Under a curse, and the righteous will live (3:10–12)

Says Galatians 3:10 reads Ὅσοι γὰρ ἐξ ἔργων νόμου εἰσὶν ὑπὸ κατάραν εἰσίν (Hosoi gar ex ergōn nomou eisin hypo kataran eisin), “those who are of works of the law are under a curse” (κατάρα, “a curse”); the BSB has “All who rely on works of the law”. The citation is Ἐπικατάρατος πᾶς ὃς οὐκ ἐμμένει πᾶσιν τοῖς γεγραμμένοις (Epikataratos pas hos ouk emmenei pasin tois gegrammenois): ἐπικατάρατος, “accursed”; ἐμμένω with the dative, “to abide by, be true to”.

Says In 3:11 ἐν νόμῳ οὐδεὶς δικαιοῦται παρὰ τῷ θεῷ is “clear to the mind, evident”, because Ὁ δίκαιος ἐκ πίστεως ζήσεται (Ho dikaios ek pisteōs zēsetai). As grammar, ἐκ πίστεως can be read with Ὁ δίκαιος or with ζήσεται; the BSB, “The righteous will live by faith”, takes it with the verb.

Says In 3:12 ὁ δὲ νόμος οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκ πίστεως, and the citation is Ὁ ποιήσας αὐτὰ ζήσεται ἐν αὐτοῖς (Ho poiēsas auta zēsetai en autois). The printed text has no word for “man”; the BSB’s “The man who does these things” agrees with RP 2018 and the TR, which add ἄνθρωπος (see the textual note on 3:12).

Uncertain How the curse of 3:10 follows from the citation, and how Habakkuk 2:4 is used in 3:11, are not spelled out here (see the notes on Romans 1:17). No lean is taken here.