King James Version

Galatians 3:8

And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.

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προϊδοῦσαproidousaforeseeingπροοράω (prooraō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “foreseeing”, a single actionG4308I see beforehand, foresee, see previously, am mindful of; mid: I pay regard to, set before me.foreseeingδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γραφὴgraphēa writingγραφήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “a writing”, the subject formG1124(a) a writing, (b) a passage of scripture; plur: the scriptures.This verse uses “a writing”.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἐκekthroughἐκpreposition — “through”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.throughπίστεωςpisteōsfaithπίστις (pistis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “faith”, the of-formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.faithδικαιοῖdikaioito justifyδικαιόω (dikaioō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to justify”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1344I make righteous, defend the cause of, plead for the righteousness (innocence) of, acquit, justify; hence: I regard as righteous.This verse uses “justify”.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἔθνηethnēnationsἔθνος (ethnos)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “nations”, the object formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.nationsὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.προευηγγελίσατοproeuēngelisatoto speak good newsπροευαγγελίζομαι (proeuangelizomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to speak good news”, a single actionG4283I preach the gospel beforehand, foretell good tidings.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἈβραὰμabraamAbrahamἈβραάμnoun, dative, singular, masculine — “Abraham”, the to- or for-formG11Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.Ἐνευλογηθήσονταιeneulogēthēsontaibe blessedἐνευλογέω (eneulogeō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “be blessed”, an action still aheadG1757I bless (of God).be blessedἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.σοὶsoiyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.πάνταpantaallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἔθνηethnēGentile nationἔθνος (ethnos)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “Gentile nation”, the subject formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the Writing having foreseen that by faith God doth declare righteous the nations did proclaim before the good news to Abraham —

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand unto Abraham, saying , In thee shall all the nations be blessed.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the Writing having foreseen that by faith God doth declare righteous the nations did proclaim before the good news to Abraham —

World English Bible

The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the Good News beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you all the nations will be blessed.”

Darby Translation

and the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the nations on the principle of faith, announced beforehand the glad tidings to Abraham: In thee all the nations shall be blessed.

Douay-Rheims

And the scripture, foreseeing, that God justifieth the Gentiles by faith, told unto Abraham before: In thee shall all nations be blessed.

Fulfills

Genesis 12:3 Genesis 12:3 · King James VersionAnd I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.Genesis 12:3 · King James VersionOpen the Source
blessing to all nations through Abraham · NT explicit
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

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