Clothed with Christ, and one in Christ (3:26–29)

Says Galatians 3:26 reads πάντες γὰρ υἱοὶ θεοῦ ἐστε διὰ τῆς πίστεως ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ (pantes gar huioi theou este dia tēs pisteōs en Christō Iēsou). As grammar, ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ can be taken with τῆς πίστεως or with υἱοὶ θεοῦ ἐστε; the BSB renders “through faith in Christ Jesus”.

Uncertain Burton (p. 202) argues “That ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ does not limit πίστεως is evident because Paul rarely employs ἐν after πίστις”, and Lightfoot (p. 149) paraphrases, “are sons of God by your faith, sons of God in Christ Jesus.” No lean is taken here.

Says In 3:27 ὅσοι γὰρ εἰς Χριστὸν ἐβαπτίσθητε, Χριστὸν ἐνεδύσασθε (hosoi gar eis Christon ebaptisthēte Christon enedysasthe); Abbott-Smith lists this verse for the middle of ἐνδύω, “to put on oneself, be clothed with”. In 3:28 οὐκ ἔνι (ἔνι, “is in, has place, can be”) is said three times, but the third pair is ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ (arsen kai thēly, “male and female”), the BSB’s “male nor female”; then πάντες γὰρ ὑμεῖς εἷς ἐστε ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, with εἷς masculine.

Says Galatians 3:29 closes ἄρα τοῦ Ἀβραὰμ σπέρμα ἐστέ, κατ’ ἐπαγγελίαν κληρονόμοι (ara tou Abraam sperma este kat’ epangelian klēronomoi).

Implies All who are in Christ through faith are sons of God and, with the singular σπέρμα of 3:16, Abraham’s seed and heirs.

Uncertain What baptism “into Christ” denotes is not defined here. No lean is taken here.