Galatia 3:19
Konteks3:19 Why then was the law given? 1 It was added 2 because of transgressions, 3 until the arrival of the descendant 4 to whom the promise had been made. It was administered 5 through angels by an intermediary. 6
Roma 10:4
Konteks10:4 For Christ is the end of the law, with the result that there is righteousness for everyone who believes.
Roma 4:15
Konteks4:15 For the law brings wrath, because where there is no law there is no transgression 7 either.
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[3:19] 1 tn Grk “Why then the law?”
[3:19] 2 tc For προσετέθη (proseteqh) several Western
[3:19] 3 tc παραδόσεων (paradosewn; “traditions, commandments”) is read by D*, while the vast majority of witnesses read παραβάσεων (parabasewn, “transgressions”). D’s reading makes little sense in this context. πράξεων (praxewn, “of deeds”) replaces παραβάσεων in Ì46 F G it Irlat Ambst Spec. The wording is best taken as going with νόμος (nomo"; “Why then the law of deeds?”), as is evident by the consistent punctuation in the later witnesses. But such an expression is unpauline and superfluous; it was almost certainly added by some early scribe(s) to soften the blow of Paul’s statement.
[3:19] 4 tn Grk “the seed.” See the note on the first occurrence of the word “descendant” in 3:16.
[3:19] 5 tn Or “was ordered.” L&N 31.22 has “was put into effect” here.
[3:19] 6 tn Many modern translations (NASB, NIV, NRSV) render this word (μεσίτης, mesith"; here and in v. 20) as “mediator,” but this conveys a wrong impression in contemporary English. If this is referring to Moses, he certainly did not “mediate” between God and Israel but was an intermediary on God’s behalf. Moses was not a mediator, for example, who worked for compromise between opposing parties. He instead was God’s representative to his people who enabled them to have a relationship, but entirely on God’s terms.