18For if the inheritance is 3:18 Lit out of, frombased on law, it is no longer 3:18 Lit out of, frombased on a promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by means of a promise.
18For if the inheritance [of what was promised] is based on [observing] the Law [as these false teachers claim], it is no longer based on a promise; however, God granted it to Abraham [as a gift] by virtue of His promise.
18The great gift that God has for us does not depend on the law. If it did, it would no longer depend on the promise. But God gave it to Abraham as a free gift through a promise.