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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.
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Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come 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.
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But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.
23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
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Before the coming of this faith, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until the faith that was to come would be revealed.
24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
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So the law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be justified by faith.
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