Source Scripture
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Galatians 3:10-14
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.
Question in context
The passage identifies a curse upon failure to continue in what is written and announces redemption from that curse through Messiah. Redemption from the penalty must not be turned into hostility toward the righteous instruction whose transgression brought condemnation.
What the passage itself says
- The cited curse falls on the one who does not continue in the written requirements; the text does not call faithful obedience the curse.
- Paul denies justification by law and centers life in faith, while retaining the Scripture definition of transgression and penalty.
- Messiah redeems from the curse so Abraham's blessing may come through faith, not so sin may be renamed obedience.
Immediate and confirming witnesses
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- Immediate explanation: Galatians 3:11-13,21
Paul contrasts justification by faith with the curse borne by Messiah and denies that the law opposes YAHUAH's promises. - Lexical usage: James 2:10
James uses the same whole-law accountability to warn against selective transgression, not against obedience. - Prophetic purpose: Deuteronomy 27:26
The source of Paul's quotation places the curse on failure to continue in the law, not on faithful obedience. - Apostolic confirmation: Romans 6:15-18
Paul says grace is not permission to sin and that freedom from sin produces service to righteousness.
Related Words in Context
Continue with these related Scripture studies.
- Galatians 3:10: The Curse Is for Transgression, Not for Loving Obedience
The curse falls on transgression and failed justification by law, not on loving obedience.