But before faith came Better, -before this faith", i.e. in Jesus Christ, -came"; and so nearly = before Christ came.

we were kept kept in ward. The same word occurs 1 Peter 1:5.

shut up The passive of the same verb which is rendered -hath concluded" in Galatians 3:22.

the faith which should afterwards be revealed Here the word faith seems to pass from the subjectiveto the objectivesense. It means the full Gospel revelation of salvation by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

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