Galatians 3:20-22
Easy-to-Read Version
20 But when God gave the promise, there was no mediator, because a mediator is not needed when there is only one side, and God is one.[a]
The Purpose of the Law of Moses
21 Does this mean that the law works against God’s promises? Of course not. The law was never God’s way of giving new life to people. If it were, then we could be made right with God by following the law. 22 But this is not possible. The Scriptures put the whole world in prison under the control of sin, so that the only way for people to get what God promised would be through faith in[b] Jesus Christ. It is given to those who believe in him.
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- Galatians 3:20 Literally, “But the mediator is not of one, but God is one.”
- Galatians 3:22 faith in Or “the faithfulness of.”
Galatians 3:20-22
New International Version
20 A mediator,(A) however, implies more than one party; but God is one.
21 Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not!(B) For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.(C) 22 But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin,(D) so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.
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