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Scripture does not say &#8220and to seeds,&#8221 meaning many people, but &#8220and to your seed,&#8221 meaning one person, who is Christ. <a href="/nlt/galatians/3.htm">New Living Translation</a> God gave the promises to Abraham and his child. And notice that the Scripture doesn’t say “to his children,” as if it meant many descendants. Rather, it says “to his child”—and that, of course, means Christ. <a href="/esv/galatians/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, “And to your offspring,” who is Christ. <a href="/bsb/galatians/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ. <a href="/blb/galatians/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. It does not say "and to seeds" as of many but "and to your seed" as of One, who is Christ. <a href="/kjv/galatians/3.htm">King James Bible</a> Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. <a href="/nkjv/galatians/3.htm">New King James Version</a> Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as of many, but as of one, “And to your Seed,” who is Christ. <a href="/nasb_/galatians/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as one would in referring to many, but rather as in referring to one, “And to your seed,” that is, Christ. <a href="/nasb/galatians/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, &#8220And to seeds,&#8221 as referring to many, but rather to one, &#8220And to your seed,&#8221 that is, Christ. <a href="/nasb77/galatians/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as referring to many, but rather to one, “And to your seed,” that is, Christ. <a href="/lsb/galatians/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as referring to many, but rather to one, “And TO YOUR SEED,” that is, Christ. <a href="/amp/galatians/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now the promises [in the covenants] were decreed to Abraham and to his seed. God does not say, “And to seeds (descendants, heirs),” as if [referring] to many [persons], but as to one, “And to your Seed,” who is [none other than] Christ. <a href="/csb/galatians/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say “and to seeds,” as though referring to many, but referring to one, and to your seed, who is Christ. <a href="/hcsb/galatians/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say &#8220and to seeds,&#8221 as though referring to many, but referring to one, and to your seed, who is Christ. <a href="/asv/galatians/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> Now to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his seed. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. <a href="/cev/galatians/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> That is how it is with the promises God made to Abraham and his descendant. The promises were not made to many descendants, but only to one, and that one is Christ. <a href="/erv/galatians/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> Now to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his seed. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. <a href="/gwt/galatians/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his descendant. Scripture doesn't say, "descendants," referring to many, but "your descendant," referring to one. That descendant is Christ. <a href="/gnt/galatians/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> Now, God made his promises to Abraham and to his descendant. The scripture does not use the plural "descendants," meaning many people, but the singular "descendant," meaning one person only, namely, Christ. <a href="/isv/galatians/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his descendant. It doesn't say "descendants," referring to many, but "your descendant," referring to one person, who is the Messiah. <a href="/msb/galatians/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, ?and to seeds,? meaning many, but ?and to your seed,? meaning One, who is Christ. <a href="/net/galatians/3.htm">NET Bible</a> Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his descendant. Scripture does not say, "and to the descendants," referring to many, but "and to your descendant," referring to one, who is Christ. <a href="/nheb/galatians/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his offspring. He does not say, "And to offsprings," as of many, but as of one, "And to your offspring," which is Christ. <a href="/wbt/galatians/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. <a href="/wey/galatians/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> (Now the promises were given to Abraham and to his seed. God did not say 'and to seeds,' as if speaking of many, but 'and to your seed,' since He spoke of only one--and this is Christ.) <a href="/web/galatians/3.htm">World English Bible</a> Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his offspring. He doesn’t say, “To descendants”, as of many, but as of one, “To your offspring”, which is Christ. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/galatians/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his Seed; He does not say, “And to seeds,” as of many, but as of one, “And to your Seed,” which is Christ; <a href="/blb/galatians/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. It does not say "and to seeds" as of many but "and to your seed" as of One, who is Christ. <a href="/ylt/galatians/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his seed; He doth not say, 'And to seeds,' as of many, but as of one, 'And to thy seed,' which is Christ; <a href="/slt/galatians/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his seed. He says not, And to seeds, as to many; but as to one: And to thy seed, who is Christ.