Passage

Galatians 3.23-29

Book: Galatians · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"21. Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could make alive, verily righteousness would have been of the law. 22. But the scriptures shut up all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe."

"23. But before faith came, we were kept in ward under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. 24. So that the law is become our tutor to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 25. But now that faith is come, we are no longer under a tutor. 26. For ye are all sons of God, through faith, in Christ Jesus. 27. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ did put on Christ. 28. There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and female; for ye all are one man in Christ Jesus. 29. And if ye are Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, heirs according to promise." (Galatians 3:21-29, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"21. 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. 22. But the Scriptures imprisoned all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe."

"23. But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, confined for the faith which should afterwards be revealed. 24. So that the law has become our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 25. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor. 26. For you are all children of God, through faith in Christ Jesus. 27. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29. If you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring and heirs according to promise." (Galatians 3:21-29, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"21. Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law. 22. But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe."

"23. But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. 24. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 25. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. 26. For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 27. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. 29. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise." (Galatians 3:21-29, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"21. the law, then, [is] against the promises of God?, let it not be! for if a law was given that was able to make alive, truly by law there would have been the righteousness, 22. but the Writing did shut up the whole under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ may be given to those believing."

"23. And before the coming of the faith, under law we were being kept, shut up to the faith about to be revealed, 24. so that the law became our child-conductor, to Christ, that by faith we may be declared righteous, 25. and the faith having come, no more under a child-conductor are we, 26. for ye are all sons of God through the faith in Christ Jesus, 27. for as many as to Christ were baptized did put on Christ; 28. there is not here Jew or Greek, there is not here servant nor freeman, there is not here male and female, for all ye are one in Christ Jesus; 29. and if ye [are] of Christ then of Abraham ye are seed, and according to promise, heirs." (Galatians 3:21-29, YLT)

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Theological reading

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Key words

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Quoted in

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Notes

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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