Galatians 3:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

Then

Romans 3:1

Romans 7:7

It was added

Till

Galatians 3:16

Galatians 4:1

By

Deuteronomy 33:2

Acts 7:53

Hebrews 2:2

General references

Deuteronomy 5:3

Bible References

Then

What then is the advantage of the Jew? Or what is the benefit of circumcision?

What will we say then? The law is sin? May it not happen! Yet I did not know sin except through law. For likewise I would not have known lust, if the law did not say, Thou shall not covet.

It was added

Is the law therefore against the promises of God? May it not happen! For if a law was given that could make alive, truly righteousness would be from law.

And what great nation is there that has statutes and ordinances so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?

He shows his word to Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.

And he said to him, If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if some man would rise from the dead.

Think not that I will accuse you to the Father. The man who accuses you is Moses, in whom ye have hoped.

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.

For the hearers of the law are not righteous with God, but the doers of the law will be made righteous.

Now we know that as many things as the law says, it says to those in the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become accountable to God.

For the law works wrath. For where there is no law, neither is there transgression.

And the law entered so that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace was more abundant,

What will we say then? The law is sin? May it not happen! Yet I did not know sin except through law. For likewise I would not have known lust, if the law did not say, Thou shall not covet.

But we know that the law is good, if any man uses it lawfully,

Till

Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, And to the seeds, as of many, but as of one, And to thy seed, who is Christ.

But I say the heir, for as long a time as he is a child, differs nothing from a bondman though he is lord of all.

By

And he said, LORD came from Sinai, and rose from Seir to them. He shined forth from mount Paran, and he came from the ten thousands of holy ones. At his right hand was a fiery law for them.

who received the law at directions of heavenly agents, and did not keep it.

For if the word spoken through heavenly agents became certain, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward,

General references

LORD did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.