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
It was added
Bible References
Then
Romans 3:1
Then what advantage has the Jew, or what is the value of circumcision?
Romans 7:7
What shall we say, then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have known what sin was except through the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, "You shall not covet."
It was added
Galatians 3:21
Is the law then opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given which could impart life, then righteousness would indeed have come by the law.
Luke 16:31
He said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced if some one should rise from the dead.'"
John 5:45
Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; it is Moses who accuses you, on whom you set your hope.
John 15:22
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.
Romans 2:13
For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous in the sight of God, but the doers of the law who will be justified.
Romans 3:19
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped and the whole world may be held accountable to God.
Romans 4:15
because the law brings wrath, for where there is no law there is no transgression.
Romans 5:20
Law came in, that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,
Romans 7:7
What shall we say, then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have known what sin was except through the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, "You shall not covet."
1 Timothy 1:8
But we know that the Law is good, if one uses it lawfully,
Till
Galatians 3:16
Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, "And to seeds," as referring to many, but rather to one, "And to your seed," that is, Christ.
Galatians 4:1
I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, although he is the owner of all the estate;
By
Acts 7:53
you who received the law as delivered by angels, and yet did not keep it."
Hebrews 2:2
For if the message spoken by angels was valid, and every transgression and disobedience received a just punishment,