Galatians 3:16-19

New King James Version

¹⁶ Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as of many, but as of ^(A)one, ^(B)“And to your Seed,” who is ^(C)Christ. ¹⁷ And this I say, that the law, ^(D)which was four hundred and thirty years later, cannot annul the covenant that was confirmed before by God ^[a]in Christ, ^(E)that it should make the promise of no effect. ¹⁸ For if ^(F)the inheritance is of the law, ^(G)it is no longer of promise; but God gave it to Abraham by promise.

Purpose of the Law

¹⁹ What purpose then does the law serve? ^(H)It was added because of transgressions, till the ^(I)Seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ^(J)appointed through angels by the hand ^(K)of a mediator.