Galatians 3:16

Catholic Public Domain Version

The promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. He did not say, "and to descendents," as if to many, but instead, as if to one, he said, "and to your offspring," who is Christ.

Cross References

Genesis 12:3

I will bless those who bless you, and curse those who curse you, and in you all the families of the earth will be blessed."

Genesis 12:7

Then the Lord appeared to Abram, and he said to him, "To your offspring, I will give this land." And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

Genesis 15:5

And he brought him outside, and he said to him, "Take in the heavens, and number the stars, if you can." And he said to him, "So also will your offspring be."

Genesis 21:12

And God said to him: "Let it not seem harsh to you concerning the boy and your woman servant. In all that Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice. For your offspring will be invoked in Isaac.

Genesis 49:10

The scepter from Judah and the leader from his thigh will not be taken away, until he who will be sent arrives, and he will be the expectation of Gentiles.

Matthew 1:1

The book of the lineage of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Luke 1:55

just as he spoke to our fathers: to Abraham and to his offspring forever."

Acts 3:25

You are sons of the prophets and of the testament which God has appointed for our fathers, saying to Abraham: 'And by your offspring all the families of the earth shall be blessed.'

Romans 12:5

so also we, being many, are one body in Christ, and each one is a part, the one of the other.

Romans 4:13

For the Promise to Abraham, and to his posterity, that he would inherit the world, was not through the law, but through the justice of faith.

Romans 4:16

Because of this, it is from faith according to grace that the Promise is ensured for all posterity, not only for those who are of the law, but also for those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all before God,

Romans 9:4

These are the Israelites, to whom belongs adoption as sons, and the glory and the testament, and the giving and following of the law, and the promises.

1 Corinthians 12:12

For just as the body is one, and yet has many parts, so all the parts of the body, though they are many, are only one body. So also is Christ.

1 Corinthians 12:27

Now you are the body of Christ, and parts like any part.

2 Corinthians 11:22

They are Hebrews; so am I. They are Israelites; so am I. They are the offspring of Abraham; so am I.

Galatians 3:19

Why, then, was there a law? It was established because of transgressions, until the offspring would arrive, to whom he made the promise, ordained by Angels through the hand of a mediator.

Galatians 3:8

Thus Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, foretold to Abraham: "All nations shall be blessed in you."

Ephesians 5:32

This is a great Sacrament. And I am speaking in Christ and in the Church.

Colossians 2:19

and not holding up the head, with which the whole body, by its underlying joints and ligaments, is joined together and grows with an increase that is of God.

Colossians 3:11

where there is neither Gentile nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian nor Scythian, servant nor free. Instead, Christ is everything, in everyone.