Galatians 3:18 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

¹⁸ For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ For if the inheritance [of the promise depends on observing] the Law [as these false teachers would like you to believe], it no longer [depends] on the promise; however, God gave it to Abraham [as a free gift solely] by virtue of His promise.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise: but God hath granted it to Abraham by promise.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ If the inheritance were based upon the Law, it would no longer be from the promise. But God has given it graciously to Abraham through a promise.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ For if the inheritance is of the law, then it is no longer of the promise. But God bestowed it to Abraham through the promise.

Galatians 3:18 Cross References

Psalm 105:42

For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.

Romans 8:17

and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ, if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

Galatians 2:21

I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

Galatians 3:10

For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.

Galatians 3:12

And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.

Galatians 3:16

Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

Galatians 3:26

For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

Galatians 3:29

And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.