Galatians 3:19-29 - The Addition Of The Law
19 "To what purpose then was the law?" it was added as a check to transgressors, till the offspring should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels with the intervention of a mediator. 20 now a mediator supposes two parties, of which God is but one. 21 Is the law then opposite to the promises? by no means. for if there had been a law given, which could have given life, certainly justification should have been by the law. 22 but the scripture has declar'd all guilty of sin, that the blessing promised on condition of faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. 23 but before faith came, we were shut up together as prisoners under the custody of the law, 'till faith was to be revealed. 24 so that the law was our school-master to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 25 but now faith being come, we are no longer under a pedagogue. 26 for you are all the sons of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
27 for as many of you as have been baptized into christianity, have been invested as christians. 28 there is now no distinction of Jew or Greek, of bond or free, of male or female: for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 and if you belong to Christ, you are Abraham's offspring, and his heirs by virtue of the promise.