Galatians 3:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁶ Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say ‘and to seeds’, as though referring to many, but referring to one, and to your seed,   , who is Christ.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Now the promises (covenants, agreements) were decreed and made to Abraham and his Seed (his Offspring, his Heir). He [God] does not say, And to seeds (descendants, heirs), as if referring to many persons, but, And to your Seed (your Descendant, your Heir), obviously referring to one individual, Who is [none other than] Christ (the Messiah). [Gen. 13:15; 17:8.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ Now to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his seed. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ The promises were made to Abraham and to his descendant. It doesn’t say, “and to the descendants,” as if referring to many rather than just one. It says, “and to your descendant,” who is Christ.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ 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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ To Abraham were the promises made and to his seed. He saith not, And to his seeds, as of many: but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

Galatians 3:16 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 12:3

I will bless those who bless you, I will curse anyone who treats you with contempt, and all the peoples on earth will be blessed  through you.  ,

Genesis 12:7

The Lord appeared to Abram and said, ‘To your offspring  , I will give this land.’ So he built an altar there to the Lord who had appeared to him.

Genesis 15:5

He took him outside and said, ‘Look at the sky and count the stars, if you are able to count them.’ Then he said to him, ‘Your offspring will be that numerous.’

Genesis 21:12

But God said to Abraham, ‘Do not be distressed  about the boy and about your slave. Whatever Sarah says to you, listen to her, because your offspring will be traced through Isaac,

Genesis 49:10

The sceptre will not depart from Judah or the staff from between his feet until he whose right it is comes  , and the obedience of the peoples belongs to him.

Matthew 1:1

An  account  of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David,  the Son of Abraham:

Luke 1:55

to Abraham and his descendants   for ever, just as he spoke to our ancestors.

Acts 3:25

You are the sons  of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors, saying to Abraham, And all the families of the earth will be blessed through your offspring.   ,

Romans 12:5

in the same way we who are many  are one body in Christ  and individually members of one another.

Romans 4:13

For the promise to Abraham  or to his descendants that he would inherit the world  was not through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.

Romans 4:16

This is why the promise is by faith, so that it may be according to grace,  to guarantee it to all the descendants   #– #not only to the one who is of the law  but also to the one who is of Abraham’s faith. He is the father of us all.

Romans 9:4

They are Israelites,  and to them belong the adoption,  the glory,  the covenants,  the giving of the law,  the temple service,  and the promises.

1 Corinthians 12:12

For just as the body is one  and has many parts, and all the parts of that body, though many, are one body #– #so also is Christ.

1 Corinthians 12:27

Now you are the body of Christ,  and individual members of it.

2 Corinthians 11:22

Are they Hebrews?  So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the descendants of Abraham?  So am I.

Galatians 3:19

Why, then, was the law given?  It was added for the sake of transgressions  until the Seed to whom the promise was made would come. The law was put into effect through angels  by means of a mediator.

Galatians 3:8

Now the Scripture saw in advance that God would justify the Gentiles by faith and proclaimed the gospel in advance to Abraham,  saying, All the nations   will be blessed through you.   ,

Ephesians 5:32

This mystery  is profound, but I am talking about Christ and the church.

Colossians 2:19

They don’t hold on to the head, from whom the whole body,  nourished and held together by its ligaments and tendons, grows with growth from God.

Colossians 3:11

In Christ there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free; but Christ is all and in all.