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Galatians 3:18

18 For if othe inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.

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Galatians 3:18 — The New International Version (NIV)

18 For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on the promise; but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise.

Galatians 3:18 — English Standard Version (ESV)

18 For if the inheritance comes by the law, it no longer comes by promise; but God gave it to Abraham by a promise.

Galatians 3:18 — New Living Translation (NLT)

18 For if the inheritance could be received by keeping the law, then it would not be the result of accepting God’s promise. But God graciously gave it to Abraham as a promise.

Galatians 3:18 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

18 For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no longer of promise; but God gave it to Abraham by promise.

Galatians 3:18 — New Century Version (NCV)

18 If the law could give us Abraham’s blessing, then the promise would not be necessary. But that is not possible, because God freely gave his blessings to Abraham through the promise he had made.

Galatians 3:18 — American Standard Version (ASV)

18 For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise: but God hath granted it to Abraham by promise.

Galatians 3:18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

18 For if the inheritance be on the principle of law, it is no longer on the principle of promise; but God gave it in grace to Abraham by promise.

Galatians 3:18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

18 If we have to gain the inheritance by following those laws, then it no longer comes to us because of the promise. However, God freely gave the inheritance to Abraham through a promise. 

Galatians 3:18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

18 For if the inheritance is from the law, it is no longer from the promise; but God granted it to Abraham through the promise.

Galatians 3:18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

18 For if the inheritance comes from the law, it no longer comes from the promise; but God granted it to Abraham through the promise.

Galatians 3:18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

18 For if the inheritance is from the law, it is no longer from the promise, but God graciously gave it to Abraham through the promise.

Galatians 3:18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

18 The great gift that God has for us does not depend on the law. If it did, it would no longer depend on a promise. But God gave it to Abraham as a free gift through a promise.

Galatians 3:18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

18 For if the inheritance is based on law, it is no longer based on a promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by means of a promise.


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