Galatians 3:25

25 But [after] faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.

Galatians 3:25 Meaning and Commentary

Galatians 3:25

But after that faith is come
That is, since Christ the object of faith is come in the flesh, and has fulfilled the law, and redeemed them that were under it from its bondage, curse, and condemnation:

we are no longer under a schoolmaster;
under the law as such; as no longer under it as a military guard, nor in it as a prison, so neither under it as a schoolmaster; not needing its instructions, or its discipline; since Christ is come as a prophet to teach and instruct, as a priest to atone for sin, and make intercession for transgressors, and as a King to rule and govern; in whose hands, and not in the hands of Moses, the law now is, as a rule of walk and conversation.

Galatians 3:25 In-Context

23 But before faith came, we were detained under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith was revealed.

24 So then, the law became our guardian until Christ, in order that we could be justified by faith.

25 But [after] faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.

26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus,

27 for as many [of you] as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

Footnotes

• [a] *Here "[after]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("has come") which is understood as temporal