Gal 3:23-24 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Gal 3:23-29: 3:23-29 Paul contrasts the condition of God’s people under the law before Christ with their condition now under Christ. 3:23 Because sin had imprisoned us (3:22 ), the law was a guard , keeping God’s people in protective custody . . . until the way of faith in Christ was revealed . It made God’s requirements explicit, and thus highlights the need for a Savior. The law also restrains sin by making the consequences of sin explicit.

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‏ Galatians 3:23-24

Summary for Gal 3:23-29: 3:23-29 ^a Paul contrasts the condition of God’s people under the law before Christ with their condition now under Christ. 3:23 ^b Because sin had imprisoned us (3:22 ^c), the law was a guard, keeping God’s people in protective custody . . . until the way of faith in Christ was revealed. It made God’s requirements explicit, and thus highlights the need for a Savior. The law also restrains sin by making the consequences of sin explicit.
3:24 ^d The law is like a child’s guardian (Greek paidagōgos, “tutor”). In Greco-Roman culture, a guardian was a faithful slave responsible for training and protecting the heir until he came of age.