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NASB | Galatians 3:23 ¶ But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, being shut up to the faith which was later to be revealed. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Galatians 3:23 ¶ Now before faith came, we were kept in custody under the Law, [perpetually] imprisoned [in preparation] for the faith that was destined to be revealed, |
Subject: What was the purpose of the law? |
Bible Note: Hopalong, My reading of the Bible conveys to me the perspective that Paul did not come to salvation convicted of sin but what "knocked him off his high hoss and left him dead and lying in the dust" was the conviction that Jesus is Messiah. |