Galatians 3:22

Galatians 3:22

20 Now a mediator does not mediate for one only, ^abut God is one.

21 Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could have given life, truly righteousness would have been by the law.

22 But the Scripture has confined ^aall under sin, ^bthat the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

23 But before faith came, we were kept under guard by the law,¹ kept for the faith which would afterward be revealed.

24 Therefore ^athe law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, ^bthat we might be justified by faith.

25 But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.

Sons and Heirs

26 For you ^aare all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

27 For ^aas many of you as were baptized into Christ ^bhave put on Christ.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Hath shut up (sunekleisen). Did shut together. First aorist active indicative of sunkleiw, old verb to shut together, on all sides, completely as a shoal of fish in a net (Luke 5:6). So verse Galatians 3:23; Romans 11:32.

Under sin (upo amartian). See upo kataran in verse Galatians 3:10. As if the lid closed in on us over a massive chest that we could not open or as prisoners in a dungeon. He uses ta panta (the all things), the totality of everything. See Romans 3:10-19; Romans 11:32.

That (ina). God's purpose, personifying scripture again.

Might be given (doqh). First aorist passive subjunctive of didwmi with ina.

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Galatians 3:22:**

Romans 3:9
Romans 3:20
Romans 11:32
Galatians 3:8
Galatians 3:23
Hebrews 9:10

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