But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:

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The Greater Glory of the New Covenant

Now if the ministry that brought death,(A) which was engraved in letters on stone, came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of its glory,(B) transitory though it was,

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

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Children of God

23 Before the coming of this faith,[a] we were held in custody(A) under the law, locked up until the faith that was to come would be revealed.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 3:23 Or through the faithfulness of Jesus … 23 Before faith came

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

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24 So the law was our guardian until Christ came(A) that we might be justified by faith.(B)

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