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**foolish =** senseless. Greek. *anotetos* . See [Romans 1:14](../../../kjv/romans/1/14) .
**hath** . Omit.
**bewitched** . Greek. *baskaino* . Only here in N.T. In Septuagint of [Deuteronomy 28:54](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/28/54) , [Deuteronomy 28:56](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/28/56) . The noun *baskanos* in [Proverbs 23:8](../../../kjv/proverbs/23/8) ; [Proverbs 28:22](../../../kjv/proverbs/28/22) .
**that . . . truth** . The texts omit.
**not** . Greek. *me* . App-105 .
**obey** . Greek. *peitho* . App-160 .
**before** . Greek. *kata* . App-104 .
**Jesus Christ** . App-98 .
**hath been** = was,
**evidently set forth** , Greek. *prographo* . See [Romans 15:4](../../../kjv/romans/15/4) .
**crucified** = as having been crucified.
**among you** . The texts omit.

**would** . Greek. *thelo* . App-102 .
**of** . Greek. *apo* . App-104 .
**Spirit** . App-101 .
**by.** Greek. *ek* . App-104 .
**the.** Omit.
**faith** . Greek. pistil. App-160 ., Compare [Romans 10:16](../../../kjv/romans/10/16) , [Romans 10:17](../../../kjv/romans/10/17) .

**begun** . Greek. *enarchomai* . Here and [Philippians 1:1](../../../kjv/philippians/1/1) , [Philippians 1:6](../../../kjv/philippians/1/6) .
**made perfect** = being perfected. Greek. *epiteleo* . App-125 . See [2 Corinthians 7:1](../../../kjv/2-corinthians/7/1) .
**by** = in.

**in vain** . See [Romans 13:4](../../../kjv/romans/13/4) .
**if.** Greek. *ei* . App-118 .

**ministereth** , Greek. *epichoregeo* . See [2 Corinthians 9:10](../../../kjv/2-corinthians/9/10) .
**worketh** . See [Galatians 2:6](../../../kjv/galatians/2/6) .
**miracles** . Greek. *dunamis* . App-172 and App-176 .
**among.** Greek. *en* . App-104 .

**believed** . Greek. pisteud. App-150 .
**God.** App-98 .
**accounted** . Greek. *logizomai* , See [Romans 4:3](../../../kjv/romans/4/3) .
**for** . Greek. *eis* . App-104 .
**righteousness.** Greek. *dikaiosune* , App-191 . Quoted from [Genesis 15:6](../../../kjv/genesis/15/6) .

**Know.** Greek. *ginosko* . App-132 .
**of.** Greek. *ek.* App-104 .
**the same** = these.
**children** . Greek. *huios* . App-108 .

**foreseeing** . Greek. *proeidon* . Only here and [Acts 2:31](../../../kjv/acts/2/31) ,
**would justify** = justifieth. Greek. *dikaioo* App-191 .
**heathen** = nations. Some as Gentiles, [Galatians 3:14](../../../kjv/galatians/3/14) .
**through** . Greek. *ek* , as [Galatians 3:7](../../../kjv/galatians/3/7) ; i.e. on the ground of, as [Romans 1:17](../../../kjv/romans/1/17) , [Romans 4:16](../../../kjv/romans/4/16) &c.
**preached before the gospel** . Greek. *proeuangelizo* . Only here. Compare App-121 .
**unto** = to.
**In.** Greek. *en* , App-104 .
**be blessed** . Greek. *eneulogeomai* . Only here and [Acts 3:25](../../../kjv/acts/3/25) . See [Genesis 12:3](../../../kjv/genesis/12/3) .

**with** . Greek. *sun* . App-104 .
**faithful** = the faithful. Greek. *pistos* . App-150 .

**under** . Greek. *hupo* . App-104 .
**curse** . Greek. *katara* . Elsewhere, [Galatians 3:13](../../../kjv/galatians/3/13) .[Hebrews 6:8](../../../kjv/hebrews/6/8) . [James 3:10](../../../kjv/james/3/10) . [2 Peter 2:14](../../../kjv/2-peter/2/14) .
**Cursed** . Greek. *epikataratos* . See [John 7:49](../../../kjv/john/7/49) .
**continueth** . Greek. *emmeno* . See [Acts 14:22](../../../kjv/acts/14/22) .
**not** . Greek. *au* . App-105 . Quoted from [Deuteronomy 27:26](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/27/26) .

**no man** = no one. Greek. *oudeis* ,
**by** . Greek. *en* . App-104 .
**in the sight of** = before, Greek. *para* . App-104 .
**just** , Greek. *dikaios* . App-191 . Quoted from [Habakkuk 2:4](../../../kjv/habakkuk/2/4) . Compare [Romans 1:17](../../../kjv/romans/1/17) . [Hebrews 10:38](../../../kjv/hebrews/10/38) .
**live,** Compare App-170 .

**The man** . App-123 :1, but the texts read "He". This quotation is from [Leviticus 18:5](../../../kjv/leviticus/18/5) .

