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^(C1)Brothers and sisters, ^(C2)I speak ^(F1)in terms of human relations: ^(C3)even though it is only a man's ^(F2)covenant, yet when it has been ratified, no one sets it aside or adds ^(F3)conditions to it.

Now the promises were spoken ^(C1)to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, "And to seeds," as one would in referring to many, but rather as in referring to one, "^(C2)And to your seed," that is, Christ.

What I am saying is this: the Law, which came ^(C1)430 years later, does not invalidate a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify the promise.

For ^(C1)if the inheritance is ^(F1)based on law, it is no longer ^(F1)based on a promise; but ^(C2)God has granted it to Abraham by means of a promise.