Hath shut up (συνεκλεισεν). Did shut together. First aorist active indicative of συνκλειω, old verb to shut together, on all sides…

But the Scripture. This refers to the Old Testament (John 5:39), which contains the law of Moses.

Has concluded all…

The scripture.—Slightly personified.

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 orda…

Because it is impossible to find life through law, however, the law fulfills its actual function by shutting all people up within the bounds of ack…

The Scripture has concluded. The word Scripture chiefly intends the law itself. It has concluded all under sin, and therefore, in…

But the Scripture has concluded all under sin
By the "Scripture" is meant, either the writing of the law in particul…

If that promise was enough for salvation, what purpose, then, did the law serve? The Israelites, though chosen to be God's special people, were sin…

Here, the Apostle raises another question: whether the Law is contrary to grace. First, he poses the question, asking, Was the law then against…