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Galatians 3:19 Cross-References
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“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.”
Galatians 3:19 (KJV)
Commentary on Galatians 3:19
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. Paul anticipates an objection: 'Wherefore then serveth the law?' (ti oun ho nomos, τί οὖν ὁ νόμος)—if the Law cannot justify or inherit, what's its purpose? The answer: 'It was added because of transgressions' (tōn parabaseōn charin prosetethē, τῶν παραβάσεων χάριν προσετέθη). The phrase 'because of' (charin, χάριν) is ambiguous: 'for the sake of' could mean (1) to reveal/increase transgressions (Romans 5:20, 7:...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Galatians 3:19
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“and didn't keep it!,Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.,,,,,,,,”
“I wouldn't have known sin”
“and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense;”
“To seeds, as of many”
“if a man uses it lawfully”
“that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded”
“it speaks to those who are under the law”
“for where there is no law”
“they would not have had sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.”
“and with our fathers”