Galatians 3:18
For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.
Cross-reference
Galatians 3:29 directly concludes that being Christ's makes you Abraham's offspring and heirs according to promise, tying inheritance to Christ.
Galatians 3:26 reveals that the promised inheritance comes through faith in Christ, making believers sons of God—fulfilling the promise.
Galatians 3:16 identifies the offspring of the promise as Christ, grounding Paul's claim that inheritance comes through promise to Christ.
In Galatians 3:12, Paul similarly contrasts law (doing) with faith, showing law and promise are mutually exclusive ways of receiving inheritance.
Galatians 3:10 states those relying on the law are under a curse, contrasting with inheritance by promise in verse 18.
In Galatians 2:21, Paul argues righteousness cannot come by law or Christ died in vain—parallel to inheritance not by law but by promise.
Romans 4:13-16 expands the same argument: the promise to Abraham depends on faith, not law, so inheritance is by grace.
Hebrews 6:12-15 describes Abraham patiently obtaining the promise, reinforcing that inheritance comes by promise, not law.
Luke 1:73 cites God's oath to Abraham, the very promise Paul grounds inheritance in — shows the promise is central.
Micah 7:20 affirms God's faithfulness to Abraham, showing the promise Paul cites is a consistent OT theme.
Psalm 105:42 explicitly says God remembered his holy promise to Abraham, confirming the reliability of the promise Paul refers to.
Psalm 105:6-12 recounts God's covenant with Abraham, promising the land—this is the OT basis for Paul's argument about inheritance by promise.
Luke 10:25 asks what to 'do' to inherit eternal life — directly contrasts with Paul's point that inheritance is by promise, not works.
Genesis 17:2 records God's covenant to multiply Abraham — the foundational promise Paul contrasts with law-based inheritance.
Romans 4:14 reinforces that inheritance by law nullifies the promise, echoing Paul's contrast between law and promise in Galatians 3:18.
Genesis 22:18 promises blessing to all nations through Abraham's offspring — the promise Paul says is the basis of inheritance.
Genesis 21:10 shows Sarah insisting Isaac, not Ishmael, is heir — a type of promise vs. law that Paul uses elsewhere.
Luke 1:72 recalls God's mercy and holy covenant with Abraham — the same covenantal promise Paul says grants inheritance apart from law.
Luke 1:55 affirms God's promise to Abraham and his offspring, directly echoing the promise-based inheritance Paul emphasizes.
Romans 8:17 speaks of believers as heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, connecting inheritance to being children of God through faith.