¹⁹ Why, then, was the law given at all? It was added because of transgressions^(A) until the Seed^(B) to whom the promise referred had come. The law was given through angels^(C) and entrusted to a mediator.^(D)

⁴ Christ is the culmination of the law^(A) so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.^(B)

¹⁵ because the law brings wrath.^(A) And where there is no law there is no transgression.^(B)