In Galatians 3:19, the law was added until the offspring (Christ) came — the same temporary purpose as the imprisonment until faith in Gal 3:23.

In Galatians 3:24, the law is a guardian until Christ, leading to justification by faith — directly continuing the timeline from Gal 3:23.

In Galatians 3:25, now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian — contrasting with the imprisonment under law in Gal 3:23.

Galatians 3:22 says Scripture locked up everything under sin—directly preceding and reinforcing the custody of the law in 3:23.

Galatians 5:18 declares that being led by the Spirit means not being under law, directly contrasting the custody state before faith.

Galatians 4:1-4 expands the metaphor of being under guardians until the fullness of time, illustrating the same temporary custody under law before Christ.

Galatians 4:4 marks the exact moment when faith arrived and custody under law ended, fulfilling the expectation of Galatians 3:23.

Galatians 4:5 clarifies that Christ's redemption was specifically for those kept in custody under law, showing the transition from bondage to sonship.

Galatians 4:21 rebukes those who still want to be under law after faith has come, contrasting the prior custody with the present freedom in Christ.

Galatians 4:3 describes being in slavery under elemental forces—the same childhood bondage to the law that 3:23 calls custody.

In 1 Peter 1:12, prophets ministered to us, not themselves—the faith was revealed later, directly aligning with Galatians 3:23's 'afterwards revealed'.

Romans 3:19 similarly describes the law confining all people under accountability, reinforcing the 'shut up' condition before faith in Galatians 3:23.

In Hebrews 11:40, God provided something better for us so OT saints are perfected together—this 'better thing' is the faith revealed later in Galatians 3:23.

Romans 6:14 states believers are no longer under law but under grace, directly contrasting the previous custody described in Galatians 3:23.

Romans 7:6 echoes the release from law's custody; both describe dying to what once bound us to serve in newness of Spirit.

Hebrews 11:13 shows OT saints dying in faith without receiving the promise—they lived in the 'before faith' period under the law.

Hebrews 11:39 summarizes that these saints did not receive the promise—echoing the 'kept under law' era before faith was revealed.

Romans 6:15 anticipates the objection that freedom from law permits sin, reinforcing that the shift from law to grace does not allow license.

1 Peter 1:11 describes prophets searching about Christ—they were in the 'before faith' era but prophesied the coming revelation.