Galatians 3:23
World English Bible (WEB)
But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, confined for the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
In context
21 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.
22 But the Scripture imprisoned all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
23 But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, confined for the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
24 So that the law has become our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.
Galatians 3:23 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, confined for the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
- KJV King James Version
- But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Before this faith came, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.
- ASV 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And before the coming of the faith, under law we were being kept, shut up to the faith about to be revealed,
- DBY Darby Translation
- But before faith came, we were guarded under law, shut up to faith [which was] about to be revealed.
- WBS Webster Bible
- But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up to the faith which should afterwards be revealed.