WEB
KJV
24. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster [to bring us] unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
ASV
24. So that the law is become our tutor to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
ESV
24. So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith.
ERVEN
24. I mean the law was the guardian in charge of us until Christ came. After he came, we could be made right with God through faith.
NLT
24. Let me put it another way. The law was our guardian until Christ came; it protected us until we could be made right with God through faith.
NET
24. Thus the law had become our guardian until Christ, so that we could be declared righteous by faith.
NLV
24. The Law was used to lead us to Christ. It was our teacher, and so we were made right with God by putting our trust in Christ.
HCSB
24. The law, then, was our guardian until Christ, so that we could be justified by faith.
YLT
24. so that the law became our child-conductor -- to Christ, that by faith we may be declared righteous,
LITV
24. So that the Law has become a trainer of us until Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
RV
24. So that the law hath been our tutor {cf15i to bring us} unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
NCV
24. In other words, the law was our guardian leading us to Christ so that we could be made right with God through faith.
MKJV
24. So that the Law has become a trainer of us until Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
AKJV
24. Why the law was our schoolmaster to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
LXXEN
KJV
24. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster [to bring us] unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
AMP
24. So that the Law served [to us Jews] as our trainer [our guardian, our guide to Christ, to lead us] until Christ [came], that we might be justified (declared righteous, put in right standing with God) by and through faith.
KJVP
24. Wherefore G5620 CONJ the G3588 T-NSM law G3551 N-NSM was G1096 V-2RAI-3S our G2257 P-1GP schoolmaster G3807 N-NSM [ to ] [ bring ] [ us ] unto G1519 PREP Christ G5547 N-ASM , that G2443 CONJ we might be justified G1344 V-APS-1P by G1537 PREP faith G4102 N-GSF .
YLT
24. so that the law became our child-conductor -- to Christ, that by faith we may be declared righteous,
ASV
24. So that the law is become our tutor to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
WEB
24. So that the law has become our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
NASB
24. Consequently, the law was our disciplinarian for Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
ESV
24. So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith.
RV
24. So that the law hath been our tutor {cf15i to bring us} unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
RSV
24. So that the law was our custodian until Christ came, that we might be justified by faith.
NKJV
24. Therefore the law was our tutor [to bring us] to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
MKJV
24. So that the Law has become a trainer of us until Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
AKJV
24. Why the law was our schoolmaster to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
NRSV
24. Therefore the law was our disciplinarian until Christ came, so that we might be justified by faith.
NIV
24. So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith.
NIRV
24. So the law was put in charge until Christ came. He came so that we might be made right with God by believing in Christ.
NLT
24. Let me put it another way. The law was our guardian until Christ came; it protected us until we could be made right with God through faith.
MSG
24. The law was like those Greek tutors, with which you are familiar, who escort children to school and protect them from danger or distraction, making sure the children will really get to the place they set out for.
GNB
24. And so the Law was in charge of us until Christ came, in order that we might then be put right with God through faith.
NET
24. Thus the law had become our guardian until Christ, so that we could be declared righteous by faith.
ERVEN
24. I mean the law was the guardian in charge of us until Christ came. After he came, we could be made right with God through faith.