King James Bible
"But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster."
Paul marks a decisive historical shift with the arrival of faith in Christ, distinguishing the new covenant era from the old. This 'faith' refers not to individual belief but to the gospel age itself—when justification by faith became fully revealed through Jesus's work. The 'schoolmaster' (Greek: paidagogos) was a slave who supervised children until maturity, representing the Law's temporary guardianship over God's people. Paul declares believers have graduated from the Law's disciplinary role into the freedom of adult sons, no longer needing its restrictive oversight since Christ has brought spiritual maturity.