Galatia 3:21
Konteks3:21 Is the law therefore opposed to the promises of God? 1 Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that was able to give life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law. 2
Galatia 5:17
Konteks5:17 For the flesh has desires that are opposed to the Spirit, and the Spirit has desires 3 that are opposed to the flesh, for these are in opposition to 4 each other, so that you cannot do what you want.
[3:21] 1 tc The reading τοῦ θεοῦ (tou qeou, “of God”) is well attested in א A C D (F G read θεοῦ without the article) Ψ 0278 33 1739 1881 Ï lat sy co. However, Ì46 B d Ambst lack the words. Ì46 and B perhaps should not to be given as much weight as they normally are, since the combination of these two witnesses often produces a secondary shorter reading against all others. In addition, one might expect that if the shorter reading were original other variants would have crept into the textual tradition early on. But 104 (
[3:21] 2 tn Or “have been based on the law.”
[5:17] 3 tn The words “has desires” do not occur in the Greek text a second time, but are repeated in the translation for clarity.