Galatians 3:21-23

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²¹ So is the Law in conflict with the promises of God? Of course not! For if a law had been given that could give us life, then certainly righteousness would come through the Law. ²² But the Scripture has captured everything by means of sin’s net, so that what was promised by the faithfulness of^[a] the Messiah^[b] might be granted to those who believe. ²³ Now before faith came about, we were held in custody and confined under the Law in preparation for the faith that was to be revealed.