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 does the Jew have? Or what is the profit of circumcision?

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? May it never be! However, I wouldn't have known sin, except through the law. For I wouldn't have known coveting, unless the law had said, "You shall not covet."

It was added

Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could make alive, most certainly righteousness would have been of the law.

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.

"He said to him, 'If they don't listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if one rises from the dead.'"

"Don't think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you, even Moses, on whom you have set your hope.

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 it isn't the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified

Now we know that whatever things the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be closed, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God.

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

The law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace abounded more exceedingly;

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

Till

Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He doesn't say, "To seeds," as of many, but as of one, "To your seed," which is Christ.

But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a bondservant, though he is lord of all;

By

He said, "Yahweh came from Sinai, And rose from Seir to them. He shone forth from Mount Paran. He came from the ten thousands of holy ones. At his right hand was a fiery law for them.

You received the law as it was ordained by angels, and didn't keep it!"

For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense;

General references

Yahweh didn't make this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.