Galatians 3:24

Holman Christian Standard Bible

²⁴The law, then, was our guardian^[a] until Christ,^(A) so that we could be justified by faith.

Galatians 3:24 The word translated guardian in vv. 24-25 is different from the word in Gl 4:2. In our culture, we do not have a slave who takes a child to and from school, protecting the child from harm or corruption. In Gk the word paidogogos described such a slave. This slave was not a teacher.

Galatians 3:24

New International Version

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

²Take note! I, Paul, tell you that if you get yourselves circumcised, Christ will not benefit you at all.

²Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised,^(A) Christ will be of no value to you at all.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

New International Version (NIV)