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Galatians 3:22–24

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22But the Scripture nimprisoned everything under sin, so that othe promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given pto those who believe.

23Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, qimprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. 24So then, rthe law was our sguardian until Christ came, tin order that we might be justified by faith.

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Cross references

  1. nRom. 11:32; See Rom. 3:9
  2. oRom. 4:16
  3. pSee Acts 10:43
  4. q[1 Pet. 1:5]
  5. r[Matt. 5:17; Rom. 10:4; Col. 2:17; Heb. 9:9, 10]
  6. s1 Cor. 4:15 (Gk.)
  7. tver. 11; See ch. 2:16

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.

Before the coming of this faith, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until the faith that was to come would be revealed. So the law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be justified by faith.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin’s power, so that the promise might be given on the basis of faith in Jesus Christ to those who believe. Before this faith came, we were confined under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith was revealed. The law, then, was our guardian until Christ, so that we could be justified by faith.

NLTNew Living Translation

But the Scriptures declare that we are all prisoners of sin, so we receive God’s promise of freedom only by believing in Jesus Christ.

Before the way of faith in Christ was available to us, we were placed under guard by the law. We were kept in protective custody, so to speak, until the way of faith was revealed.

Let me put it another way. The law was our guardian until Christ came; it protected us until we could be made right with God through faith.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But the scripture imprisoned all under sin, in order that the promise could be given by faith in Jesus Christ to those who believe.

But before faith came, we were detained under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith was revealed. So then, the law became our guardian until Christ, in order that we could be justified by faith.

KJV 1900King James Version

But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.