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/galatians/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> To Abraham were the promises made and to his seed. He saith not, And to his seeds, as of many: but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. <a href="/cpdv/galatians/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> The promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. He did not say, “and to descendents,” as if to many, but instead, as if to one, he said, “and to your offspring,” who is Christ. <a href="/nabre/galatians/3.htm">New American Bible</a> Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his descendant. It does not say, “And to descendants,” as referring to many, but as referring to one, “And to your descendant,” who is Christ. <a href="/nrsvce/galatians/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring; it does not say, “And to offsprings,” as of many; but it says, “And to your offspring,” that is, to one person, who is Christ.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/galatians/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his seed as a covenant. He did not say, To your seeds, as of many, but to your seed, as one, that is Christ. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/galatians/3.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But The Promise was promised to Abraham and to his seed, and he did not say to him, “To your seeds”, as to many, but, “To your seed”, as of one, who is The Messiah.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/galatians/3.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his offspring; he does not say: And to offsprings, as if he spoke of many; but as of one, And to your offspring, which is Christ. <a href="/godbey/galatians/3.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> But the promises were spoken to Abraham and his seed. He does not say, And unto seeds, as of many; but as of one; And thy seed, which is Christ. <a href="/haweis/galatians/3.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> But to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his seed. He saith not, To seeds, as unto many persons; but as to an individual, and to thy seed, which is Christ. <a href="/mace/galatians/3.htm">Mace New Testament</a> now to Abraham and his offspring were the promises made, he does not say, "to offsprings," as if he spoke of many; but as speaking of one, "and to thy offspring," which means Christ. <a href="/wey/galatians/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> (Now the promises were given to Abraham and to his seed. God did not say 'and to seeds,' as if speaking of many, but 'and to your seed,' since He spoke of only one--and this is Christ.) <a href="/worrell/galatians/3.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Now to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his Seed. He saith not, "And to seeds," as of many; but as of One, "and to your Seed"; which is Christ. <a href="/worsley/galatians/3.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Now the promises were made to Abraham, and to his seed. He doth not say, "and to seeds," as of many; but as of one, "and to thy seed," which is Christ. <a href="/parallel/galatians/3-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Jv8Ri4CeT34?start=564" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/galatians/3.htm">The Purpose of the Law</a> 15Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended. 16<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hai (Art-NFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">The</a> <a href="/greek/1860.htm" title="1860: epangeliai (N-NFP) -- A promise. From epaggello; an announcement.">promises</a> <a href="/greek/2046.htm" title="2046: errethēsan (V-AIP-3P) -- Probably a fuller form of rheo; an alternate for epo in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. Speak or say.">were spoken</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/11.htm" title="11: Abraam (N-DMS) -- Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race. Of Hebrew origin; Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch.">to Abraham</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">his</a> <a href="/greek/4690.htm" title="4690: spermati (N-DNS) -- From speiro; something sown, i.e. Seed; by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant.">seed.</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legei (V-PIA-3S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">The Scripture does not say,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">“and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4690.htm" title="4690: spermasin (N-DNP) -- From speiro; something sown, i.e. Seed; by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant.">to seeds,”</a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner."