Galatians 3:8

“And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would declare the nations righteous by faith, proclaimed the good news beforehand to Abraham: In you all the nations will be blessed.”

Galatians 3:8 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Genesis 12:3

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Where Genesis 12:3 says “all the families of the ground,” Galatians says “all the nations,” like Genesis 18:18.

Formula: προευηγγελίσατο τῷ Ἀβραὰμ ὅτι “proclaimed the good news beforehand to Abraham” (Galatians 3:8)

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Greek of the New Testament: προϊδοῦσα δὲ ἡ γραφὴ ὅτι ἐκ πίστεως δικαιοῖ τὰ ἔθνη ὁ θεὸς προευηγγελίσατο τῷ Ἀβραὰμ ὅτι Ἐνευλογηθήσονται ἐν σοὶ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη

Hebrew (Masoretic text): וַאֲבָרֲכָה מְבָרְכֶיךָ וּמְקַלֶּלְךָ אָאֹר וְנִבְרְכוּ בְךָ כֹּל מִשְׁפְּחֹת הָאֲדָמָה

Septuagint (Genesis 12:2 in the Septuagint numbering): καὶ ποιήσω σε εἰς ἔθνος μέγα καὶ εὐλογήσω σε καὶ τὸ ὄνομά σου, καὶ ἔσῃ εὐλογητός·

In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, no two consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Galatians 3:8, word by word

the Scriptureγραφὴgraphē

Scripture

Scripture: the sacred text; "the Scriptures", the Old Testament.

Where else “graphē” appears
foreseeingπροϊδοῦσαproidousa

see beforehand, foresee

See beforehand, foresee; also keep before one's eyes.

Where else “proidousa” appears
Godθεὸςtheos

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

Where else “theos” appears
would declareδικαιοῖdikaioi

declare righteous

God pronouncing you in the right and forgiving you.

Where else “dikaioi” appears
the nationsἔθνηethnē

Gentile

The peoples who are not Israel.

Where else “ethnē” appears
faithπίστεωςpisteōs

trust

Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.

Where else “pisteōs” appears
proclaimed the good news beforehandπροευηγγελίσατοproeuēngelisato

announce good news beforehand

Announce the good news ahead of time.

Where else “proeuēngelisato” appears
to AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraam

Abraham

Abraham, the father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised to bless all the families of the earth through his offspring.

Where else “Abraam” appears
will be blessedἘνευλογηθήσονταιEneulogēthēsontai

bless

Bless; "be blessed in" someone.

Where else “Eneulogēthēsontai” appears

Translation note

Quoted from Genesis 12:3 and 18:18.

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Quotation · Genesis 12:3

Where Genesis 12:3 says “all the families of the ground,” Galatians says “all the nations,” like Genesis 18:18.

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Galatians 3:8

8And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would declare the nations righteous by faith, proclaimed the good news beforehand to Abraham: In you all the nations will be blessed.

Genesis 12:3

3I will bless those who bless you, and the one who treats you with contempt I will curse; and in you all the families of the ground will be blessed.”

The context

7Know, then, that those of faith, these are sons of Abraham.

8 · This verse (above)

9So then those of faith are blessed with Abraham, the believer.

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