Galatians 3:15
Good News Translation
My friends, I am going to use an everyday example: when two people agree on a matter and sign an agreement, no one can break it or add anything to it.

New Revised Standard Version
Brothers and sisters, I give an example from daily life: once a person’s will has been ratified, no one adds to it or annuls it.

Contemporary English Version
My friends, I will use an everyday example to explain what I mean. Once someone agrees to something, no one else can change or cancel the agreement.

New American Bible
Brothers, in human terms I say that no one can annul or amend even a human will once ratified.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Brethren (I speak after the manner of man), yet a man's testament, if it be confirmed, no man despiseth nor addeth to it.

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Brethren (I speak after the manner of man), yet a man's testament, if it be confirmed, no man despiseth nor addeth to it.

I speak.

Romans 6:19 I speak an human thing, because of the infirmity of your flesh. For as you have yielded your members to serve uncleanness and iniquity, unto iniquity: so now yield your members to serve justice, unto sanctification.

1 Corinthians 15:32 If (according to man) I fought with beasts at Ephesus, what doth it profit me, if the dead rise not again? Let us eat and drink, for to morrow we shall die.

it be.

Hebrews 9:17 For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is as yet of no strength, whilst the testator liveth.

covenant.

Context
The Purpose of the Law
14That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Christ Jesus: that we may receive the promise of the Spirit by faith. 15Brethren (I speak after the manner of man), yet a man's testament, if it be confirmed, no man despiseth nor addeth to it. 16To Abraham were the promises made and to his seed. He saith not: And to his seeds as of many. But as of one: And to thy seed, which is Christ.…
Cross References
Acts 1:15
In those days Peter rising up in the midst of the brethren, said (now the number of persons together was about an hundred and twenty):

Romans 1:13
And I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that I have often purposed to come unto you (and have been hindered hitherto) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.

Romans 3:5
But if our injustice commend the justice of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust, who executeth wrath?

Galatians 6:18
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen.

Hebrews 6:13
For God making promises to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom he might swear, swore by himself,

Hebrews 6:16
For men swear by one greater than themselves: and an oath for confirmation is the end of all their controversy.

Galatians 3:14
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