For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for it is not by measure that he gives the Spirit;
Galatians 3:23 - Revised Standard Version Now before faith came, we were confined under the law, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now before the faith came, we were perpetually guarded under the Law, kept in custody in preparation for the faith that was destined to be revealed (unveiled, disclosed), American Standard Version (1901) But before faith came, we were kept in ward under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. Common English Bible Before faith came, we were guarded under the Law, locked up until faith that was coming would be revealed, Catholic Public Domain Version But before the faith arrived, we were preserved by being enclosed under the law, unto that faith which was to be revealed. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But before the faith came, we were kept under the law shut up, unto that faith which was to be revealed. |
For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for it is not by measure that he gives the Spirit;
For God has consigned all men to disobedience, that he may have mercy upon all.
Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God.
Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made; and it was ordained by angels through an intermediary.
These all died in faith, not having received what was promised, but having seen it and greeted it from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.