Galatians 3:19

Full Chapter

September 20, 2025

KJV

Wherefore then [serveth] the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; [and it was] ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

BSB

Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.

WEB

What then is the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the seed should come to whom the promise has been made. It was ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator.

YLT

Why, then, the law? on account of the transgressions it was added, till the seed might come to which the promise hath been made, having been set in order through messengers in the hand of a mediator—

F.O.G Original

Why the Torah then? It was added on account of the crimes, having been determined because of messengers in the hand of a mediator. Until the Seed would arrive to whom the promise was made.

F.O.G

Why then the Torah? It was added on account of the violations, until the Seed should come to whom the promise had been made, having been ordained through messengers by the hand of a Mediator.

F.O.G MSG

¹⁹Why, then, was the Torah given at all? It was added on account of the violations, until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. The Torah was given through angels and entrusted by the hand of a Mediator. ʲ

Footnotes:

¹⁹ʲ Angels: Jewish tradition held that the Torah was delivered through angelic mediation. The Mediator likely refers to the Angel of Yahweh which is why Paul immediately quotes the Shema in the next verse to affirm that Yahweh is One.