Verse 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 demonstrate that all people are sinners (even the Jews), a fact many of them were loath to admit.
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