Galatians 3:20 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)20 Now an intermediary does not serve in a situation involving [only] one person. However, God is one [Being]. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176920 Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition20 Now a go-between (intermediary) has to do with and implies more than one party [there can be no mediator with just one person]. Yet God is [only] one Person [and He was the sole party in giving that promise to Abraham. But the Law was a contract between two, God and Israel; its validity was dependent on both]. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)20 Now a mediator is not a mediator of one; but God is one. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible20 Now the mediator does not take one side; but God is one. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version20 Now a mediator is not of one, yet God is one. Ver Capítulo |
and to Jesus, the Mediator of a New Agreement [between God and mankind], and to the sprinkled blood [of Jesus], which says better things [to us] than [the blood of] Abel did. [Note: The contrast seems to be that Abel’s blood called for vengeance and death (See Gen. 4:10) whereas the blood of Christ provides mercy and life].
Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon [Note: These were seaport cities not under his jurisdiction]. They came to him as a group, having befriended Blastus, an officer of the king [Herod], and tried to arrange a peaceful relationship [with him] because their country [i.e., the cities of Tyre and Sidon] was dependant on him for their food supply.