></a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">meaning</a> <a href="/greek/4183.htm" title="4183: pollōn (Adj-GNP) -- Much, many; often. ">many,</a> <a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: all’ (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">but</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">“and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/4690.htm" title="4690: spermati (N-DNS) -- From speiro; something sown, i.e. Seed; by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant.">seed,”</a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner."></a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: eph’ (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">meaning</a> <a href="/greek/1520.htm" title="1520: henos (Adj-GNS) -- One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.">One,</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hos (RelPro-NMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">who</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is</a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christos (N-NMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">Christ.</a> 17What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/22-18.htm">Genesis 22:18</a> And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.” <a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a> Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him. <a href="/genesis/13-15.htm">Genesis 13:15</a> for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever. <a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7</a> I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. <a href="/genesis/24-7.htm">Genesis 24:7</a> The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me from my father’s house and my native land, who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land’—He will send His angel before you so that you can take a wife for my son from there. <a href="/genesis/26-4.htm">Genesis 26:4</a> I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, <a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13-14</a> And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. / Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. <a href="/genesis/35-12.htm">Genesis 35:12</a> The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.” <a href="/genesis/49-10.htm">Genesis 49:10</a> The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his. <a href="/romans/4-13.htm">Romans 4:13</a> For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. <a href="/romans/9-7.htm">Romans 9:7</a> Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” <a href="/hebrews/11-18.htm">Hebrews 11:18</a> even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” <a href="/acts/3-25.htm">Acts 3:25</a> And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’ <a href="/romans/15-8.htm">Romans 15:8</a> For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs, <a href="/2_corinthians/1-20.htm">2 Corinthians 1:20</a> For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He said not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to your seed, which is Christ.to.<a href="/galatians/3-8.htm">Galatians 3:8</a> And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.<a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3,7</a> And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed… <a href="/genesis/13-15.htm">Genesis 13:15,16</a> For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever… which.<a href="/galatians/3-27.htm">Galatians 3:27-29</a> For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ… <a href="/romans/12-5.htm">Romans 12:5</a> So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.<a href="/1_corinthians/12-12.htm">1 Corinthians 12:12,27</a> For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/galatians/3-14.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/romans/15-3.htm">Addressed</a> <a href="/galatians/3-14.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/galatians/1-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-3.htm">Meaning</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-22.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">Promises</a> <a href="/galatians/1-12.htm">Rather</a> <a href="/john/13-24.htm">Referring</a> <a href="/galatians/3-8.htm">Scripture</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-22.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-6.htm">Seeds</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-20.htm">Undertakings</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/galatians/3-18.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/hebrews/5-10.htm">Addressed</a> <a href="/galatians/3-17.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-19.htm">Great</a> <a href="/revelation/1-20.htm">Meaning</a> <a href="/galatians/3-19.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/galatians/3-21.htm">Promises</a> <a href="/galatians/4-9.htm">Rather</a> <a href="/ephesians/3-4.htm">Referring</a> <a href="/galatians/3-22.htm">Scripture</a> <a href="/galatians/3-19.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-37.htm">Seeds</a> <a href="/numbers/30-5.htm">Undertakings</a><div class="vheading2">Galatians 3</div>1. <a href="/galatians/3-1.htm">He asks what moved them to leave the faith, and hold onto the law.</a> 6. <a href="/galatians/3-6.htm">Those who believe are justified,</a> 9. <a href="/galatians/3-9.htm">and blessed with Abraham.</a> 10. <a href="/galatians/3-10.htm">And this he shows by many reasons.