The apostle Paul explains the matter this way: “Before the faith arrived, we were being guarded under law, being delivered up together into custody, looking to the faith that was destined to be revealed.
Rasul Paulus menjelaskan hal ini demikian, ” Sebelum iman itu tiba, kita dijaga di bawah hukum, diserahkan menjadi tahanan, sambil menantikan iman yang telah ditentukan untuk disingkapkan.