Galatians 3:23 KJV — MannaFest

Galatians 3:23

But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

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ASV

But before faith came, we were kept in ward under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

WEB

Before this faith came, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.

YLT

And before the coming of the faith, under law we were being kept, shut up to the faith about to be revealed,

DBT

But before faith came, we were guarded under law, shut up to faith [which was] about to be revealed.

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Galatians — Paul's gospel defended against a different gospel. Biography, then argument, then ethics — the Magna Carta of Christian liberty.

Author: Paul (1:1), no co-sender
Date: c. AD 48–49 (south-Galatia view) or c. AD 53–55 (north-Galatia view)

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Romans 7:6
But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
Romans 6:14
For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
Galatians 5:18
But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
Galatians 3:22
But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
Galatians 3:24–25
Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

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faith--namely, that just mentioned (Ga 3:22), of which Christ is the object. kept--Greek, "kept in ward": the effect of the "shutting up" (Ga 3:22; Ro 7:6). unto--"with a view to the faith," &c. We were, in a manner, morally forced to it, so that there remained to us no refuge but faith.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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