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Butἀλλὰthe Scriptureἡ γραφὴhas confinedσυνέκλεισενall thingsτὰ πάνταunderὑπὸsin,ἁμαρτίανso thatἵναthe promiseἡ ἐπαγγελίαbyἐκfaithπίστεωςin JesusἸησοῦthe MessiahΧριστοῦmight be givenδοθῇto those who believe.τοῖς πιστεύουσιν
Galatians 3:22
Study it in the app“But the Scripture has confined all things under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus the Messiah might be given to those who believe.”
With the Greek beneath
Galatians 3:22, word by word
- the Scriptureγραφὴgraphē
Scripture
Scripture: the sacred text; "the Scriptures", the Old Testament.
Where else “graphē” appears- has confinedσυνέκλεισενsynekleisen
enclose, shut up
Shut up, enclose together; also catch in a net.
Where else “synekleisen” appears- sinἁμαρτίανhamartian
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartian” appears- the promiseἐπαγγελίαepangelia
promise
Promise.
Where else “epangelia” appears- faithπίστεωςpisteōs
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteōs” appears- in JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears- might be givenδοθῇdothēi
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dothēi” appears- to those who believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousin
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuousin” appears
The context
21Is the law then against the promises of God? By no means! For if a law had been given that could give life, righteousness would really have been by the law.
22 · This verse (above)
23But before faith came, we were held in custody under the law, confined until the faith that was about to be revealed.