Galatians 3:19

KJV

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.

— Galatians 3:19, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Galatians Chapter 3 connects to 10 cross-references. You foolish Galatians! Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith? Abraham believed God and it was counted as righteousness. The scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith and preached …

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Other Translations

ASV

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.

YLT

Why, then, the law? on account of the transgressions it was added, till the seed might come to which the promise hath been made, having been set in order through messengers in the hand of a mediator--

BBE

What then is the law? It was an addition made because of sin, till the coming of the seed to whom the undertaking had been given; and it was ordered through angels by the hand of a go-between.

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