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For not through the law was the promise to Abraham or to his seed that he should be heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith.
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Promise Before Law
Commentators unanimously emphasize a critical timeline: God's promise to Abraham was made about 400 years before the Law was given to Moses. This historical fact is central to Paul's argument. It proves that God's plan of salvation has always been based on faith, not on adherence to a legal code that didn't even exist when the foundational promise was made.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For the promise. To show that the faith of Abraham, on which his justification depended, was not by the law, the apostle proceeds to show …
That he should be the heir of the world (το κληρονομον αυτον εινα κοσμου). The articular infinitive (το εινα) with the accusative …
19th Century
Anglican
Abraham was the father of all who walk in his steps. For this all is not limited by the Law any more than it is limited by circum…
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Baptist
For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of…
The thought moves on to consider that Abraham’s justification was apart from any law or legal considerations. Paul speaks of a promise received by …
16th Century
Protestant
For the promise, etc. He now more clearly sets the law and faith in opposition to each other, which he had previously done to some extent;…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For the promise that he should be heir of the world This promise is thought by some to refer to that of his being "t…
The promise was made to Abraham long before the law. It points to Christ, and it refers to the promise in Genesis 12:3: In Thee shall all famil…
13th Century
Catholic
Having shown that the blessing of the forgiveness of sins is obtained not only in circumcision but also in uncircumcision—because Abraham…
