Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise was made would come. The law was put into effect through angels by means of a mediator.

Now I say that as long as the heir is a child, he differs in no way from a slave, though he is the owner of everything.

keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him endured a cross and despised the shame and has sat down at the right hand of God’s throne.

Under

When the time came to completion, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

Now we know that whatever the law says speaks to those who are subject to the law,

so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world may become subject to God’s judgment.

For sin will not rule over you, because you are not under law but under grace.

To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win Jews; to those under the law, like one under the law—though I myself am not under the law—to win those under the law.

The faith

Then turning to His disciples He said privately, “The eyes that see the things you see are blessed!

These all died in faith without having received the promises, but they saw them from a distance, greeted them, and confessed that they were foreigners and temporary residents on the earth.

They inquired into what time or what circumstances the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when He testified in advance to the messianic sufferings

and the glories that would follow.