Galatians 3:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Before this faith came, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.”
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“Before this faith came, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.”
King James Version · Public Domain“But before faith came, we were kept in ward under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And before the coming of the faith, under law we were being kept, shut up to the faith about to be revealed,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Galatians 3:23 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Luke 10:23Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
- Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
- Romans 6:14For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
- Romans 11:32For God has consigned everyone to disobedience so that He may have mercy on everyone.
- 1 Corinthians 9:20To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law.
- Galatians 3:19Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.
- Galatians 3:24So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
- Galatians 4:1What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he is the owner of everything.
- Galatians 4:21Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand what the law says?
- Galatians 5:18But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
- Hebrews 11:13All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
- Hebrews 11:39These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.
- Hebrews 12:2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
- 1 Peter 1:11trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
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