Gal 3:19-29 | ESV | STEP | Why then the law ? It was added because of transgressions , until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made , and it was put in place through angels by an intermediary .

Galatians 3:19-29

19 Why then the law? ^aIt was added because of transgressions, ^buntil the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made, and it was ^cput in place through angels ^dby an intermediary. 20 Now ^ean intermediary implies more than one, but ^fGod is one.

21 Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For ^gif a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law. 22 But the Scripture ^himprisoned everything under sin, so that ⁱthe promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given ^jto those who believe.

23 Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, ^kimprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. 24 So then, ^lthe law was our ^mguardian until Christ came, ⁿin order that we might be justified by faith. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, 26 for in Christ Jesus ^oyou are all sons of God, through faith. 27 For as many of you as ^pwere baptized ^qinto Christ have ^rput on Christ. 28 ^sThere is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave ^{▼▼Greek bondservant} nor free, ^uthere is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And ^vif you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, ^wheirs according to promise.