“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.”
Why, then, was the law given at all? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. — Paul's functional view: the law was 'added' ('prostetithēmi' — added alongside, a later addition) to address transgressions ('parabasis'), functioning provisionally ('mechri' — until) until Christ ('to sperma') arrives; law is not permanent but preparatory.
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