Galatians 3:15 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Brethren, as a man I say [it], even of man a confirmed covenant no one doth make void or doth add to,

English ASV

Brethren, I speak after the manner of men: Though it be but a mans covenant, yet when it hath been confirmed, no one maketh it void, or addeth thereto.

English Amplified

To speak in terms of human relations, brethren, [if] even a man makes a last will and testament (a merely human covenant), no one sets it aside or makes it void or adds to it when once it has been drawn up and signed (ratified, confirmed).

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

To speak in terms of human relations, brethren, [if] even a man makes a last will and testament (a merely human covenant), no one sets it aside or makes it void or adds to it when once it has been drawn up and signed (ratified, confirmed).

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Brothers and sisters, I’m using a human illustration. No one sets aside or makes additions to a validated human will.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Brethren, (I speak according to man,) even man's confirmed covenant no one sets aside, or adds other dispositions to.

English EASY 2024

My Christian friends, I will use an example from our lives. Two people may make an agreement together and they both agree to it properly. If they do that, nobody else can change that agreement. Nobody can take away its authority.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Brothers and sisters, let me give you an example from everyday life: Think about an agreement that one person makes with another. After that agreement is made official, no one can stop it or add anything to it, and no one can ignore it.

To give a human example, brothers: even with a man-made covenant, no one annuls it or adds to it once it has been ratified.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

My friends, I am going to use an everyday example: when two people agree on a matter and sign an agreement, no one can break it or add anything to it.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Brothers and sisters, let me use an example from everyday life. No one can cancel a person's will or add conditions to it once that will is put into effect.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Brothers, I'm using a human illustration. No one sets aside even a human covenant that has been ratified, or makes additions to it.

English KJV 1611

Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.

English LSB

Brothers, I speak in human terms: even though it is only a man’s covenant, yet when it has been ratified, no one sets it aside or adds conditions to it.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Brothers, I am speaking in human terms: Though it is only a man’s covenant, yet if it is ratified, no one annuls or adds to it.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Brethren, I speak in terms of human relations: even though it is only a man's covenant, yet when it has been ratified, no one sets it aside or adds conditions to it.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Brothers, in human terms I say that no one can annul or amend even a human will once ratified.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Brothers and sisters, I offer an example from everyday life: When a covenant has been ratified, even though it is only a human contract, no one can set it aside or add anything to it.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Brothers and sisters, let me give you an example from everyday life. No one can get rid of an official agreement between people. No one can add to it. It can't be changed after it has been made. It is the same with God's covenant.

English NIV

Brothers, let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly established, so it is in this case.

English NKJ 1982

Brethren, I speak in the manner of men: Though it is only a man’s covenant, yet if it is confirmed, no one annuls or adds to it.

English NLT

Dear brothers and sisters, here's an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or amend an irrevocable agreement, so it is in this case.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Brothers and sisters, I give an example from daily life: once a person's will has been ratified, no one adds to it or annuls it.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Beloved friends, let me use an illustration that we can all understand. Technically, when a contract is signed, it can’t be changed after it has been put into effect; it’s too late to alter the agreement.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

To give a human example, brethren: no one annuls even a man's will, or adds to it, once it has been ratified.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Dear brothers, even in everyday life a promise made by one man to another, if it is written down and signed, cannot be changed. He cannot decide afterward to do something else instead.

English Tyndale 1537

Brethren I will speak after the manner of men. Though it be but a man's testament, yet no man despiseth it, or addeth any thing thereto when it is once allowed.(confrimed)

Galatians 3:15 — Compare Translations