23And before the coming of the faith, under law we were being kept, shut up to the faith about to be revealed,
23And before the coming of the faith, under law we were being kept, shut up to the faith about to be revealed,
20 and the mediator is not of one, and God is one —
21 the law, then, is against the promises of God? — let it not be! for if a law was given that was able to make alive, truly by law there would have been the righteousness,
22 but the Writing did shut up the whole under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ may be given to those believing.
23 And before the coming of the faith, under law we were being kept, shut up to the faith about to be revealed,
24 so that the law became our child-conductor — to Christ, that by faith we may be declared righteous,
25 and the faith having come, no more under a child-conductor are we,
3:23But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
3:23Before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.
3:23But before the faith came, we were kept under the law shut up, unto that faith which was to be revealed.
3:23But before faith came, we were kept in ward under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
3:23But before faith came, we were guarded under law, shut up to faith which was about to be revealed.
3:23But before faith came, we were kept in ward under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
3:23But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up to the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
3:23But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, confined for the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
3:23But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up to the faith which should afterwards be revealed.