Galatians 3:23-25

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Galatians 3:25

But after that faith is come - The scheme of salvation by faith. After that is revealed; see the note at Galatians 3:23.We are no longer under a schoolmaster - Under the poedagogus, or pedagogue. We are not kept in restraint, and under bondage, and led along to another to receive instruction. We are directly under the great Teacher, the Instructor himself; and have a kind of freedom which we were not allowed before. The bondage and servitude have passed away; and we are free from the burdensome... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Galatians 3:23

Galatians 3:23. But before faith That is, the gospel dispensation, came, we The nation of the Jews; were kept under the law Under that dispensation, as condemned malefactors are guarded in close custody; shut up As prisoners under sentence; unto the faith which should afterward be revealed Reserved and prepared for the gospel. Observe here, reader, 1st, “The gospel is called faith, (Galatians 3:2; Galatians 3:23; Galatians 3:25,) and the law of faith, (Romans 3:27,) because it... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Galatians 3:24-26

Galatians 3:24-26. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster That is, the instructer of the childhood of us Jews, or of the church of God, in its state of minority; see on Galatians 4:3; to bring us unto Christ To train us up for him. And this it did, both by its precepts, which showed us the need we had of his atonement, and by its sacrifices, oblations, purifications, and other ceremonies, which all pointed us to him; that we might be justified by faith In him, and so might obtain the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Galatians 3:23-29

The law’s purpose illustrated (3:23-4:7)Jews under the law were like children under the control of a guardian, but this was only in anticipation of the coming of Christ. When he came, those who trusted in him were forgiven the sins they had committed against the law and were put right with God. Instead of being like children under a guardian, they now enjoyed the freedom of full-grown mature sons of God (23-26). Since the coming of Christ, all believers are united in him and are God’s children,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Galatians 3:23

before . Greek. pro. App-104 . kept = kept in custody. shut up . Some as "concluded" above. unto. Greek. eis . App-104 . should afterwards = was about to be. revealed . Greek. apokalupto . App-106 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Galatians 3:24

was = has become. schoolmaster . Greek. paidagogos . This was a trust-worthy slave who had the guardianship of the boys of it family. See Cor. Galatians 4:15 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Galatians 3:25

no longer . See Galatians 3:18 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Galatians 3:23

But before faith came, we were kept in ward under the Law, shut up unto faith which should afterwards be revealed.The figure of speech here is that of a jailer keeping his prisoners shut up. The Law could not save people, and the hope of deliverance from the sin which the Law could not forgive could be realized only by the coming of the Holy One. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Galatians 3:24

So the Law is become our tutor to bring us unto Christ that we might be justified by faith.This verse should be read with careful attention to Galatians 3:23, where Paul mentioned "the faith that should afterward be revealed." As Howard said, "The coming of faith (Galatians 3:23) here relates to the objective and historical coming of Christ on his redemptive mission and not to the repeated and subjective experience of believers."[25] Furthermore, what "faith" certainly means in Galatians 3:23,... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Galatians 3:25

But now that faith is come, we are no longer under a tutor.See under Galatians 3:24 for discussion of this. Note that "faith" is still being used in the sense of the historical arrival of the Christian religion, having no reference at all to subjective trust/faith of individuals. The total separation of Christianity from the Law is here dramatically stated with the comparison to a "pedagogue" no longer needed. read more

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