Galatians 3:15

Inheritance Comes from Promises and not Law

3:15 Brothers and sisters,29 I offer an example from everyday life:30 When a covenant31 has been ratified,32 even though it is only a human contract, no one can set it aside or add anything to it.

29	tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:11.
30	tn Grk “I speak according to man,” referring to the illustration that follows.
31	tn The same Greek word, διαθήκη (diathēkē), can mean either “covenant” or “will,” but in this context the former is preferred here because Paul is discussing in vv. 16–18 the Abrahamic covenant.
32	tn Or “has been put into effect.”