갈라디아서 3:19-4:7 KRV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Galatians 3:19

Wherefore then serveth the law? - This is obviously an objection which might be urged to the reasoning which the apostle had pursued. It was very obvious to ask, if the principles which he had laid down were correct, of what use was the Law? Why was it given at all? Why were there so many wonderful exhibitions of the divine power at its promulgation? Why were there so many commendations of it in the Scriptures? And why were there so many injunctions to obey it? Are all these to be regarded as... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Galatians 3:19

Galatians 3:19. Wherefore then serveth the law If the inheritance was not by the law, but by the promise, as a free gift, for what purpose was the law given, or what significancy had it? It was added because of transgressions That is, to restrain the Israelites from transgressions, particularly idolatry, and the vices connected with idolatry, the evil of which the law discovered to them by its prohibitions and curse. Agreeably to this account of the law, idolatry, and all the abominations... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Galatians 3:15-22

God’s law and God’s promise (3:15-22)Paul then adds an illustration to show that God’s basis for justification (which, from the beginning, was faith) was not changed by the law. When people sign an important document, no one can alter its contents; when God makes a covenant, he does not change it (15). God made a promise that through the offspring (singular) of Abraham all peoples would be blessed. This was fulfilled in Christ, who gives salvation to all who have faith in him (16). The law,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Galatians 3:19

transgressions . Greek. parabasis . See Romans 4:15 . Compare App-128 . 1, the . . . made . Literally it has been promised. angels . Compare Lout. Gal 33:2 .Acts 7:53 , Hebrews 2:2 , mediator . Greek. mesites . Here, Gal 3:20 ; 1 Timothy 2:5 . Hebrews 8:6 ; Hebrews 9:15 ; Hebrews 12:24 , read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Galatians 3:19

What then is the Law? It was added because of transgressions, until the seed should come to whom the promise hath been made; and it was ordained by angels through the hand of a mediator.The Law of Moses expired by limitation when Christ came, because it was given only "until" that event.Because of transgressions ... Paul elaborated the fuller meaning of this in Romans 3:19ff; and for discussion of the utility of the Law see my Commentary on Romans. The great service of the Law was to... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Galatians 3:19

Galatians 3:19.— In answer to the objection, To what then serveth the law? the Apostle shews that the law was not contrary to the promise; but since all men were guilty of transgression, Gal 3:22 the law was added, to shew the Israelites the fruit and inevitable consequence of their sin, and thereby the necessity of betaking themselves to Christ. But as soon as men had received Christ, they had attained the end of the law of Moses, and therefore should be no longer under it. This is a further... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Galatians 3:19

19. "Wherefore then serveth the law?" as it is of no avail for justification, is it either useless, or contrary to the covenant of God? [CALVIN]. added—to the original covenant of promise. This is not inconsistent with :-, "No man addeth thereto"; for there the kind of addition meant, and therefore denied, is one that would add new conditions, inconsistent with the grace of the covenant of promise. The law, though misunderstood by the Judaizers as doing so, was really added for a different... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 3:15-29

3. The logical argument 3:15-29Paul continued his argument that God justifies Christians by faith alone by showing the logical fallacy of relying on the Law. He did this to answer the legalists and to clarify the distinction between works and faith as ways of salvation (i.e., justification, sanctification, and glorification). He continued to base his argument on the biblical revelation of Abraham. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 3:19

In view of the foregoing argument, did the Law have any value? Yes, God had several purposes in it. Purpose, not cause, is in view, as is clear in the Greek text.There have been four primary interpretations of what "because of transgressions" means. First, some take it to mean, "to restrain transgressions." [Note: E.g., David J. Lull, "’The Law Was Our Pedagogue’: A Study in Galatians 3:19-25," Journal of Biblical Literature 105:3 (September 1986):482.] This seems legitimate since all law has a... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 3:19-22

The purpose of the Law 3:19-22 read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Galatians 3:19

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Galatians 3:19

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Galatians 3:15-22

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Galatians 3:19

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Galatians 3:19

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Galatians 3:19

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Galatians 3:19

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 3:15-29

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 3:19

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 3:19-22

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