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Galatians 3:16

WEB

16Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his offspring.[+] He doesn’t say, “To descendants[+] as of many, but as of one, “To your offspring”,which is Christ.

KJV

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.

BSB

16The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,”[+] One, who is Christ.

FBV

16Now the promises were given to Abraham, and to his son.[+] It doesn't say, “sons” as if plural, but singular: “and to your son,” meaning Christ.

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References

Genesis 12:7
7The LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.”[+] He built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
Genesis 13:15
15for I will give all the land which you see to you and to your offspring forever.
Genesis 24:7
7The LORD, the God of heaven—who took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my birth, who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, ‘I will give this land to your offspring—he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.

Extra References

Genesis 17:7-8

7I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your offspring after you. 8I will give to you, and to your offspring after you, the land where you are traveling, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. I will be their God.”

Romans 4:13

13For the promise to Abraham and to his offspring that he would be heir of the world wasn’t through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

Luke 1:55

55as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring[+] forever.”

Genesis 22:17-18

17that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your offspring greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the gate of his enemies. 18All the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring, because you have obeyed my voice.’”

Galatians 3:27-29

27For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29If you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring and heirs according to promise.

Romans 4:16

16For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, to the end that the promise may be sure to all the offspring, not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.

Genesis 26:3-4

3Live in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you. For I will give to you, and to your offspring, all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore to Abraham your father. 4I will multiply your offspring as the stars of the sky, and will give all these lands to your offspring. In your offspring all the nations of the earth will be blessed,

Genesis 12:7

7The LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.”[+] He built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.

Genesis 28:13-14

13Behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, “I am the LORD, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. I will give the land you lie on to you and to your offspring. 14Your offspring will be as the dust of the earth, and you will spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. In you and in your offspring, all the families of the earth will be blessed.

Galatians 3:8

8The 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.”