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

Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision?

What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, "You shall not covet."

It was added

Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law.

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

He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and rules to Israel.

He said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.'"

Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you: Moses, on whom you have set your hope.

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

For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified.

Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God.

For the law brings wrath, but where there is no law there is no transgression.

Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,

Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it lawfully,

Till

Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, "And to offsprings," referring to many, but referring to one, "And to your offspring," who is Christ.

I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything,

By

He said, "The LORD came from Sinai and dawned from Seir upon us; he shone forth from Mount Paran; he came from the ten thousands of holy ones, with flaming fire at his right hand.

you who received the law as delivered by angels and did not keep it."

For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution,

General references

Not with our fathers did the LORD make this covenant, but with us, who are all of us here alive today.