</a> 15. <a href="/galatians/3-15.htm">The purpose of the Law</a> 26. <a href="/galatians/3-26.htm">You are sons of God</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/galatians/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/galatians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/galatians/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. This phrase refers to the covenantal promises God made to Abraham, which are foundational to the biblical narrative. These promises include land, descendants, and blessings (<a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3, 15</a>:5-7, 17:4-8). The term "seed" (Hebrew: "zera") is significant, as it can mean both a singular and collective noun, indicating both a specific descendant and a multitude. The promises to Abraham are pivotal in understanding the unfolding of God's redemptive plan, as they set the stage for the coming of the Messiah and the inclusion of the Gentiles into God's family (<a href="/genesis/22-18.htm">Genesis 22:18</a>).The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, Paul emphasizes the singular form of "seed" to highlight the specificity of the promise. This interpretation aligns with Jewish exegetical methods that pay close attention to the details of the text. The distinction between "seed" and "seeds" underscores the idea that the promise was not just to Abraham's numerous descendants (the nation of Israel) but pointed to a particular individual. This interpretation is crucial for understanding the unity and continuity of God's plan through a single line leading to Christ.but “and to your seed,” meaning One, The singular "seed" is identified as one person, which Paul clarifies as Christ. This interpretation is consistent with the messianic expectations found throughout the Old Testament, where a singular figure is often prophesied to bring about God's ultimate salvation (e.g., <a href="/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15</a>, <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>). The focus on "One" highlights the centrality of Christ in God's redemptive history, fulfilling the promises made to Abraham and serving as the mediator of the new covenant.who is Christ. Paul identifies Jesus Christ as the fulfillment of the promise to Abraham's "seed." This connection is foundational for understanding the New Testament's portrayal of Jesus as the Messiah and the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies. Christ's role as the "seed" signifies the culmination of God's promises, bringing blessings to all nations through His life, death, and resurrection. This interpretation reinforces the unity of Scripture and the centrality of Christ in God's plan of salvation, as seen in passages like <a href="/matthew/1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a> and <a href="/luke/3-34.htm">Luke 3:34</a>, which trace Jesus' lineage back to Abraham.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a> A patriarch in the Bible, to whom God made significant promises, including the promise of a seed through whom all nations would be blessed. 2. <a href="/topical/c/christ.htm">Christ</a> The promised "seed" of Abraham, through whom the blessings of God are fulfilled and extended to all nations. 3. <a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a> The apostle who wrote the letter to the Galatians, explaining the fulfillment of God's promises through Christ. 4. <a href="/topical/g/galatia.htm">Galatia</a> A region in Asia Minor where the recipients of Paul's letter lived, dealing with issues of law and grace. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_promise.htm">The Promise</a> Refers to the covenantal promises God made to Abraham, which are central to understanding the fulfillment in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_singular_seed.htm">The Singular Seed</a> Paul emphasizes the singular "seed" to highlight that the promise was always intended to be fulfilled in one person, Christ. This underscores the precision and intentionality of God's plan. <a href="/topical/f/faith_over_law.htm">Faith Over Law</a> The promise to Abraham was based on faith, not adherence to the law. Believers are called to live by faith in Christ, the fulfillment of the promise. <a href="/topical/c/christ_as_fulfillment.htm">Christ as Fulfillment</a> Understanding Christ as the fulfillment of the promise to Abraham helps believers see the continuity of God's redemptive plan from the Old Testament to the New Testament. <a href="/topical/i/inclusion_of_the_gentiles.htm">Inclusion of the Gentiles</a> The promise to Abraham's seed includes the blessing of all nations, which means that through faith in Christ, Gentiles are also heirs of the promise. <a href="/topical/a/assurance_of_god's_promises.htm">Assurance of God's Promises</a> Just as God fulfilled His promise to Abraham through Christ, believers can trust in the certainty and faithfulness of God's promises in their own lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_galatians_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Galatians 3</a> <a href="/q/how_is_'seed'_singular_in_galatians_3_16.htm">In Galatians 3:16, how do we reconcile the singular “seed” referencing Christ with the broader lineage promises throughout Genesis? </a> <a href="/q/what_defines_new_israel's_identity.htm">What defines the identity of the new Israel?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_abrahamic_family_house.htm">What is the Abrahamic Family House?