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Galatians 3 — Sermon Preparation
Paul argues from the Galatians' experience of the Spirit, Abraham's example, and the temporary purpose of the law that justification is by faith, not the works of the law. Below is a research summary for Galatians 3, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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Galatians 3 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| νόμος | nómos | G3551 | 15 | law |
| πίστις | pístis | G4102 | 14 | assurance, belief, believe, faith |
| ἐπαγγελία | epangelía | G1860 | 8 | message, promise |
| Ἀβραάμ | Abraám | G11 | 8 | Abraham |
| σπέρμα | spérma | G4690 | 5 | issue, seed |
| κατάρα | katára | G2671 | 3 | curse |
| ἔνι | éni | G1762 | 3 | be, is |
How preachers through history handled this text
80 public-domain excerpts on Galatians 3, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The apostle proves the doctrine he had blamed the Galatians for rejecting; namely, that of justification by faith without the works of the law. This he does from the example of Abraham, whose faith fastened upon the word and promise of God, and upon his believing he was owned and accepted of God as a righteous man. The Scripture is said to foresee, because the Holy Spirit that indited the Scripture did foresee. Through faith in the promise of God he was blessed; and it is only in the same way that others obtain this privilege. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Galatians 3:6–14 (Public Domain)
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