Galatians 3:28 is the twenty-eighth verse of the third chapter in the Epistle to the Galatians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is a widely commented biblical passage among Paul's statements. It is sometimes cited in various Christian discussions about gender equality and racism. Content In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: 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. In the Berean Study Bible the text reads: There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. The original Greek, according to Westcott-Hort, Byzantine Majority and Textus Receptus, is: For a collection of other versions see BibleHub Galatians 3:28. Analysis This is literally translated "There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus". It is disputed to what extent the verse actually means to negate all differences between Jews and Greeks, women and men, and so forth. One interpretation is that conventional translations are misleading, because really the verse intends to say that all have the opportunity to become Christians, but not that social differences should be eradicated. It is also debated if the word literally translated "Greek" refers to Greeks or to all non-Jews; it is sometimes translated "gentile". Connection with other biblical passages The conventional interpretation is that the passage is part of a baptismal invocation. However, there are other minority views, one of which connects the verse to the circumcision controversy in early Christianity. New Testament scholar Bernard C. Lategan argued that a pre-Pauline origin was unlikely due to the novel and unique character of the verse. There is also a theory which links the verse to Genesis 1:27, which states that man was created in the image of God. There is also an argument that Galatians 3:28 negates Genesis 2:24, which prescribes gender differences. There are strong parallels between Galatians 3:28 and Colossians 3:11 ("Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.") and 1 Corinthians 12:13 ("For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to