Galatians 3:23

In 9 translations

BSB

Before this faith came, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.

KJV

But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

WEB

But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, confined for the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

ASV

But before faith came, we were kept in ward under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

LSV

And before the coming of faith, we were being kept under law, shut up to the faith about to be revealed,

YLT

And before the coming of the faith, under law we were being kept, shut up to the faith about to be revealed,

DBY

But before faith came, we were guarded under law, shut up to faith [which was] about to be revealed.

DRC

But before the faith came, we were kept under the law shut up, unto that faith which was to be revealed.

GNV

But before faith came, we were kept vnder the Law, as vnder a garison, and shut vp vnto that faith, which should afterward be reueiled.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

Πρὸ τοῦ δὲ ἐλθεῖν τὴν πίστιν ὑπὸ νόμον ἐφρουρούμεθα συγκλειόμενοι εἰς τὴν μέλλουσαν πίστιν ἀποκαλυφθῆναι.

RP2018

Πρὸ τοῦ δὲ ἐλθεῖν τὴν πίστιν, ὑπὸ νόμον ἐφρουρούμεθα, συγκεκλεισμένοι εἰς τὴν μέλλουσαν πίστιν ἀποκαλυφθῆναι.

TR-Boyd

Πρὸ τοῦ δὲ ἐλθεῖν τὴν πίστιν, ὑπὸ νόμον ἐφρουρούμεθα, συγκεκλεισμένοι εἰς τὴν μέλλουσαν πίστιν ἀποκαλυφθῆναι.

SCR1894

προ του δε ελθειν την πιστιν υπο νομον εφρουρουμεθα συγκεκλεισμενοι εις την μελλουσαν πιστιν αποκαλυφθηναι

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• Galatians 5:18But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
• Galatians 3:24–25So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. Now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.
• Romans 11:32For God has consigned everyone to disobedience so that He may have mercy on everyone.
• Galatians 3:19Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.
• Romans 6:14–15For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace. What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law, but under grace? Certainly not!
• Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
• 1 Peter 1:11–12trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow. It was revealed to them that they were not serving…
• Galatians 4:1–5What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he is the owner of everything. He is subject to guardians and trustees until the date set by his father. So also, when…
• 1 Corinthians 9:20–21To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law. To those without the law I became like one…
• Hebrews 12:2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
• Luke 10:23–24Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear…
• Hebrews 11:39–40These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised. God had planned something better for us, so that together with us they would be made perfect.
• Hebrews 11:13All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
• Galatians 4:21Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand what the law says?

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).