Galatians 3:23
Galatians · New Testament · Chapter 3
“But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.”Galatians 3:23
What Does Galatians 3:23 Mean?
Galatians 3:23 is found in the book of Galatians, chapter 3, verse 23 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Galatians 3:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Romans 7:6“But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.”Romans 6:14“For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.”Galatians 5:18“But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.”Galatians 3:22“But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.”Galatians 3:24“Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.”Romans 11:32“For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.”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.”Acts 6:14“For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.”Romans 3:19“Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.”Galatians 2:4“And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:”Galatians 4:21“Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?”1 Corinthians 12:13“For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.”2 Corinthians 3:13“And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:”Galatians 4:1“Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;”1 Peter 1:11“Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.”Luke 10:23“And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:”1 Corinthians 9:20“And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;”Galatians 4:3“Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:”Hebrews 12:2“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”Hebrews 11:13“These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.”
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