King James Version

Galatians 3:24

Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

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ὥστεhōsteWhereforeὥστεconjunction — “Wherefore”G5620so that, therefore, so then, so as to.Whereforeὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.νόμοςnomoslawνόμοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “law”, the subject formG3551usage, custom, law; in NT: of law in general, plur: of divine laws; of a force or influence impelling to action; of the Mosaic law; meton: of the books which contain the law, the Pentateuch, the Old Testament scriptures in general.the lawπαιδαγωγὸςpaidagōgosschoolmasterπαιδαγωγόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “schoolmaster”, the subject formG3807a boy's guardian or tutor, a slave who had charge of the life and morals of the boys of a family, not strictly a teacher.schoolmasterἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).γέγονενgegonento beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, a completed action with a present resultG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.εἰςeisto bring us untoεἰςpreposition — “to bring us unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.to bring us untoΧριστόνchristonChristΧριστός (christos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the object formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatἐκekbyἐκpreposition — “by”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.byπίστεωςpisteōsfaithπίστις (pistis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “faith”, the of-formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.faithδικαιωθῶμενdikaiōthōmento justifyδικαιόω (dikaioō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 1st person plural — “to justify”, a single actionG1344I make righteous, defend the cause of, plead for the righteousness (innocence) of, acquit, justify; hence: I regard as righteous.This verse uses “justify”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

so that the law became our child-conductor — to Christ, that by faith we may be declared righteous,

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American Standard Version (1901)

So that the law is become our tutor to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

Young’s Literal Translation

so that the law became our child-conductor — to Christ, that by faith we may be declared righteous,

World English Bible

So that the law has become our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

Darby Translation

So that the law has been our tutor up to Christ, that we might be justified on the principle of faith.

Douay-Rheims

Wherefore the law was our pedagogue in Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

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