Galatians 3:21-23

American Standard Version

²¹ Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could make alive, verily righteousness would have been of the law. ²² But the scripture shut up all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

²³ But before faith came, we were kept in ward under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.