KJV ORIGINAL
But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
But now that faith has arrived, we don't need that strict teacher anymore.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Faith graduated us from needing someone to constantly tell us what to do.
📚 Historical Context
In the first century, the Apostle Paul wrote to the Galatians to address false teachers who insisted that Gentile Christians must follow Jewish laws for salvation, emphasizing that the law served as a temporary guide. He compares the law to a "schoolmaster" or guardian in ancient Greco-Roman culture, which was responsible for supervising and disciplining children until they matured. Once faith in Christ arrives, Paul explains, believers are released from this guardianship because Christ fulfills the law's purpose.
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