Galatia 3:29

3:29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, ¹  heirs according to the promise.

Galatia 4:2

4:2 But he is under guardians ²  and managers until the date set by his ³  father.

Galatia 4:13

Personal Appeal of Paul

4:13 But you know it was because of a physical illness that I first proclaimed the gospel to you,

Galatia 5:7

5:7 You were running well; who prevented you from obeying ⁴  the truth?

Galatia 5:16

5:16 But I say, live ⁵  by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desires of the flesh. ⁶ 

[3:29]  ¹ tn Grk “seed.” See the note on the first occurrence of the word “descendant” in 3:16.

[4:2]  ² tn The Greek term translated “guardians” here is ἐπίτροπος (epitropo"), whose semantic domain overlaps with that of παιδαγωγός (paidagwgo") according to L&N 36.5.

[4:2]  ³ tn Grk “the,” but the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

[5:7]  ⁴ tn Or “following.” BDAG 792 s.v. πείθω 3.b states, “obey, follow w. dat. of the pers. or thing…Gal 3:1 v.l.; 5:7.”

[5:16]  ⁵ tn Grk “walk” (a common NT idiom for how one conducts one’s life or how one behaves).

[5:16]  ⁶ tn On the term “flesh” (once in this verse and twice in v. 17) see the note on the same word in Gal 5:13.