Who is Romans 3:19 saying the Law speaks to?
Paul writes in Romans 3:19 that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law. Those under the Law are identified as Israel. The Law was added because of sin and showed people their sin rather than taking it away.
Les explains that Romans 3:19-20 are verses very few people know, even in their Bible, yet they say so much. Paul writes, using the Greek word for know as full knowledge, that whatever the Law says, it says to them who are under the Law. Les asks who that is and answers: Israel. The Law was added because of sin; it did not take sin away from people, it merely showed them their sin. Les connects this to the giving of the Law after Abram and the promises, when God said man has to understand what is right and wrong. God laid the Law down punctually, beginning with “Thou shalt have no other gods before me,” which flew in the face of everything at Babel, the beginning of all false worship.
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
More Questions
In Romans 3:19, what does 'the law says' refer to?
In Romans 3:19, Paul's phrase 'the law says' refers to the Ten Commandments, the moral law.
What is the purpose of the law according to Romans 3:19?
Romans 3:19 teaches that the law's purpose is not only to address Israel but to stop every mouth, meaning the whole human race, so that all understand they have no argument before God.
Who does the law speak to according to Romans 3:19?
Romans 3:19 teaches that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law.