Parallel Verses
Worsley New Testament
For if the inheritance be from the law, it is no more from the promise: whereas God gave it to Abraham by promise.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.
Holman Bible
For if the inheritance is from the law, it is no longer from the promise; but God granted it to Abraham through the promise.
International Standard Version
For if the inheritance comes about through the Law, it no longer comes about through the promise. But it was through a promise that God so graciously gave it to Abraham.
A Conservative Version
For if the inheritance is from law, it is no longer from promise. But God has given it to Abraham through promise.
American Standard Version
For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise: but God hath granted it to Abraham by promise.
Amplified
For if the inheritance [of what was promised] is based on [observing] the Law [as these false teachers claim], it is no longer based on a promise; however, God granted it to Abraham [as a gift] by virtue of His promise.
An Understandable Version
For if the inheritance [of never ending life] can be obtained by [obeying the requirements of] the law of Moses, it would not come from the promise [of God]; but God provided [this inheritance] for Abraham according to [His] promise.
Anderson New Testament
For if the inheritance be by law, it is no longer by promise: but God bestowed it on Abraham by promise.
Bible in Basic English
Because if the heritage is by the law, it is no longer dependent on the word of God; but God gave it to Abraham by his word.
Common New Testament
For if the inheritance is based on the law, it is no longer based on a promise; but God gave it to Abraham by a promise.
Daniel Mace New Testament
now if the right to the inheritance be from the law, it is no longer founded upon the promise; altho' God made a donation of it to Abraham by promise.
Darby Translation
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.
Godbey New Testament
For if the inheritance were by law, it is no more by promise: but God gave it to Abraham through the promise.
Goodspeed New Testament
If our inheritance rests on the Law, it has nothing to do with the promise. Yet it was as a promise that God bestowed it upon Abraham.
John Wesley New Testament
For if the inheritance be by the law, it is no more by promise; but God gave it to Abraham by promise.
Julia Smith Translation
For if of the law the inheritance, no more of promise: and God has favored Abraham by promise.
King James 2000
For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For if the inheritance [is] from the law, [it is] no longer from the promise, but God graciously gave [it] to Abraham through the promise.
Modern King James verseion
For if the inheritance is of Law, it is no more of promise; but God gave it to Abraham by way of promise.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For if the inheritance come of the law, it cometh not of promise: but God gave it unto Abraham by promise.
Moffatt New Testament
If the Inheritance is due to law, it ceases to be due to promise. Now it was by a promise that God bestowed it on Abraham.
Montgomery New Testament
For if the inheritance comes from law, it no longer comes from a promise; but God did give it as a free gift to Abraham by a promise.
NET Bible
For if the inheritance is based on the law, it is no longer based on the promise, but God graciously gave it to Abraham through the promise.
New Heart English Bible
For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by promise.
Noyes New Testament
for if the inheritance cometh from the Law, it ceaseth to be the consequence of the promise; but to Abraham God gave it by promise.
Sawyer New Testament
For if the inheritance is by the law, it is no longer by the promise. But God gave it to Abraham by the promise.
The Emphasized Bible
For, if, by law, is the inheritance, it is, no longer, by promise; but, unto Abraham, through promise, hath God favoured it.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more by promise; but to Abraham God gave it freely by promise.
Twentieth Century New Testament
If our heritage is the result of Law, then it has ceased to be the result of a promise. Yet God conferred it on Abraham by a promise.
Webster
For if the inheritance is by the law, it is no more by promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.
Weymouth New Testament
For if the inheritance comes through obedience to Law, it no longer comes because of a promise. But, as a matter of fact, God has granted it to Abraham in fulfilment of a promise.
Williams New Testament
For if our inheritance depends on the law, it can no longer depend on the promise. But it was by promise that God so graciously bestowed it upon Abraham.
World English Bible
For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by promise.
Worrell New Testament
For, if the inheritance is of the law, it is no longer of promise; but God has freely given it to Abraham through promise.
Youngs Literal Translation
for if by law be the inheritance, it is no more by promise, but to Abraham through promise did God grant it.
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Galatians 3:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Law And Promise
17 This then I say, that the law, which was given four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul the covenant, which was so long before confirmed by God unto Christ, to make void the promise. 18 For if the inheritance be from the law, it is no more from the promise: whereas God gave it to Abraham by promise. 19 What then availeth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come, to whom the promise was made; and it was delivered by angels in the hand of a mediator.
Cross References
Luke 1:54-55
He hath supported Israel his servant,
Luke 1:72-73
to display his mercy towards our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,
Romans 4:13-16
For the promise made to Abraham, or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world, was not by the law, but by the righteousness of faith:
Romans 8:17
And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and co-heirs with Christ: if so be we suffer with Him, that we may be also glorified with Him.
Galatians 2:21
I do not frustate the grace of God: for if righteousness be by the law, then Christ died in vain.
Galatians 3:10
For as many as are of the works of the law, are under the curse; for it is written, Cursed be every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law, to do them.
Galatians 3:12
now the law is not of faith, but saith, "The man that doth them, shall live in them."
Galatians 3:16
Now the promises were made to Abraham, and to his seed. He doth not say, "and to seeds," as of many; but as of one, "and to thy seed," which is Christ.
Galatians 3:26
For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:29
And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Hebrews 6:12-15
that ye would not be sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience are inheriting the promises.