Galatians 3:23
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23 But before faith came, we were kept under guard by the law, [a]kept for the faith which would afterward be revealed.
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- Galatians 3:23 Lit. confined
Galatians 5:18
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18 But (A)if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
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Galatians 3:24-25
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24 Therefore (A)the law was our [a]tutor to bring us to Christ, (B)that we might be justified by faith. 25 But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.
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- Galatians 3:24 In a household, the guardian responsible for the care and discipline of the children
Galatians 3:19
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Purpose of the Law
19 What purpose then does the law serve? (A)It was added because of transgressions, till the (B)Seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was (C)appointed through angels by the hand (D)of a mediator.
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Romans 6:14-15
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14 For (A)sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.
From Slaves of Sin to Slaves of God
15 What then? Shall we sin (B)because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not!
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Romans 11:32
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32 For God has [a]committed them (A)all to disobedience, that He might have mercy on all.
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- Romans 11:32 shut them all up in
Romans 3:19
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19 Now we know that whatever (A)the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that (B)every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become [a]guilty before God.
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- Romans 3:19 accountable
1 Peter 1:11-12
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11 searching what, or what manner of time, (A)the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating when He testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. 12 To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to [a]us they were ministering the things which now have been reported to you through those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things which (B)angels desire to look into.
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- 1 Peter 1:12 NU, M you
Galatians 4:1-5
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Sons and Heirs Through Christ
4 Now I say that the heir, as long as he is a child, does not differ at all from a slave, though he is master of all, 2 but is under guardians and stewards until the time appointed by the father. 3 Even so we, when we were children, (A)were in bondage under the elements of the world. 4 But (B)when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, (C)born[a] (D)of a woman, (E)born under the law, 5 (F)to redeem those who were under the law, (G)that we might receive the adoption as sons.
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- Galatians 4:4 Or made
Hebrews 12:2
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2 looking unto Jesus, the [a]author and [b]finisher of our faith, (A)who for the joy that was set before Him (B)endured the cross, despising the shame, and (C)has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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- Hebrews 12:2 originator
- Hebrews 12:2 perfecter
1 Corinthians 9:20-21
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20 and (A)to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the [a]law, that I might win those who are under the law; 21 (B)to (C)those who are without law, as without law (D)(not being without [b]law toward God, but under [c]law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law;
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- 1 Corinthians 9:20 NU adds though not being myself under the law
- 1 Corinthians 9:21 NU God’s law
- 1 Corinthians 9:21 NU Christ’s law
Luke 10:23-24
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23 Then He turned to His disciples and said privately, (A)“Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see; 24 for I tell you (B)that many prophets and kings have desired to see what you see, and have not seen it, and to hear what you hear, and have not heard it.”
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Hebrews 11:39-40
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39 And all these, (A)having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, 40 God having provided something better for us, that they should not be (B)made perfect apart from us.
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Hebrews 11:13
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The Heavenly Hope
13 These all died in faith, (A)not having received the (B)promises, but (C)having seen them afar off [a]were assured of them, embraced them and (D)confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
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- Hebrews 11:13 NU, M omit were assured of them
Galatians 4:21
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Two Covenants(A)
21 Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law?
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