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Pentecost Season · Proper 7 · Year C

Galatians 3:23-29

Clothed with Christ, Heirs of the Promise

June 25, 2028

The Baptism of the Eunuch, Rembrandt van Rijn
The Baptism of the Eunuch, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1626Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht
The chariot halted at the roadside, the horses still harnessed, and the kneeling official having the water poured over him there and then.As many of you as were baptised into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is no longer Jew or Greek, slave or free, male and female.Rembrandt van RijnRembrandt at twenty, painting in colours he would later give up entirely.Museum Catharijneconvent, UtrechtThe Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht.Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelLuke 8:26-39Lk 8:26-39
EpistleGal. 3:23-29Gal 3:23-29
Old Testament1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a1 Kgs 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15aAlt. OTIsa. 65:1-9Is 65:1-9
PsalterPs. 42 and 43Ps 42 and 43Alt. PsalmPs. 22:19-28Ps 22:19-28

Overview & Insights

"There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus." (Galatians 3:28)

Paul explains that the law functioned as a guardian until Christ came, and that faith in Christ now makes all believers, regardless of ethnicity, status, or sex, equally children of God and heirs of Abraham's promise. Baptism is described as being clothed with Christ.

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Commentary

Commentary on Galatians 3:23-29Commentary on Gal 3:23-29 Working Preacher

Explains the law-as-guardian image and how it sets up Paul's baptismal unity statement.

Galatians 3:23-29 CommentaryGal 3:23-29 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

A preaching angle on Paul's claim that identity in Christ overrides old social divisions.

Galatians 3 CommentaryGal 3 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse-by-verse notes on the law, the promise to Abraham, and being clothed with Christ.

Galatians 3 CommentaryGal 3 Commentary Precept Austin

A detailed evangelical verse-by-verse walk through Paul's six-part argument in the chapter.

Galatians 3:23 CommentariesGal 3:23 Commentaries BibleHub

Aggregates classic commentators on the guardian-until-Christ image.

Background & Word Study

Galatians 3:23 Greek InterlinearGal 3:23 Greek Interlinear BibleHub

Shows the Greek for paidagogos (guardian/disciplinarian), key to the verse's image.

The Church Fathers

Galatians 3 CatenaGal 3 Catena Catena

Patristic comments verse by verse on Paul's argument from the law to the promise.

Art & Music

Year C, Proper 7 Texts and Art Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt's curated artwork for each of this Sunday's readings.

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