New American Standard Bible 1995

Galatians 3:21-29

21Is the LawG3551 thenG3767 contraryG2596 to the promisesG1860 of GodG2316? 1May it neverG3361 be! For 2ifG1487 a lawG3551 had been givenG1325 which was ableG1410 to impartG2227 lifeG2227, then righteousnessG1343 3would indeedG3689 have beenG1510 4basedG1537 on lawG3551. 22But the ScriptureG1124 has 5shutG4788 up 6everyoneG3956 underG5259 sinG266, soG2443 that the promiseG1860 by faithG4102 in JesusG2424 ChristG5547 might be givenG1325 to thoseG3588 who believeG4100.

23But beforeG4253 faithG4102 cameG2064, we were keptG5432 in custodyG5432 underG5259 the lawG3551, 7being shutG4788 up to the faithG4102 which was laterG3195 to be revealedG601. 24ThereforeG5620 the LawG3551 has becomeG1096 our 8tutorG3807 to lead us to ChristG5547, soG2443 that 9we may be justifiedG1344 by faithG4102. 25But nowG1161 that faithG4102 has comeG2064, we are noG3765 longerG3765 underG5259 a 10 11tutorG3807. 26For you are allG3956 12sonsG5207 of GodG2316 throughG1223 faithG4102 in 13ChristG5547 JesusG2424. 27For allG3745 of you whoG3745 were 14baptizedG907 into ChristG5547 have 15clothedG1746 yourselves with ChristG5547. 28 16ThereG1762 is neitherG3756 G1762 JewG2453 norG3761 GreekG1672, thereG1762 is neitherG3756 G1762 slaveG1401 norG3761 freeG1658 manG1658, thereG1762 is 17neitherG3756 G1762 maleG733 norG2532 femaleG2338; for 18you are allG3956 oneG1520 in 19ChristG5547 JesusG2424. 29And ifG1487 20you 21belong to ChristG5547, thenG686 you are Abraham’sG11 22descendantsG4690, heirsG2818 accordingG2596 to 23promiseG1860.

Notes

1. Galatians 3:21 Luke 20:16; Gal 2:17 ↩
2. Galatians 3:21 Gal 2:21 ↩
3. Galatians 3:21 Or would indeed be ↩
4. Galatians 3:21 Lit out of, from ↩
5. Galatians 3:22 Rom 11:32 ↩
6. Galatians 3:22 Lit things ↩
7. Galatians 3:23 Rom 11:32 ↩
8. Galatians 3:24 1 Cor 4:15 ↩
9. Galatians 3:24 Gal 2:16 ↩
10. Galatians 3:25 Lit child-conductor ↩
11. Galatians 3:25 1 Cor 4:15 ↩
12. Galatians 3:26 Rom 8:14; Gal 4:5 ↩
13. Galatians 3:26 Rom 8:1; Gal 3:28; 4:14; 5:6, 24; Eph 1:1; Phil 1:1; Col 1:4; 1 Tim 1:12; 2 Tim 1:1; Titus 1:4 ↩
14. Galatians 3:27 Matt 28:19; Rom 6:3; 1 Cor 10:2 ↩
15. Galatians 3:27 Rom 13:14 ↩
16. Galatians 3:28 Rom 3:22; 1 Cor 12:13; Col 3:11 ↩
17. Galatians 3:28 Lit not male and female ↩
18. Galatians 3:28 John 17:11; Eph 2:15 ↩
19. Galatians 3:28 Rom 8:1; Gal 3:26; 4:14; 5:6, 24; Eph 1:1; Phil 1:1; Col 1:4; 1 Tim 1:12; 2 Tim 1:1; Titus 1:4 ↩
20. Galatians 3:29 Rom 4:13; 1 Cor 3:23 ↩
21. Galatians 3:29 Lit are Christ’s ↩
22. Galatians 3:29 Lit seed ↩
23. Galatians 3:29 Rom 9:8; Gal 3:18; 4:28 ↩