Galatians 3:7-9
The same are sons of Abraham ( ουτο υιο εισιν Αβρααμ ). "These are." This is Paul's astounding doctrine to Jews that the real sons of Abraham are those who believe as he did, "they which be of faith" ( ο εκ πιστεως ), a common idiom with Paul for this idea (verse 9; Ro 3:26; 4:16; 14:23), those whose spiritual sonship springs out of ( εκ ) faith, not out of blood. John the Baptist denounced the Pharisees and Sadducees as vipers though descendants of Abraham (Mt 3:7; Lu 3:7) and Jesus termed the Pharisees children of the devil and not spiritual children of Abraham (not children of God) in Joh 8:37-44.Foreseeing ( προιδουσα ). Second aorist active participle of προοραω. The Scripture is here personified. Alone in this sense of "sight," but common with λεγε or ειπεν (says, said) and really in verse 22 "hath shut up" ( συνεκλεισεν ).
Would justify ( δικαιο ). Present active indicative, "does justify."
Preached the gospel beforehand ( προευηγγελισατο ). First aorist middle indicative of προευαγγελιζομα with augment on α though both προ and ευ before it in composition. Only instance in N.T. It occurs in Philo. and Schol. Soph. This Scripture announced beforehand the gospel on this point of justification by faith. He quotes the promise to Abraham in Ge 12:3; 18:18, putting παντα τα εθνη (all the nations) in 18:18 for πασα α φυλα (all the tribes) of the earth. It is a crucial passage for Paul's point, showing that the promise to Abraham included all the nations of the earth. The verb ενευλογεω (future passive here) occurs in the LXX and here only in N.T. (not Ac 3:25 in correct text).
In thee ( εν σο ). "As their spiritual progenitor" (Lightfoot).
With ( συν ). Along with, in fellowship with.
The faithful ( τω πιστω ). Rather, "the believing" (cf. verse 6).
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