Galatians 3:7

Know ye Better indic. -Ye know then". So in Philippians 4:15, where the punctuation in some copies of A.V. perverts the sense.

they which are of faith This form of expression is common in Classical Greek. It means, -they who come from, and so belong to"; especially of persons who range themselves as members of a party or adherents of a cause. The antithesis to -those who are of faith" is -those who are of the Law", Romans 2:8, or -of the works of the Law", Galatians 3:10.

the same Rather, these, and none others.

the children of Abraham This was the boast of the Jews, "We have Abraham to our father", John 8:39: comp. Matthew 3:9. St Paul here adopts the same argument which our Lord used, "If ye were the children of Abraham, ye would do the works of Abraham". He exercised faith in the word and promise of God. They alone -who have obtained like precious faith" are the true sons of Abraham.