**Christ** . App-98 .
**redeemed** . Greek. *exagorazo* . Elsewhere, [Galatians 4:5](../../../kjv/galatians/4/5) .[Ephesians 5:16](../../../kjv/ephesians/5/16) , [Colossians 4:5](../../../kjv/colossians/4/5) .
**from** . Greek. *ek* . App-104 .
**being made** = becoming. (Emph.)
**for** . Greek. *huper* . App-104 .
**on** . Greek. *epi* . App-104 . Quoted from [Deuteronomy 21:23](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/21/23) .

**That** = In order that. Greek. *hina* .
**on.** Greek. *eis* . App-104 .
**through** . Greek. *en* . App-104 .
**promise** . See [Luke 24:49](../../../kjv/luke/24/49) .
**Spirit** . App-101 .:3.
**through** . Greek. *dia* . App-104 .[Galatians 3:1](../../../kjv/galatians/3/1) .
**faith** = the faith. App-150 .

**after the manner of** . Greek. *kata* . App-104 .
**covenant** . Greek. *diatheke* , See [Matthew 26:28](../../../kjv/matthew/26/28) .
**if it be** = when.
**confirmed** , Greek. *kuroo* . See [2 Corinthians 2:8](../../../kjv/2-corinthians/2/8) .
**disannulleth** . Same as "frustrate", [Galatians 2:21](../../../kjv/galatians/2/21) .
**addeth thereto** . Greek. *epidiataesomai* . Only here.

**made** = spoken, See [Genesis 21:12](../../../kjv/genesis/21/12) ,
**of.** Greek. *epi* . App-104 .

**confirmed before** . Greek. *prokuroo* Only here.
**of** = by. Greek. *hupo* . App-104 .
**in Christ** . The texts omit.
**was** . Literally came to be.
**four hundred** , &c. See [Exodus 12:40](../../../kjv/exodus/12/40) . App-50 .
**after** . Greek. *meta* . App-104 .
**cannot disannul** = doth not Greek. *ou)* disannul (Greek. *akurov* , Only here, [Matthew 15:6](../../../kjv/matthew/15/6) . [Mark 7:13](../../../kjv/mark/7/13) ),
**that it should** = to. Greek, *eis* .
**make . . . of none effect** . Greek. *katargeo* . See [Luke 13:7](../../../kjv/luke/13/7)

**no more** . Gr *ouketi* , no longer.
**gave** = has granted. Greek. *charizomai* . App-184 .
**by** . Greek. *dia* . App-104 .[Galatians 3:1](../../../kjv/galatians/3/1) .

**transgressions** . Greek. *parabasis* . See [Romans 4:15](../../../kjv/romans/4/15) . Compare App-128 . 1,
**the . . . made** . Literally it has been promised.
**angels** . Compare Lout. Gal 33:2 .[Acts 7:53](../../../kjv/acts/7/53) , [Hebrews 2:2](../../../kjv/hebrews/2/2) ,
**mediator** . Greek. *mesites* . Here, Gal 3:20 ; [1 Timothy 2:5](../../../kjv/1-timothy/2/5) . [Hebrews 8:6](../../../kjv/hebrews/8/6) ; [Hebrews 9:15](../../../kjv/hebrews/9/15) ; [Hebrews 12:24](../../../kjv/hebrews/12/24) ,

**against** . Greek. *kata* . App-104 .
**God forbid** . See [Galatians 2:17](../../../kjv/galatians/2/17) .
**given life** . Greek. *zoopoieo* . See [John 6:63](../../../kjv/john/6/63) .

**concluded** . See [Romans 11:32](../../../kjv/romans/11/32) .
**sin** . Greek. hamartia. App-128 . Compare [Romans 3:10-18](../../../kjv/romans/3/10-18) .
**believe** . App-150 .

**before** . Greek. pro. App-104 .
**kept** = kept in custody.
**shut up** . Some as "concluded" above.
**unto.** Greek. *eis* . App-104 .
**should afterwards** = was about to be.
**revealed** . Greek. *apokalupto* . App-106 .

**was** = has become.
**schoolmaster** . Greek. *paidagogos* . This was a trust-worthy slave who had the guardianship of the boys of it family. See Cor. [Galatians 4:15](../../../kjv/galatians/4/15) .

**no longer** . See [Galatians 3:18](../../../kjv/galatians/3/18) .

**Christ Jesus** . App-98 .

**have been** = were.
**baptized** . App-115 .
**into** . Greek. *eis* . App-104 .
**have** . Omit.

**neither** = not. App-105 .
**nor** . Greek. *oude* .
**Greek** . See [Romans 1:14](../../../kjv/romans/1/14) .
**bond** = bond slave. Greek. *doulos* . App-190 .
**male** . Greek. *arsen* . App-123 .
**nor** = and.

**heirs.** See [Romans 4:13](../../../kjv/romans/4/13) .
**according to** . Greek. *kata* , as verses: [Galatians 3:1](../../../kjv/galatians/3/1) , [Galatians 3:15](../../../kjv/galatians/3/15) .

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