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Galatians 3:23

Before this faith came, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.

Galatians 3:23 BSB

Galatians 3:23 has 14 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 6 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Galatians 5:18 (10 votes) and Galatians 3:24–25 (7 votes). 18 other verses point back to it. It links with 10 other books, from 1 Samuel 26 to 1 Peter 1.

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Which verses does Galatians 3:23 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Galatians 5:1810 votes

    But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

  2. Galatians 3:24–257 votes

    So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. Now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.

  3. Romans 6:14–155 votes

    For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace. What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law, but under grace? Certainly not!

  4. Romans 11:325 votes

    For God has consigned everyone to disobedience so that He may have mercy on everyone.

  5. Galatians 3:195 votes

    Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.

  6. Romans 3:194 votes

    Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

  7. Galatians 4:1–53 votes

    What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he is the owner of everything. He is subject to guardians and trustees until the date set by his father. …

  8. 1 Peter 1:11–123 votes

    trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow. It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.

  9. Luke 10:23–242 votes

    Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”

  10. 1 Corinthians 9:20–212 votes

    To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law. To those without the law I became like one without the law (though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law.

  11. Hebrews 12:22 votes
  12. Galatians 4:211 vote
  13. Hebrews 11:131 vote
  14. Hebrews 11:39–401 vote

    These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised. God had planned something better for us, so that together with us they would be made perfect.

Which verses point to Galatians 3:23?

The 10 strongest of 18.