El panorama
Gálatas 3 abre con “O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before…”, cambia cerca del versículo 15 con “Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man’s covenant, yet if it…” y termina con “And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Gálatas · Versión King James · 29Gálatas 3:1-8
Versículos 1–8: O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the…
Gálatas 3:1–8 abre con “O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose…” y llega a “And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue el argumento, la corrección, el ánimo o el testimonio a través del movimiento central de Gálatas.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 5 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath…” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
“Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
Gálatas 3:1-8
Versión King James1O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
2This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
3Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
4Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.
5He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
6Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
7Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
8And 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.
Gálatas 3:9-16
Versículos 9–16: So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
Gálatas 3:9–16 abre con “So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.” y llega a “Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue el argumento, la corrección, el ánimo o el testimonio a través del movimiento central de Gálatas.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
“But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one…” El número one hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
Gálatas 3:9-16
Versión King James9So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
10For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
11But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
12And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.
13Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
14That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
15Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man’s covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.
16Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
Gálatas 3:17-24
Versículos 17–24: This I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in…
Gálatas 3:17–24 abre con “And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which…” y llega a “Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue el argumento, la corrección, el ánimo o el testimonio a través del movimiento central de Gálatas.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 2 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and…” El lenguaje de promesa, bendición o pacto necesita su destinatario y alcance. Esos detalles impiden separar del contexto una palabra personal de la historia.
“Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise…” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
Gálatas 3:17-24
Versión King James17And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.
18For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.
19Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.
20Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.
21Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.
22But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
23But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
24Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
Gálatas 3:25-29
Versículos 25–29: After that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
Gálatas 3:25–29 abre con “But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.” y llega a “And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue el argumento, la corrección, el ánimo o el testimonio a través del movimiento central de Gálatas.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen faith, longer, schoolmaster. Su relación con los versículos 26 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Gálatas 3:25-29
Versión King James25But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
26For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
27For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
29And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Galatians 3:1 comienza con “O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified…”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Galatians 3:16 forma un giro natural: “Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.”
La nota final
Galatians 3:29 deja al lector con “And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras faith, Christ, Abraham, promise, Jesus, seed ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.