</a> <a href="/q/what's_good_news_mission's_purpose.htm">What is the purpose of Good News Mission?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/galatians/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) A parenthetical explanation of the true object of the promise. That promise was shown by its wording to have reference to the Messiah. It did not speak of "seeds," but of "seed"--not of "descendants," but of "descendant." And the Messiah is, par excellence, the "descendant" of Abraham.The object of this parenthesis is to prove a point which the Judaising opponents of the Apostle would not contest--viz., that the fulfilment of the promise to Abraham was reserved for that Messianic dispensation to which they themselves belonged. The Law therefore intervened, between the promise and its fulfilment, but, inasmuch as it was itself later than the promise, could not alter the terms of its fulfilment. If the promise had been fulfilled before the giving of the Law, and if the Messianic dispensation to which the Apostle and his readers belonged was not a fulfilment of the promise, then the Law might have had something to do with it: the restrictions of the Law might have come in to limit and contract the promise: the Gentiles might have been saddled with the obligations of the Jews. But it was not so.To Abraham and his seed were the promises made.--It was expressly stated that the promises were given "to Abraham and his seed." The exact terms are worth noting.The quotation appears to be made from <a href="/genesis/13-15.htm" title="For all the land which you see, to you will I give it, and to your seed for ever.">Genesis 13:15</a>, or <a href="/genesis/17-8.htm" title="And I will give to you, and to your seed after you, the land wherein you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.">Genesis 17:8</a>. The word "promise" is put in the plural because the promise to Abraham was several times repeated--to Abraham first, and, after him, to the other patriarchs. The object of the promise, as recorded in the Book of Genesis, was, in the first instance, the possession of the land of Canaan; but St. Paul here, as elsewhere, gives it a spiritual application.He saith not.--The "he" is not expressed. We must supply either "God" or the promise given by God--"it says," as in quotations from an authoritative document.And to seeds, as of many; but as of one.--The argument of the Apostle turns upon the use, both in the Hebrew and in the LXX., of a singular instead of a plural noun. Both in the Hebrew and in the LXX., however, the noun, though singular, is collective. It meant, in the first instance at least, not any one individual, but the posterity of Abraham as a whole. The Apostle refers it to Christ and the "spiritual Israel" (i.e., the Church, of which He is the Head), on the same principle on which, throughout the New Testament, the history of the chosen people under the old covenant is taken as a type of the Christian dispensation. We may compare <a href="/matthew/2-15.htm" title="And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.">Matthew 2:15</a>, where an allusion to the exodus of Israel from Egypt is treated as a type of the return of the Holy Family from their flight into Egypt. Such passages are not to be regarded as arguments possessing a permanent logical validity (which would be to apply the rigid canons of Western logic to a case for which they are unsuitable), but rather as marked illustrations of the organic unity which the apostolic writers recognised in the pre-Christian and Christian dispensations. Not only had both the same Author, and formed part of the same scheme, but they were actually the counterparts one of the other. The events which characterised the earlier dispensation had their analogies--sometimes spiritual, sometimes literal--in the later. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/galatians/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made (τῷ δὲ Ἀβραὰμ ἐῥῤήθησαν [or, ἐῥῤέθησαν] αἱ ἐπαγγελίαι καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ); now to Abraham were the promises made (Greek, spoken) and to his seed. The question now to be determined is, who the parties were that were concerned in the covenant made with Abraham, and with respect to whom the principle just stated must be taken to apply. Of course, God is himself one of the two parties. This the apostle assumes without specific mention in this verse, though he refers to it in the next. On the other side, he discerns "Abraham and his seed;" for the form of the sentence, we feel, lays emphatic stress upon the latter copartner. He has in view, apparently, in part, the promise recorded in <a href="/genesis/13-15.htm">Genesis 13:15</a>, "All the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever;" perhaps in part the vision related in <a href="/genesis/15.htm">Genesis 15</a>, wherein (ver. 18) "the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land," etc.; but most particularly, since on this occasion circumcision was appointed as the "sign of the covenant," the words in <a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7, 8</a>, "I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee: and I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God." In the present connection the reference is not so obvious to the important promise in <a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Genesis 