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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster unto Christ,.... So the words should be read, as they are by the Syriac and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster - The word rendered schoolmaster (παιδαγωγὸς paidagōgos, whence the word…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The law was our schoolmaster - Ὁ νομος παιδαγωγος ἡμων γεγονεν εις Χριστον· The law was our pedagogue unto Christ. The…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Galatians 3:19-29
The apostle having just before been speaking of the promise made to Abraham, and representing that as the rule of our…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Translate, so that the law has proved to us a tutor unto Christ.
our schoolmaster The Greek word, -paidagogos" (from…
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