Verse List for GAL 3:23

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OET (OET-RV) Before faith could come, we were guarded under the law—imprisoned so that faith could be revealed.

OET-LV But before the time the faith to _come, under the_law we _were _being _guarded, being _imprisoned to the faith going to _be _revealed.

ULT Now before the faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the faith about to be revealed.

UST Before God revealed the good news about trusting in the Messiah, the laws that God gave to Moses were confining us, as a prisoner in jail is confined. This happened until the time we might believe the good news concerning the Messiah, the good news that God was about to reveal and now has.

BSB Before [this] faith came, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.

MSB Before [this] faith came, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.

BLB Now before faith came, we were held in custody under the Law, having been locked up until the faith being about to be revealed,

AICNT But before faith arrived, we were guarded under the law, confined to the faith that was about to be disclosed.

OEB ¶  Before the coming of faith, we were kept under the guard of the Law, in bondage, awaiting the faith that was destined to be revealed.

WEBBE & WMBB But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, confined for the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

NET Now before faith came we were held in custody under the law, being kept as prisoners until the coming faith would be revealed.

LSV And before the coming of faith, we were being kept under law, shut up to the faith about to be revealed,

FBV Before we trusted in Jesus we remained in the custody of the law until this way of trusting was revealed.

TCNT Now before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, confined until the faith that was to come would be revealed.

T4T Before God revealed the good message about trusting in Christ, the laws [PRS] that God gave to Moses were confining/imprisoning us Jews [MET], as a prisoner in jail is confined. We were unable to escape obeying those [MET] laws. This happened in order that we might believe the good message concerning Christ, the message that God would reveal later.

LEB But before faith came, we were detained under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith was revealed.

BBE But before faith came, we were kept in prison under the law, waiting for the revelation of the faith which was to come.

Moff Before this faith came, we were confined by the Law and kept in custody, with the prospect of the faith that was to be revealed;

Wymth Before this faith came, we Jews were perpetual prisoners under the Law, living under restraints and limitations in preparation for the faith which was soon to be revealed.

ASV But before faith came, we were kept in ward under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

DRA But before the faith came, we were kept under the law shut up, unto that faith which was to be revealed.

YLT And before the coming of the faith, under law we were being kept, shut up to the faith about to be revealed,

Drby But before faith came, we were guarded under law, shut up to faith [which was] about to be revealed.

RV But before faith came, we were kept in ward under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

SLT And before faith came, we were guarded under the law, shut up to faith about to be revealed.

Wbstr But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up to the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

KJB-1769 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

KJB-1611 But before faith came, wee were kept vnder the Law, shut vp vnto the faith, which should afterwards bee reuealed.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps But before fayth came, we were kept vnder the lawe, and were shut vp vnto the fayth which shoulde afterwarde be reuealed.
(But before faith came, we were kept under the law, and were shut up unto the faith which should afterward be revealed.)

Gnva But before faith came, we were kept vnder the Law, as vnder a garison, and shut vp vnto that faith, which should afterward be reueiled.
(But before faith came, we were kept under the Law, as under a garrison, and shut up unto that faith, which should afterward be revealed.)

Cvdl Before faith came, we were kepte and shut vp vnder the lawe, vnto the faith which shulde afterwarde be declared.
(Before faith came, we were kept and shut up under the law, unto the faith which should afterward be declared.)

TNT Before that fayth cam, we were kept and shut vp vnder the lawe, vnto the fayth which shuld afterwarde be declared.
(Before that faith came, we were kept and shut up under the law, unto the faith which should afterward be declared.)

Wycl And tofor that bileue cam, thei weren kept vndur the lawe, enclosid in to that bileue that was to be schewid.
(And tofor that believe came, they were kept under the law, enclosid in to that believe that was to be showed.)

Luth Ehe denn aber der Glaube kam, wurden wir unter dem Gesetz verwahret und verschlossen auf den Glauben, der da sollte offenbart werden.
(Before/marriage because/than but the/of_the faith came, became we/us under to_him law stored and closed on/in/to the faith, the/of_the there should revealed become.)

ClVg Prius autem quam veniret fides, sub lege custodiebamur conclusi in eam fidem quæ revelanda erat.[fn]
(Prius however how would_come faith, under lawfully keepebamur closed in/into/on her faith which to_be_revealed was.)

SR-GNT Πρὸ τοῦ δὲ ἐλθεῖν τὴν πίστιν, ὑπὸ νόμον ἐφρουρούμεθα, συγκλειόμενοι εἰς τὴν μέλλουσαν πίστιν ἀποκαλυφθῆναι. ‡

UGNT πρὸ τοῦ δὲ ἐλθεῖν τὴν πίστιν, ὑπὸ νόμον ἐφρουρούμεθα, συνκλειόμενοι εἰς τὴν μέλλουσαν πίστιν ἀποκαλυφθῆναι.

SBL-GNT Πρὸ τοῦ δὲ ἐλθεῖν τὴν πίστιν ὑπὸ νόμον ἐφρουρούμεθα ⸀συγκλειόμενοι εἰς τὴν μέλλουσαν πίστιν ἀποκαλυφθῆναι.

RP-GNT Πρὸ τοῦ δὲ ἐλθεῖν τὴν πίστιν, ὑπὸ νόμον ἐφρουρούμεθα, συγκεκλεισμένοι εἰς τὴν μέλλουσαν πίστιν ἀποκαλυφθῆναι.

TC-GNT Πρὸ [fn]τοῦ δὲ ἐλθεῖν τὴν πίστιν, ὑπὸ νόμον ἐφρουρούμεθα, [fn]συγκεκλεισμένοι εἰς τὴν μέλλουσαν πίστιν ἀποκαλυφθῆναι.