18For if the inheritance be on the principle of law, it is no longer on the principle of promise; but God gave it in grace to Abraham by promise.


In Context

15 Brethren, (I speak according to man,) even man's confirmed covenant no one sets aside, or adds other dispositions to.

16 But to Abraham were the promises addressed, and to his seed: he does not say, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed; which is Christ.

17 Now I say this, A covenant confirmed beforehand by God, the law, which took place four hundred and thirty years after, does not annul, so as to make the promise of no effect.

18 For if the inheritance be on the principle of law, it is no longer on the principle of promise; but God gave it in grace to Abraham by promise.

19 Why then the law? It was added for the sake of transgressions, until the seed came to whom the promise was made, ordained through angels in the hand of a mediator.

20 But a mediator is not of one, but God is one.

Galatians 3:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:18For if the inheritance [be] of the law, [it is] no more of promise: but God gave [it] to Abraham by promise.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:18For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:18For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise. But God gave it to Abraham by promise.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:18For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise: but God hath granted it to Abraham by promise.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:18For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise: but God hath granted it to Abraham by promise.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:18For if the inheritance is by the law, it is no more by promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:18For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by promise.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:18for if by law be the inheritance, it is no more by promise, but to Abraham through promise did God grant it.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:18For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.