Galatians 3:25
But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
KJV
ἐλθούσης δὲ τῆς πίστεως οὐκέτι ὑπὸ παιδαγωγόν ἐσμεν.
Greek NT
At ubi venit fides, jam non sumus sub pædagogo.
Vulgate
But now that faith is come, we are no longer under a tutor.
ASV
But after the faith is come, we are no longer under a pedagogue.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
8 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
οὐκέτι
ouketi
adverb · 47×
πίστις
pistis
noun · 243×
παιδαγωγός
paidagogos
noun · 3×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὑπό
upo
preposition · 221×
Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Commentary on Galatians · 2 passages
But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. The whole purpose and use of the law is to make us guilty, to humble us, to slay us, to bring us do…
'Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.' See Gal. iii. 24. The law was given not to justify, but to reveal sin. It was a mirror to show us our filthiness, so that despairing of our own strength we might flee to Christ. The schoolmaster teaches children their letters, keeps them in discipline, and brings them to the m…
That although the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are inseparably connected, making together but one perfect and entire revelation of the Divine will, for the edification and salvation of the Church, and therefore in that respect cannot be separated; yet as to what directly and properly belongs to their immediate object, the New Testament is as perfect a constitution f…
Cross-references
- Gal 3:24 — Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
- Gal 4:1 — Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
- Gal 5:1 — Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
- Heb 7:11 — If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and no
- Heb 8:3 — For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer.
- Heb 10:15 — Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,
- Rom 3:29 — Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
- Rom 5:1 — Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
- Rom 6:14 — For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
- Rom 7:4 — Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto G