New American Standard Bible 1995

Galatians 3:19-25

19WhyΤίTiG5101the Lawνόμος;nomosG3551thenοὖνounG3767?It was addedπροσετέθηprosetethēG4369becauseχάρινcharinG5484of transgressionsπαραβάσεωνparabaseōnG3847, having beenordainedδιαταγεὶςdiatageisG1299throughδι᾽di᾽G1223angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32by theagencyχειρὶcheiriG5495of a mediatorμεσίτου.mesitouG3316,untilἄχριςachrisG891the seedσπέρμαspermaG4690would comeἔλθῃelthēG2064to whomG3739the promiseἐπήγγελται,epēngeltaiG1861had been madeG1861.

20NowδὲdeG1161a mediatorμεσίτηςmesitēsG3316is notfor oneἑνὸςhenosG1520party only;whereasδὲdeG1161GodθεὸςtheosG2316is onlyoneεἷςheisG1520.

21Is the LawνόμοςnomosG3551thenοὖνounG3767contraryκατὰkataG2596to the promisesἐπαγγελιῶνepangeliōnG1860of Godθεοῦ;theouG2316?May it neverμὴmēG3361be! ForifεἰeiG1487a lawνόμοςnomosG3551had been givenἐδόθηedothēG1325which was ableδυνάμενοςdunamenosG1410to impartG2227lifeζῳοποιῆσαι,zōopoiēsaiG2227,then righteousnessδικαιοσύνη·dikaiosunēG1343would indeedὄντωςontōsG3689have beenἦνēnG1510basedἐκekG1537on lawνόμουnomouG3551.

22But the ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124hasshutσυνέκλεισενsunekleisenG4788upeveryoneπάνταpantaG3956underὑπὸhupoG5259sinἁμαρτίαν,hamartianG266,soἵναinaG2443that the promiseἐπαγγελίαepangeliaG1860by faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547might be givenδοθῇdothēaG1325to thoseG3588who believeπιστεύουσιν.¶pisteuousinG4100.

23But beforeΠρὸProG4253faithπίστινpistinG4102cameἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064,we were keptG5432in custodyG5432underὑπὸhupoG5259the lawνόμονnomonG3551,being shutσυγκλειόμενοιsugkleiomenoiG4788up to the faithπίστινpistinG4102which was laterμέλλουσανmellousanG3195to be revealedἀποκαλυφθῆναι.apokaluphthēnaiG601.

24ThereforeὥστεhōsteG5620the LawνόμοςnomosG3551has becomeγέγονενgegonenG1096ourtutorπαιδαγωγὸςpaidagōgosG3807to lead usto ChristΧριστόν,ChristonG5547,soἵναinaG2443thatwe may be justifiedδικαιωθῶμεν·dikaiōthōmenG1344by faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102.

25But nowδὲdeG1161that faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102has comeἐλθούσηςelthousēsG2064,we are noG3765longerG3765underὑπὸhupoG5259atutorπαιδαγωγόνpaidagōgonG3807.

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