Galatians 3:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.”
Galatians 3:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Galatians 3:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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Galatians 3:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, confined for the faith which should afterwards be revealed.”
Galatians 3:23 — World English Bible
Galatians 3:23 ASV — 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.”
Galatians 3:23 — American Standard Version
Galatians 3:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And before the coming of the faith, under law we were being kept, shut up to the faith about to be revealed,”
Galatians 3:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Galatians 3:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But before faith came, we were guarded under law, shut up to faith [which was] about to be revealed.”
Galatians 3:23 — Darby Translation
Galatians 3:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But before faith came, we were kept vnder the Law, as vnder a garison, and shut vp vnto that faith, which should afterward be reueiled.”
Galatians 3:23 — Geneva Bible
Galatians 3:23 in Context — Galatians 3
21 La loi est-elle donc contre les promesses de Dieu? Loin de là! S’il eût été donné une loi qui pût procurer la vie, la justice viendrait réellement de la loi.
22 Mais l’Écriture a tout renfermé sous le péché, afin que ce qui avait été promis fût donné par la foi en Jésus-Christ à ceux qui croient.
23 Avant que la foi vînt, nous étions enfermés sous la garde de la loi, en vue de la foi qui devait être révélée.
24 Ainsi la loi a été comme un pédagogue pour nous conduire à Christ, afin que nous fussions justifiés par la foi.
25 La foi étant venue, nous ne sommes plus sous ce pédagogue.
What Does Galatians 3:23 Mean?
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