Galatians (Nasb) (Notes From Www.biblegateway.com)

25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a [ai]tutor.

26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. WE ARE SIBLINGS.

27 For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.

28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is [aj]neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. THE WORLD NEEDS THIS.

29 And if you [ak]belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s [al]descendants, heirs according to promise.

Footnotes

a. Galatians 3:1 Lit O

b. Galatians 3:2 Or law

c. Galatians 3:2 Lit the hearing of faith

d. Galatians 3:3 Or with

e. Galatians 3:3 Or ending with

f. Galatians 3:4 Or experience

g. Galatians 3:5 Or works of power

h. Galatians 3:5 Or law

i. Galatians 3:5 Lit the hearing of faith

j. Galatians 3:6 Lit Just as

k. Galatians 3:7 Lit know

l. Galatians 3:8 Lit justifies

m. Galatians 3:8 Lit nations

n. Galatians 3:9 Lit the believing Abraham

o. Galatians 3:10 Or law

p. Galatians 3:11 Or in

q. Galatians 3:11 Or law

r. Galatians 3:11 Or But he who is righteous by faith shall live

s. Galatians 3:12 Or And

t. Galatians 3:12 Or based on

u. Galatians 3:12 Or in

v. Galatians 3:13 Or cross; lit wood

w. Galatians 3:14 Or occur

x. Galatians 3:15 Lit according to man

y. Galatians 3:15 Or will or testament

z. Galatians 3:15 Or a codicil

Sonship in Christ (not slaves but children), the privilege of unity, deliverance from bondage

4 Now I say, as long as the heir is a [a]child, he does not differ at all from a slave although he is [b]owner of everything,

2 but he is under guardians and [c]managers until the date set by the father.

3 So also we, while we were children, were held in bondage under the [d]elemental things of the world.

The joy of spiritual freedom

4 But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under [e]the Law,

5 so that He might redeem those who were under [f]the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.

(different than redeeming coupons)

6 Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” (see Mark 14:36, Rom 8:15 for the other places this is used).

7 Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir [g]through God.

Contrast with the past, slaves or family, Paul's concern

8 However at that time, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those which by nature are no gods.

Lament of distress

9 But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how is it that you turn back again to the

weak and worthless [h]elemental things, to which you desire to be enslaved all over again?

10 You observe days and months and seasons and years.

11 I fear for you, that perhaps I have labored [i]over you in vain.

Personal appeal, affection of the Galatians

12 I beg of you, brethren, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You have done me no wrong;

13 but you know that it was because of a [j]bodily illness that I preached the gospel to you the [k]first time; EYES?