Galatians 3 · Verse 25

Galatians 3:25

But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
Galatians 3:25, King James Version

Galatians 3:25 in other translations

BSBNow that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.
WEBBut now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.
ASVBut now that faith is come, we are no longer under a tutor.
YLTand the faith having come, no more under a child-conductor are we,
DARBYBut, faith having come, we are no longer under a tutor;
BBEBut now that faith is come, we are no longer under a servant.
WebsterBut after faith is come, we are no longer under a school-master.

What does Galatians 3:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
25. "But now that faith is come," &c. Moses the lawgiver cannot bring us into the heavenly Canaan though he can bring us to the border of it. At that point he is superseded by Joshua, the type of Jesus, who leads the true Israel into their inheritance. The law leads us to Christ, and there its office ceases.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 25. But after that faith is come. The scheme of salvation by faith. After that is revealed. Gal 3:23.

We are no longer under a schoolmaster. Under the pedagogus, or pedagogue. We are not kept in restraint, and under bondage, and led along to another to receive instruction. We are directly under the great Teacher, the Instructor himself; and have a kind of freedom which we were not allowed before. The bondage and servitude have passed away; and we are free from the burdensome ceremonies and expensive rites (comp. Acts 15:10) of the Jewish law, and from the sense of condemnation which it imposes. This was true of the converts from Judaism to Christianity--that they became free from the burdensome rites of the law; and it is true of all converts to the faith of Christ, that, having been made to see their sin by the law, and having been conducted by it to the cross of the Redeemer, they are now made free.

(*) "schoolmaster" "guide"

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 But, after that faith is come - When Christ was manifested in the flesh, and the Gospel was preached, we were no longer under the pedagogue; we came to Christ, learned of him, became wise unto salvation, had our fruit unto holiness, and the end eternal life. It is worthy of remark that, as ὁ νομος, the Law, is used by St. Paul to signify, not only the law, properly so called, but the whole of the Mosaic economy, so ἡ πιστις, the Faith, is used by him to express, not merely the act of believing in Christ, but the whole of the Gospel.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Galatians 3:23-25

The law did not teach a living, saving knowledge; but, by its rites and ceremonies, especially by its sacrifices, it pointed to Christ, that they might be justified by faith. And thus it was, as the word properly signifies, a servant, to lead to Christ, as children are led to school by servants who have the care of them, that they might be more fully taught by Him the true way of justification and salvation, which…

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Galatians 3:25 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἐλθούσηςelthousēsWhen was comingG2064
δὲdenowG1161
τῆςtēstheG3588
πίστεωςpisteōsfaithG4102
οὐκέτιouketino longerG3756
ὑπὸhupounderG5259
παιδαγωγόνpaidagōgona trainerG3807
ἐσμεν.esmenwe are.G1510

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Galatians 3:25

  • Romans 6:14

    For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

  • Romans 7:4

    Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.

  • Hebrews 10:15-18

    Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before, This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.

  • Hebrews 7:11-19

    If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron? For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law. For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar. For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood. …

  • Hebrews 8:3-13

    For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer. For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law: Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount. But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. …

  • Galatians 4:1-6

    Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father. Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
faith.
23
we.
4:1-6; Ro 6:14; 7:4; Heb 7:11-19; 8:3-13; 10:15-18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Galatians 3:24

    Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

  • Galatians 3:25

    But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.

  • Galatians 3:26

    For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

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Galatians 3:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas venida la fe, ya no estamos bajo ayo;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		mais, la foi étant venue, nous ne sommes plus sous un conducteur,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da aber der Glaube gekommen ist, sind wir nicht mehr unter einem Zuchtmeister;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		At ubi venit fides, jam non sumus sub pædagogo.