“Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.”
King James Version (KJV)
3:24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster unto Christ - It was designed to train us up for Christ. And this it did both by its commands, which showed the need we had of his atonement; and its ceremonies, which all pointed us to him.
Ga 3:24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster. "Tutor", in the Revised Version. In Roman families a trusted slave, a pedagogue, had charge of children, preserved them from harm, and took them to school. The law is such a tutor; not a schoolmaster, but a guide to lead us to the school of Christ. There we are "justified by faith".
Wherefore the Law was our Schoolemaster to bring vs vnto Christ, that we might be iustified by Faith.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Therefore the Law has become our tutor {to lead us} to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
So that the law is become our tutor `to bring us' unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
- American Standard Version (1901)
So the law has been a servant to take us to Christ, so that we might have righteousness by faith.
- Basic English Bible
So that the law has been our tutor up to Christ, that we might be justified on the principle of faith.
- Darby Bible
Wherefore the law was our school-master to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
- Webster's Bible
So that the Law has acted the part of a tutor-slave to lead us to Christ, in order that through faith we may be declared to be free from guilt.
- Weymouth Bible
So that the law has become our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
- World English Bible
And so the lawe was oure vndirsmaister in Crist, that we ben iustified of bileue.
- Wycliffe Bible
so that the law became our child-conductor -- to Christ, that by faith we may be declared righteous,
- Youngs Literal Bible