22:17, 18</a>, on which such stress is laid in <a href="/hebrews/6-13.htm">Hebrews 6:13-18</a>. These passages, in their primary and plain obvious sense, point to a covenant established by the Lord between himself on the one hand, and Abraham and Abraham's natural seed on the other; ratified on the persons of Abraham and his offspring by the seal of circumcision, and collating to them the gift of the laud of Canaan. But the apostle teaches us to read these passages mystically: in place of Abraham's natural seed substituting "Christ," a spiritual seed; and in place of the land of Canaan substituting a spiritual inheritance. For "covenant," to which term the apostle reverts in the next verse, we have here "promises;" thus also in <a href="/hebrews/7-6.htm">Hebrews 7:6</a>, Abraham is described as "he that had the promises." He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed (οὐ λέγει Καὶ τοῖς σπέρμασιν ὡς ἐπὶ πολλῶν ἀλλ ὡς ἐφ ἑνός Καὶ τῷ σπέρματί σου). The use of the preposition ἐπὶ with λέγει, as meaning "of," not found elsewhere in the New Testament, occurs repeatedly in Plato (see Ellicott and Alford, and Winer's 'Gram.,' 47, g). With "many" and "one," we are, of course, to supply "seeds" and "seed." It has been questioned whether such a form of expression as "to thy seeds" would have been possible in the Hebrew. Certainly we do not in the Hebrew Bible find a plural of the noun zera when used for "offspring," but only when used for a grain of seed. But still, such a plural may not have been unknown to St. Paul in the Hebrew spoken in his time; for it occurs, De Wette tells us, in the Chaldee Paraphrast for "races" in <a href="/joshua/7-14.htm">Joshua 7:14</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/33-24.htm">Jeremiah 33:24</a>; <a href="/genesis/10-18.htm">Genesis 10:18</a>. Such a grammatical cavil to his observation, however, the apostle might well have brushed aside by giving his objector to understand that it was not upon a nicety of lingual criticism that he was taking his stand, but upon a fact which was not to be called in question; namely, that of the many branches of descendants owning Abraham as their progenitor, there was only one contemplated by the Almighty as destined to inherit the promise. This principle of discrimination among several lines of descendants he has himself drawn marked attention to in <a href="/romans/9-7.htm">Romans 9:7, 8</a>, by quoting the words, "In Isaac shall thy seed be called," and adding the gloss, "That is, it is not the children of the flesh that are children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for a seed." And so here. Among Abraham's descendants one particular head of a race was beforehand selected in the counsels of God, whose issue alone should inherit. As the principle of discriminative predestination was applied with respect to the inheriting of the promises viewed in their secular meaning, so also was it applied with respect to the inheriting of them spiritually: to only one branch of Abraham's descendants did the Divine Disposer guarantee the promised grant; that which should originate from Abraham's great Descendant, Christ, and which was to be in him and by his name to be called. Which is Christ (ὅς ἐστι Ξριστός); that is, which seed is Christ; the gender of the relative pronoun, which logically, as reciting a neuter noun, σπέρμα, should be neuter, being according to a very common usage of the language made masculine by the attraction of the predicate Ξριστός. The word "seed" still retains its signification of a collective noun, and does not even here denote a single descendant - a sense which usage would not justify us in assigning to it; for even in <a href="/genesis/4-25.htm">Genesis 4:25</a> zera acher means "other offspring," and not "another offspring." The word "Christ" is itself employed by the apostle as a collective, as in <a href="/1_corinthians/1-13.htm">1 Corinthians 1:13</a>, "Christ is divided!" or, "Is Christ divided?" <a href="/1_corinthians/12-12.htm">1 Corinthians 12:12</a>, "As the body is one, and hath many members... . so also is Christ." It is usual in the Hebrew idiom to apply to a people the very name, unmodified, of the head from which they derive; as "Israel," "Jacob," "Ephraim," "Judah," and a large multitude of instances. It is certain from vers. 27-29 that St. Paul has in view those who are "in Christ" as being in and with him the "seed" to whom the "inheritance" was by that covenant given. Jesus, viewed in his own solitary personality, has no place in the apostle's present argument: he it was not that was to inherit the blessing, save only with, or rather in, that multitude of human beings for whose sake he is there at all. Perhaps it is on that account that his official title "Christ" is alone named, in preference to "Jesus" his appellation as an individual man. Having thus ascertained as definitely as we may what it is that the apostle here states, we are naturally led to consider on what grounds he is justified in affixing to the passage or passages of the Old Testament which he refers to, the sense that he does; both as to the import of the gift which the covenant guaranteed to Abraham's seed and as to the specific seed itself as being" Christ." The answer to such questioning is, for us, at once in a great measure determined by our belief in the claims which St. Paul makes to be