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.

What then is the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise hath been made; and it was ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator.

What, then, you ask, was the use of the law? It was a later addition, to make people conscious of their wrong-doings, and intended to last only until the coming of that ‘offspring’ to whom the promise had been made; and it was delivered through angels by a mediator.

Warum nun das Gesetz? Es wurde der Übertretungen wegen hinzugefügt (bis der Same käme, dem die Verheißung gemacht war), angeordnet durch Engel in der Hand eines Mittlers.

¿Pues de qué sirve la ley? Fué puesta por causa de las rebeliones, hasta que viniese la simiente á quien fué hecha la promesa, ordenada aquélla por los ángeles en la mano de un mediador.

Para que, pois, é a Lei? Ela foi ordenada por causa das transgressões, até que chegasse o descendente a quem a promessa havia sido feita; e foi posta pelos anjos na mão de um mediador.

Qual é, então, o propósito da Lei? Ela foi acrescentada por causa das transgressões, até que o descendente de Abraão viesse àqueles para quem a promessa tinha sido feita. A Lei foi promulgada por meio de anjos por um mediador.