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So then, those who are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.
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A Fellowship of Faith
Commentators explain that being "blessed with faithful Abraham" means believers join a spiritual family whose defining characteristic is faith. Just as Abraham was declared righteous because he believed God, those who have faith in Christ are declared righteous in the same way. This blessing is not based on ethnicity or works, but on a shared trust in God's promises.
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Galatians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
So then they which be of faith. They are those whose leading characteristic is that they believe. This was the leading trait in Abraham's …
With (συν). Along with, in fellowship with.
The faithful (τω πιστω). Rather, "the believing" (cf. verse 6)…
19th Century
Anglican
They which be of faith.—The same phrase as in Galatians 3:7 above.
With faithful Abraham…
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Baptist
So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
Just as the believing Abraham was accounted righteous, so believin…
The reader is now at the peak of the first section of Paul’s argument. It is a throwback to the question of v.5: Who are the ones who enter into sp…
16th Century
Protestant
Faithful Abraham. This expression is very emphatic. They are blessed, not with Abraham as circumcised, nor as entitled to boast o…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So then they which be of faith This is the apostle's conclusion upon the whole, from the instance of Abraham, and, t…
The apostle proves the doctrine he had criticized the Galatians for rejecting: namely, that of justification by faith without the works of the law.…
13th Century
Catholic
Having proved by experience the power of faith and the insufficiency of the Law, the Apostle now proves the same things by authority and reason.
