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Berean Standard Bible

“The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.””

Galatians 3:8

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In Galatians 3 Paul argues that Abraham was counted righteous by faith long before the law of Moses was given. The Galatians were being told to adopt the law, and Paul shows that the gospel of faith is older and deeper.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”

World English Bible (WEB)

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.”

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the holy Writings, seeing before the event that God would give the Gentiles righteousness by faith, gave the good news before to Abraham, saying, In you will all the nations have a blessing.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y viendo antes la Escritura que Dios por la fe había de justificar á los Gentiles, evangelizó antes á Abraham, diciendo: En ti serán benditas todas las naciones.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Además, las Escrituras preveían el tiempo en que Dios salvaría también a los gentiles por medio de la fe. Dios le declaró esto a Abraham cuando le dijo: «Por medio de ti bendeciré a todas las naciones».

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