American Standard Version
"But before faith came, we were kept in ward under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. "
— Galatians 3:23, American Standard Version
“But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.”
“But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, confined for the faith which should afterwards be revealed.”
“Sons of God Are Heirs of Promise Now before faith came we were held in custody under the law, being kept as prisoners until the coming faith would be revealed.”
“But before the faith came, we were kept under the law shut up, unto that faith which was to be revealed.”
“But before faith came, we were kept in prison under the law, waiting for the revelation of the faith which was to come.”
“But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.”
Now a mediator is not a mediator of one; but God is one.
Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could make alive, verily righteousness would have been of the law.
But the scripture shut up all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
But before faith came, we were kept in ward under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
So that the law is become our tutor to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
But now that faith is come, we are no longer under a tutor.
For ye are all sons of God, through faith, in Christ Jesus.