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Galatians 3:16

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
Now 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.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Here's the thing about God's promises to Abraham — they weren't made to Abraham and all his descendants in general. The promise was specifically to Abraham and his one particular descendant. God didn't say 'descendants' (plural), he said 'descendant' (singular), and that descendant is Christ.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God's promise to Abraham was always pointing to one person — Jesus.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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