Galatians related passages

Within the Bible

• Previous: 2 Corinthians defended Paul’s ministry; Galatians defends the gospel itself against a works-based distortion.
• Next: Ephesians unfolds the riches of that same gospel of grace and the church it creates.
• Thematic Connections:
  • Genesis 15:6 - Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness” (Galatians 3:6).
  • Habakkuk 2:4 - “The righteous shall live by faith” (Galatians 3:11).
  • Acts 15 - The Jerusalem Council, which settled the very controversy Galatians addresses.
  • Romans - Paul’s fuller, calmer treatment of justification by faith.

Cross-Testament Connections

Galatians shows the gospel as the fulfillment of God’s promise to Abraham:

• Justified by faith like Abraham: Righteousness is credited to faith, as it was to Abraham before the law (Galatians 3:6-9; Genesis 15:6).
• The righteous live by faith: Paul’s argument rests on Habakkuk’s word (Galatians 3:11; Habakkuk 2:4).
• Christ bore the curse: Jesus became a curse for us, fulfilling the law’s demand (Galatians 3:13; Deuteronomy 21:23; Isaiah 53).
• The offspring who blesses the nations: Christ is Abraham’s true offspring, through whom all nations are blessed (Galatians 3:16, 28-29; Genesis 12:3; 22:18).