Galatians 3:19 - New Revised Standard Version

¹⁹ Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring would come to whom the promise had been made; and it was ordained through angels by a mediator.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁹ Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ What then was the purpose of the Law? It was added [later on, after the promise, to disclose and expose to men their guilt] because of transgressions and [to make men more conscious of the sinfulness] of sin; and it was intended to be in effect until the Seed (the Descendant, the Heir) should come, to and concerning Whom the promise had been made. And it [the Law] was arranged and ordained and appointed through the instrumentality of angels [and was given] by the hand (in the person) of a go-between [Moses, an intermediary person between God and man].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁹ What then is the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise hath been made; and it was ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator.

Common English Bible

¹⁹ So why was the Law given? It was added because of offenses, until the descendant would come to whom the promise had been made. It was put in place through angels by the hand of a mediator.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ Why, then, was there a law? It was established because of transgressions, until the offspring would arrive, to whom he made the promise, ordained by Angels through the hand of a mediator.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁹ Why then was the law? It was set because of transgressions, until the seed should come, to whom he made the promise, being ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

Galatians 3:19 Tagairtí Cros

Psalm 106:23

Therefore he said he would destroy them— had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, to turn away his wrath from destroying them.

Leviticus 15:32

This is the ritual for those who have a discharge: for him who has an emission of semen, becoming unclean thereby,

Luke 16:31

He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’ ”

John 1:17

The law indeed was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

John 15:22

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.

Acts 7:38

He is the one who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors; and he received living oracles to give to us.

Acts 7:53

You are the ones that received the law as ordained by angels, and yet you have not kept it.”

Romans 2:13

For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous in God's sight, but the doers of the law who will be justified.

Romans 4:15

For the law brings wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there violation.

Galatians 3:16

Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring; it does not say, “And to offsprings,” as of many; but it says, “And to your offspring,” that is, to one person, who is Christ.

Deuteronomy 33:2

He said: The Lord came from Sinai, and dawned from Seir upon us; he shone forth from Mount Paran. With him were myriads of holy ones; at his right, a host of his own.

Deuteronomy 5:5

(At that time I was standing between the Lord and you to declare to you the words of the Lord; for you were afraid because of the fire and did not go up the mountain.) And he said:

Hebrews 2:2

For if the message declared through angels was valid, and every transgression or disobedience received a just penalty,

Hebrews 2:5

Now God did not subject the coming world, about which we are speaking, to angels.