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

Acts 7:53

Hebrews 2:2

Bible References

Then

What special privilege, then, has a Jew? Or, what benefit does circumcision confer?

What are we then to conclude? Is the law sin? Of course not! Yet, if it had not been for the law, I should not have learned what sin was, for I should not have known what an evil desire was, if the law had not said, "You must not have an evil desire."

It was added

Is the law then contrary to God's promises? Of course not. For if a law had been given that was able to impart life, surely, then, right standing would have come through law.

Then he answered, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced, even if someone rises from the dead.'"

Do not be thinking that I am going to accuse you to the Father. You have your accuser; it is Moses on whom you have set your hopes!

"If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. But now the fact is, they have no excuse for their sin.

For merely hearing the law read does not make men upright with God, but men who practice the law will be recognized as upright.

Now we know that everything the law says is spoken to those who are under its authority, that every mouth may be stopped and the whole world be held responsible to God.

For the law results in wrath alone, but where there is no law, there can be no violation of it.

Then law crept in to multiply the offense. Though sin has multiplied, yet God's favor has surpassed it and overflowed,

Indeed, I know that the law is an excellent thing, if a man makes a lawful use of it;

Till

Now the promises were made to Abraham and his descendant. It does not say, "and to your descendants," in the plural, but in the singular, "and to your descendant," that is, Christ.

I mean this: As long as the heir is under age he is not a whit better off than a slave, although he is heir of all the property,

By

you who received the law by order of the angels, and yet you did not obey it!"

For if the message spoken through angels proved to be valid, and every violation and infraction of it had its adequate penalty,