Galatians 3:16

James Moffatt - New Testament

Now the Promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring; it is not said, 'and to your offsprings' in the plural, but in the singular and to your offspring — which is Christ.

Cross References

Romans 4:13

The promise made to Abraham and his offspring that he should inherit the world, did not reach him through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith.

Luke 1:55

as he promised our fathers, to have mercy on Abraham and his offspring for ever."

Romans 4:16

That is why all turns upon faith; it is to make the promise a matter of favour, to make it secure for all the offspring, not simply for those who are adherents of the Law but also for those who share the faith of Abraham — of Abraham who is the father of us all

Galatians 3:8

Besides, Scripture anticipated God's justification of the Gentiles by faith when it announced the gospel beforehand to Abraham in these terms: All nations shall be blessed in thee.

Acts 3:25

Now you are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God made with your fathers when he said to Abraham, all families on earth shall be blessed in your offspring.

Colossians 3:11

In it there is no room for Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free man; Christ is everything and everywhere.

1 Corinthians 12:27

Now you are Christ's Body, and severally members of it.

1 Corinthians 12:12

As the human body is one and has many members, all the members of the body forming one body for all their number, so is it with Christ.

Romans 12:5

so too, for all our numbers, we form one Body in Christ and we are severally members one of another.

Colossians 2:19

instead of keeping in touch with that Head under whom the entire Body, supplied with joints and sinews and thus compacted, grows with growth divine.

Ephesians 5:32

This is a profound symbol, I mean as regards Christ and the church.

Matthew 1:1

The birth-roll of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Romans 9:4

for they are Israelites, theirs is the Sonship, the Glory, the covenants, the divine legislation, the Worship, and the promises;

2 Corinthians 11:22

Are they Hebrews? so am I. Israelites? so am I. Descended from Abraham? so am I.

Galatians 3:19

Then what about the Law? Well, it was interpolated for the purpose of producing transgressions till such time as the Offspring arrived to whom the Promise was made; also, it was transmitted by means of angels through the agency of an intermediary