New American Standard Bible 2020

Galatians 3:21-28

21Is the LawG3551 thenG3767 contraryG2596 to the promisesG1860 of GodG2316? 1 2FarG3361 fromG3361 it! For 3ifG1487 a lawG3551 had been givenG1325 that was ableG1410 to impartG2227 lifeG2227, then righteousnessG1343 4would indeedG3689 have beenG1510 5basedG1537 on lawG3551. 22But the ScriptureG1124 has 6confinedG4788 7everyoneG3956 underG5259 sinG266, soG2443 thatG2443 the promiseG1860 by faithG4102 in JesusG2424 ChristG5547 might be givenG1325 to thoseG3588 who believeG4100.

23But beforeG4253 faithG4102 cameG2064, 8we were keptG5432 inG5432 custodyG5432 underG5259 the LawG3551, 9being confinedG4788 for the faithG4102 that was destinedG3195 to be revealedG601. 24ThereforeG5620 the LawG3551 has becomeG1096 our 10 11guardianG3807 to lead us to ChristG5547, soG2443 thatG2443 12we may be justifiedG1344 by faithG4102. 25But nowG1161 that faithG4102 has comeG2064, we are noG3765 longerG3765 underG5259 a 13 14guardianG3807. 26For you are allG3956 15sonsG5207 and daughters of GodG2316 throughG1223 faithG4102 in 16ChristG5547 JesusG2424. 27For allG3745 of you whoG3745 were 17baptizedG907 into ChristG5547 have 18clothedG1746 yourselves with ChristG5547. 28 19ThereG1762 isG1762 neitherG3756 G1762 JewG2453 norG3761 GreekG1672, thereG1762 isG1762 neitherG3756 G1762 slaveG1401 norG3761 freeG1658, thereG1762 isG1762 20neitherG3756 G1762 maleG733 norG2532 femaleG2338; for 21you are allG3956 oneG1520 in 22ChristG5547 JesusG2424.

Notes

1. Galatians 3:21 Lit May it never happen! ↩
2. Galatians 3:21 Luke 20:16; Gal 2:17 ↩
3. Galatians 3:21 Gal 2:21 ↩
4. Galatians 3:21 Or would indeed be ↩
5. Galatians 3:21 Lit out of, from ↩
6. Galatians 3:22 Rom 11:32 ↩
7. Galatians 3:22 Lit all things ↩
8. Galatians 3:23 I.e., the Jews ↩
9. Galatians 3:23 Rom 11:32 ↩
10. Galatians 3:24 I.e., children’s escort and supervisor ↩
11. Galatians 3:24 1 Cor 4:15 ↩
12. Galatians 3:24 Gal 2:16 ↩
13. Galatians 3:25 See note v 24 ↩
14. Galatians 3:25 1 Cor 4:15 ↩
15. Galatians 3:26 Rom 8:14; Gal 4:5 ↩
16. 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 ↩
17. Galatians 3:27 Matt 28:19; Rom 6:3; 1 Cor 10:2 ↩
18. Galatians 3:27 Rom 13:14 ↩
19. Galatians 3:28 Rom 3:22; 1 Cor 12:13; Col 3:11 ↩
20. Galatians 3:28 Lit not male and female ↩
21. Galatians 3:28 John 17:11; Eph 2:15 ↩
22. 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 ↩