Bible Strands
Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul writes to the Galatian churches, who are being pressured to add circumcision and Mosaic observance to their faith in Christ. He is mid-argument, having just stated that baptism into Christ (v. 27) is what makes one Abraham's seed (v. 29).
The words — ἔνι (eni), "there is," is a present indicative of εἰμί; Paul asserts a current, realized fact rather than a future hope. The triple οὐκ…οὐδέ frame ("neither…nor") erases each boundary as if it never existed.
The thread — Colossians 3:11 repeats the same list with the same logic: "Christ is all and in all." Romans 3:29 asks whether God is the God of Gentiles too, and answers yes.
Why it lands — It asks a reader to stop using ethnic, social, or gender categories as gatekeepers to God's promise. If you belong to Christ, the sorting system is dead.
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The Greek words
King James Version
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Cross-references
- 1 Corinthians 12:12 The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ.
- Colossians 3:11 Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.
- Romans 3:29 Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,
- Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. What matters is faith expressing itself through love.
- Romans 10:12 For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,
- John 10:16 I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.
- Ephesians 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.
- Ephesians 4:4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;
- Romans 9:24 including us, whom He has called not only from the Jews, but also from the Gentiles?
- Romans 1:16 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.