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Galatians 3:24 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Galatians 3:24 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Galatians chapter 3 verse 24 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.”
Galatians 3:24 (KJV)
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Commentary on Galatians 3:24
Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. The conclusion: 'Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster' (hōste ho nomos paidagōgos hēmōn gegonen, ὥστε ὁ νόμος παιδαγωγὸς ἡμῶν γέγονεν). The word paidagōgos (παιδαγωγός) was a slave who supervised a child's conduct and escorted him to school—not the teacher but the guardian. The perfect tense 'was' (gegonen, γέγονεν) indicates an abiding result: the Law has become our guardian with lasting impact.The purpose: 'to bring us unto Christ' (eis Christon, εἰς Χριστόν)—the preposition eis (εἰς) indic...
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Cross-References for Galatians 3:24
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“completion”
“brothers{The word for brothers here and where the context allows may also be correctly translated brothers and sisters or siblings.}”
“having a shadow of the good to come”
“O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?”
“even we believed in Christ Jesus”
“Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.”
“we are no longer under a tutor.”
“For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.”
“through the law”