Galatians 3:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGalatians 3:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
τοῦτο
hoûtos
G3778
this
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
λέγω
légō
G3004
to say
διαθήκην
diathḗkē
G1242
covenant
προκεκυρωμένην
prokyróō
G4300
to establish beforehand
ὑπὸ
hypó
G5259
under
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
μετὰ
metá
G3326
with
τετρακόσια
tetrakósioi
G5071
four hundred
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τριάκοντα
triákonta
G5144
thirty
ἔτη
étos
G2094
year
γεγονὼς
gínomai
G1096
to become
νόμος
nómos
G3551
law
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἀκυροῖ
akyróō
G208
to make void
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
καταργῆσαι
katargéō
G2673
to abolish
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ἐπαγγελίαν
epangelía
G1860
announcement
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now I say this. A covenant confirmed beforehand by God in Christ, the law, which came four hundred thirty years after, does not annul, so as to make the promise of no effect.
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King James Version Public Domain
And 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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now I say this: The law, having come after 430 years, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God to nullify the promise.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).