Galatians 3:19-29

New King James Version

Purpose of the Law

¹⁹ What purpose then does the law serve? ^(A)It was added because of transgressions, till the ^(B)Seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ^(C)appointed through angels by the hand ^(D)of a mediator. ²⁰ Now a mediator does not mediate for one only, ^(E)but God is one.

²¹ Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could have given life, truly righteousness would have been by the law. ²² But the Scripture has confined ^(F)all under sin, ^(G)that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. ²³ But before faith came, we were kept under guard by the law, ^[a]kept for the faith which would afterward be revealed. ²⁴ Therefore ^(H)the law was our ^[b]tutor to bring us to Christ, ^(I)that we might be justified by faith. ²⁵ But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.

Sons and Heirs

²⁶ For you ^(J)are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. ²⁷ For ^(K)as many of you as were baptized into Christ ^(L)have put on Christ. ^28 (M)There is neither Jew nor Greek, ^(N)there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all ^(O)one in Christ Jesus. ²⁹ And ^(P)if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s ^(Q)seed, and ^(R)heirs according to the promise.