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Galatians 3:19-21
New American Standard Bible 1995
Galatians 3:19-21
New American Standard Bible 1995
19 (A)Why the Law then? It was added [a]because of transgressions, having been (B)ordained through angels (C)by the [b]agency of a mediator, until (D)the seed would come to whom the promise had been made. 20 Now (E)a mediator is not [c]for one party only; whereas God is only one. 21 Is the Law then contrary to the promises of God? (F)May it never be! For (G)if a law had been given which was able to impart life, then righteousness [d]would indeed have been [e]based on law.
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- Galatians 3:19 Or for the sake of defining
- Galatians 3:19 Lit hand
- Galatians 3:20 Lit of one
- Galatians 3:21 Or would indeed be
- Galatians 3:21 Lit out of, from
Galatians 3:19-21
New International Version
Galatians 3:19-21
New International Version
19 Why, then, was the law given at all? It was added because of transgressions(A) until the Seed(B) to whom the promise referred had come. The law was given through angels(C) and entrusted to a mediator.(D) 20 A mediator,(E) however, implies more than one party; but God is one.
21 Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not!(F) For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.(G)
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