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Galatians 3:6-7

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3:6 Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness, 1  3:7 so then, understand 2  that those who believe are the sons of Abraham. 3 

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[3:6]  1 sn A quotation from Gen 15:6.

[3:7]  2 tn Grk “know.”

[3:7]  3 tn The phrase “sons of Abraham” is used here in a figurative sense to describe people who are connected to a personality, Abraham, by close nonmaterial ties. It is this personality that has defined the relationship and its characteristics (BDAG 1024-25 s.v. υἱός 2.c.α).



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