Galatians
Galatians 3:23–24
23Before this faith came, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until faith should be revealed. 24So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Galatians 3:23
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | Πρὸ | Pro | Preposition | G4253 before |
| faith | πίστιν | pistin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
| came | ἐλθεῖν | elthein | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G2064 I come, go |
| we were held in custody | ἐφρουρούμεθα | ephrouroumetha | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural | G5432 I guard, keep |
| under | ὑπὸ | hypo | Preposition | G5259 by, under, about |
| the law | νόμον | nomon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| locked up | συνκλειόμενοι | synkleiomenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4788 I enclose, shut in |
| until | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| faith | πίστιν | pistin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
| should be | μέλλουσαν | mellousan | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3195 I am about to |
| revealed | ἀποκαλυφθῆναι | apokalyphthēnai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive | G601 I uncover, bring to light, reveal |
Galatians 3:24
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | ὥστε | hōste | Conjunction | G5620 so that, therefore |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| law | νόμος | nomos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| became | γέγονεν | gegonen | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| guardian | παιδαγωγὸς | paidagōgos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3807 a boy's guardian or tutor |
| to lead us | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| to Christ | Χριστόν | Christon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
| that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| we might be justified | δικαιωθῶμεν | dikaiōthōmen | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 1st Person Plural | G1344 I make righteous, defend the cause of, justify |
| by | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| faith | πίστεως | pisteōs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Galatians 3:23 Galatians 5:18 · Galatians 3:24–25 · Romans 11:32 · Galatians 3:19 · Romans 6:14–15 · Romans 3:19 · 1 Peter 1:11–12 · Galatians 4:1–5
Galatians 3:24 Romans 10:4 · Acts 13:38–39 · Hebrews 10:1–14 · Romans 7:24–25 · Matthew 5:17–18 · Galatians 2:16 · Colossians 2:17 · Hebrews 7:18–19 · Galatians 3:25 · Galatians 2:19 · Galatians 4:2–3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.