Galatians 3:15 establishes the principle that a ratified covenant cannot be altered, which verse 17 then applies to God's promise.

Galatians 3:21 explicitly denies that the law opposes God's promises, reinforcing verse 17's point that the law does not nullify the covenant.

Galatians 3:20 explains the law had a mediator (Moses), contrasting with the promise given directly by God without mediation.

Galatians 3:22 shows the law's purpose was to lead to the promise by faith, reinforcing that the law does not nullify it.

Galatians 5:4 directly contrasts: those relying on law fall from grace, showing the promise-based covenant stands alone.

Romans 4:13 emphasizes the promise came apart from law, aligning with Galatians 3:17 that the law does not nullify the prior promise.

Romans 4:14 warns if law brings inheritance, promise is void; Galatians 3:17 insists law does not nullify promise, so inheritance remains by promise.

In Genesis 15:13, God foretold 400 years of affliction — part of the timeline Paul uses to show the law came after the promise.

John 8:56-58 shows Abraham rejoicing in Christ's day, linking the promise to Christ—the ultimate fulfillment not nullified by the law.

John 1:17 contrasts law through Moses with grace through Christ, illustrating Paul's point that the promise (grace) precedes and is not set aside by law.

Luke 1:68-79 celebrates God remembering His covenant with Abraham, fulfilled in Christ—showing the promise stands and is not set aside.

In Exodus 12:40, Israel's sojourn in Egypt was 430 years — the exact number Paul uses to date the law's arrival after the promise.

In Exodus 12:40, Israel's sojourn in Egypt was 430 years — the exact number Paul uses to date the law's arrival after the promise.

Genesis 17:19 specifies the covenant through Isaac, confirming the line of promise that Paul argues is not set aside by the law.

Genesis 17:8 gives the land promise as part of the same everlasting covenant, showing the enduring nature of the promise Paul highlights.

Genesis 17:7 expands the covenant as everlasting, reinforcing Paul's point that the promise is permanent and not annulled by the law.

Hebrews 6:13-18 reinforces the unchangeable nature of God's oath to Abraham, showing why later law cannot override it.

Genesis 15:18 records the covenant with Abraham that Paul references—the promise not set aside by the later law. Direct source of the covenant.

Acts 7:8 references the covenant of circumcision given to Abraham, the same covenant Paul says the law cannot annul.

Acts 26:6 refers to the promise made to our fathers, the same promise Paul insists the law cannot invalidate.

John 7:22 notes circumcision came from the fathers (Abraham) not Moses, showing the covenant predates the law as Paul argues.

Luke 1:55 recalls God's covenant with Abraham and his seed, the same promise Paul argues the law cannot annul.

Deuteronomy 5:3 says the Sinai covenant was made with that generation, not their fathers — contrasting with the earlier, enduring Abrahamic covenant.

Genesis 17:2 records God establishing the covenant with Abraham that Galatians 3:17 refers to as unbreakable by later law.

Acts 7:6 mentions the 400-year sojourn; Paul's 430 years in Galatians 3:17 likely stems from that same timeline for the promise-to-law interval.

Hebrews 7:18 says the old law is set aside; Galatians 3:17 argues the law does not set aside God's promise—a thematic contrast.

In Hebrews 11:13, the patriarchs died without receiving the promise — underscoring the long interval that made the law's later arrival irrelevant to the covenant's validity.

In Hebrews 11:39, the faithful did not receive what was promised — highlighting that the promise remained unfulfilled long after the law came.

In Hebrews 11:40, God planned a better fulfillment for us — explaining why the promise was not realized in the patriarchs' time, aligning with the delay.

Numbers 23:19 affirms God does not lie or change his mind; Galatians 3:17 relies on that same faithfulness—the promise is irrevocable.

Ephesians 2:12 mentions the 'covenants of promise' that Gentiles were once excluded from, the same promise Paul references.

In 1 Peter 1:12, the prophets served future generations — showing the promise was always for a later time, consistent with the gap.