Galatians
Galatians 3:24
24So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
Word by word
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| 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.
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.