Galatians 3:21
19 Why 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.
20 A mediator is unnecessary, however, for only one party; but God is one.
Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.
22 But the Scripture pronounces all things confined by sin, so that by faith in Jesus Christ the promise might be given to those who believe.
23 Before this faith came, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.
- KJV
- Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.
- WEB
- Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could make alive, most certainly righteousness would have been of the law.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- [Is] then the law against the promises of God? Far be the thought. For if a law had been given able to quicken, then indeed righteousness were on the principle of law;
- BLB
- [Is] the law, therefore, contrary to the promises of God? Never may it be! For if a law were given being able to make alive, then righteousness indeed would have been from out of the law.
- ÅB
- Er da loven imot Guds løfter? Langt derifra! for var det gitt noen lov som kunne gjøre levende, da kom rettferdigheten virkelig av loven;
- OTB
- Er da loven imot Guds løfter? Slett ikke! For hvis det var gitt en lov som kunne gi liv, da ville rettferdigheten virkelig være av loven.
- B1930
- Er da loven imot Guds løfter? Langt derifra! for var det gitt nogen lov som kunde gjøre levende, da kom rettferdigheten virkelig av loven;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Galatians 2:21
I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, Christ died for nothing.
Read in contextRomans 9:31
but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.
Read in contextRomans 3:20–22
Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.
Read in contextGalatians 2:19
For through the law I died to the law so that I might live to God.
Read in contextRomans 10:3–6
Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
Read in contextRomans 7:7–13
What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, “Do not covet.”
Read in contextGalatians 2:17
But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ a minister of sin? Certainly not!
Read in contextRomans 3:31
Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law.
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