regarded as an inspired teacher. With this belief, we do not wait first to ascertain that his exposition is warranted by linguistic or historical reasoning before we will give it our assent. We accept his exposition as one imparted to himself by heavenly teaching, and as the result of inspired spiritual insight gazing into the oracles of God. We refuse to regard it, as some would fain persuade us to do, as mere midrash of unscientific rabbinism. Perhaps, indeed, rabbinism itself in its better schools - and in such St. Paul had himself in his earlier years been trained - was often far more profound and scientific in its scriptural exegesis than many who have not been conversant with Jewish commentators are disposed to imagine. His exposition is, therefore, not at once and of course condemned, because, if indeed it be the fact, its method seems to bear upon it the brand of being rabbinical. Thus much is clear - its substance was beyond all question not drawn from rabbinism, but learnt from higher teaching. If at first it arouses in our minds a feeling of surprise, and even a degree of hesitation in accepting it as it lies there before us, we may have good grounds for suspecting that this is owing, not to our superior wisdom, but to the superficiality of the views which we are in the habit of taking of the histories and utterances found in the Old Testament. Fuller and clearer insight into the depths of inspired teaching will perhaps enable us by-and-by to grasp with a firmer hold than now the veritable reasonableness and certainty of this apostolic word, and to discern its coherency with other portions of revealed truth. Meanwhile it may conciliate our judgment to a more unfaltering acceptance at once of what we here read, if we will consider how transcendently great is the glory of the personage whose Name is here attached to Abraham's spiritual seed, and how transcendent too is the corresponding glory of that economy of benediction which that august Being has brought in. The infinite grandeur of "God manifest in the flesh" imparts its magnificence both to the community which he graciously takes into union with him, and to the "kingdom of God" which through him they inherit. The glory of Christ fills the whole Church, which, resplendent therewith, eclipses into utter obscurity all other communities heretofore promised to be recipient of Divine blessing: those, feeble types of her, fade away at her coming, their glory and very being absorbed in hers. We need, then, not hesitate to believe that she with her Lord was from the beginning contemplated by the Almighty in the revelations of future benediction which he accorded to men, certainly with a view ultimately to this crowning dispensation; and that anterior dispensations of benediction were symbolically predictive of this. <a href="/commentaries/galatians/3-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>The αἱ (hai) Article - Nominative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. promises ἐπαγγελίαι (epangeliai) Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1860.htm">Strong's 1860: </a> A promise. From epaggello; an announcement. were spoken ἐρρέθησαν (errethēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2046.htm">Strong's 2046: </a> Probably a fuller form of rheo; an alternate for epo in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. Speak or say. to Abraham Ἀβραὰμ (Abraam) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_11.htm">Strong's 11: </a> Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race. Of Hebrew origin; Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. to τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. seed. σπέρματι (spermati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4690.htm">Strong's 4690: </a> From speiro; something sown, i.e. Seed; by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant. [The Scripture ] does not say, λέγει (legei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. “and Καὶ (Kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. to seeds,” σπέρμασιν (spermasin) Noun - Dative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4690.htm">Strong's 4690: </a> From speiro; something sown, i.e. Seed; by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant. meaning ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. many, πολλῶν (pollōn) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4183.htm">Strong's 4183: </a> Much, many; often. but ἀλλ’ (all’) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. “and Καὶ (Kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. to τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. your σου (sou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. seed,” σπέρματί (spermati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4690.htm">Strong's 4690: </a> From speiro; something sown, i.e. Seed; by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant. meaning ἐφ’ (eph’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. One, ἑνός (henos) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1520.htm">Strong's 1520: </a> One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one. who ὅς (hos) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. is ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. Christ. Χριστός (Christos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. 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