Galatians 3:17

3:17 What I am saying is this: The law that came four hundred thirty years later does not cancel a covenant previously ratified by God, ¹  so as to invalidate the promise.

Galatians 6:1

Support One Another

6:1 Brothers and sisters, ²  if a person ³  is discovered in some sin, ⁴  you who are spiritual ⁵  restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness. ⁶  Pay close attention ⁷  to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too.

[3:17]  ¹ tc Most mss (D F G I 0176 0278 Ï it sy) read “ratified by God in Christ” whereas the omission of “in Christ” is the reading in Ì⁴⁶ א A B C P Ψ 6 33 81 1175 1739 1881 2464 pc co. The shorter reading is strongly supported by the ms evidence, and it is probable that a copyist inserted the words as an interpretive gloss. However, this form of the “in Christ” expression is somewhat atypical in the corpus Paulinum (εἰς Χριστόν [ei" Criston] rather than ἐν Χριστῷ [en Cristw]), a fact which tempers one’s certainty about the shorter reading. Nevertheless, the expression is used more in Galatians than in any other of Paul’s letters (Gal 2:16; 3:24, 27), and may have been suggested by such texts to early copyists.

[6:1]  ² tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:11.

[6:1]  ³ tn Here ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense, referring to both men and women.

[6:1]  ⁴ tn Or “some transgression” (L&N 88.297).

[6:1]  ⁵ sn Who are spiritual refers to people who are controlled and directed by God’s Spirit.

[6:1]  ⁶ tn Or “with a gentle spirit” or “gently.”

[6:1]  ⁷ tn Grk “taking careful notice.”