Galatians 3:29
And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Study Note
Study Note
'And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise' — the verse is the logical conclusion of Galatians 3's elaborate argument that Christ is the single 'seed' of Abraham (verse 16) and that participation in Christ transfers Abraham's covenantal inheritance to all believers regardless of ethnicity. The threefold abolition of Jew/Greek, slave/free, male/female (verse 28) is grounded in this verse's logic: if all are 'one in Christ Jesus,' all are equally heirs of the Abrahamic promise. The phrase 'heirs according to promise' (kata epangelian klēronomoi) distinguishes the inheritance from legal prescription or natural descent, emphasizing that covenant membership is gratuitous and faith-based. This verse has been central in modern Christian discussions of racial inclusion, gender, and the scope of the new covenant community.
Other Translations
And if ye are Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, heirs according to promise.
and if ye <FI>are<Fi> of Christ then of Abraham ye are seed, and according to promise--heirs.
And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and yours is the heritage by the right of God's undertaking given to Abraham.
Cross References
Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not …
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And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the …
For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none …
Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to …
And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, …
Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children …
Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; …