi | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1344 I make righteous, defend the cause of, justify |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| Gentiles | ἔθνη | ethnē | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G1484 a race, people, the Gentiles |
| by | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| faith | πίστεως | pisteōs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
| foretold the gospel | προευηγγελίσατο | proeuēngelisato | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G4283 I preach the gospel beforehand |
| to Abraham | Ἀβραὰμ | Abraam | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G11 Abraham |
| All | πάντα | panta | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| nations | ἔθνη | ethnē | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G1484 a race, people, the Gentiles |
| will be blessed | Ἐνευλογηθήσονται | Eneulogēthēsontai | Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G1757 I bless |
| through | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| you | σοὶ | soi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
Galatians 3:9
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | ὥστε | hōste | Conjunction | G5620 so that, therefore |
| those who | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| have | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| faith | πίστεως | pisteōs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
| are blessed | εὐλογοῦνται | eulogountai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G2127 I bless |
| along with | σὺν | syn | Preposition | G4862 with |
| Abraham | Ἀβραάμ | Abraam | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G11 Abraham |
| the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| of faith | πιστῷ | pistō | Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular | G4103 trustworthy, faithful, believing |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Galatians 3:8 Genesis 12:3 · Genesis 22:18 · Genesis 28:14 · Genesis 18:18 · Genesis 26:4 · Romans 3:28–30 · Hebrews 4:2 · Galatians 3:22 · Acts 15:15–18 · Genesis 49:10 · John 7:38 · Galatians 3:16
Galatians 3:9 Romans 4:16 · Galatians 3:29 · Galatians 4:28 · Romans 4:24 · Romans 4:11 · Galatians 3:14 · Galatians 3:7–8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.