Galatians 3:12

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“The law is not of faith, but, “The man who does them will live by them.”Leviticus 18:5”

— WEB

“And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.”

— KJV

“and the law is not of faith; but, He that doeth them shall live in them.”

— ASV

Cross-references

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Leviticus 18:5 "You shall therefore keep my statutes and my ordinances; which if a man does, he shall live in them. I am Yahweh."
Romans 10:5-6 "For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, “The one who does them will live by them.”Leviticus 18:5"
Nehemiah 9:29 "and testified against them, that you might bring them again to your law. Yet they were arrogant, and didn’t listen to your commandments, …"
Romans 4:14 "For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of no effect."
Romans 4:16 "For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, to the end that the promise may be sure to all the offspring,or, seed n…"
Luke 10:25-28 "Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”"
Ezekiel 20:11 "I gave them my statutes, and showed them my ordinances, which if a man does, he will live in them."
Romans 4:4-5 "Now to him who works, the reward is not counted as grace, but as something owed."

Commentary

doeth--Many depended on the law although they did not keep it; but without doing, saith Paul, it is of no use to them (Rom 2:13, Rom 2:17, Rom 2:23; Rom 10:5).

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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