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Galatians 3:27-29

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

27. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28. There 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. 29. And if ye [be] Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

Galatians 3:27-29 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Galatians 3:27

Theological / Devotional

Baptized into Christ. See on Matt 3:6; Rom 6:3, 4.

Put on Christ. See on Rom. 13:14; cf. on Matt. 22:11. The word here translated “put on” is commonly used with reference to clothing. To “put on” Christ means to adopt His principles, to imitate His example, to accept His guidance, to become like Him (see on 2 Cor. 5:17). Greek writers speak of putting on Plato, Socrates, etc., meaning thereby to accept them as instructors and to follow their teachings. See on Gal. 5:22, 23. To “put on Christ” implies putting off self and the old nature.

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