Galatians 3:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended.”
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“Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man’s covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Brethren, I speak after the manner of men: Though it be but a man’s covenant, yet when it hath been confirmed, no one maketh it void, or addeth thereto.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Brethren, as a man I say <FI>it<Fi> , even of man a confirmed covenant no one doth make void or doth add to,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Galatians 3:15 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Chronicles 16:16the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
- Romans 3:5But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms.
- Romans 6:19I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness.
- 1 Corinthians 15:32If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”
- Hebrews 9:17because a will does not take effect until the one who made it has died; it cannot be executed while he is still alive.
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