Galatians 3:12
10 All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”
11 Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”
The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man who does these things will live by them.”
13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
14 He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man who does these things will live by them.”
- KJV
- And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.
- WEB
- The law is not of faith, but, “The man who does them will live by them.”
- ASV
- and the law is not of faith; but, He that doeth them shall live in them.
- DARBY
- but the law is not on the principle of faith; but, He that shall have done these things shall live by them.
- BLB
- But the law is not out of faith; rather, “The one having done these things will live in them.”
- ÅB
- men loven har ikke noe med troen å gjøre, men: Den som gjør det, skal leve derved.
- OTB
- Loven er ikke av tro; men «den som gjør det, skal leve ved det.»
- B1930
- men loven har ikke noget med troen å gjøre, men: Den som gjør det, skal leve derved.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 18:5
Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD.
Read in contextRomans 10:5–6
For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”
Read in contextNehemiah 9:29
You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They stubbornly shrugged their shoulders; they stiffened their necks and would not obey.
Read in contextRomans 4:14
For if those who live by the law are heirs, faith is useless and the promise is worthless,
Read in contextLuke 10:25–28
One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Read in contextRomans 4:16
Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.
Read in contextEzekiel 20:11
And I gave them My statutes and made known to them My ordinances—for the man who does these things will live by them.
Read in contextRomans 4:4–5
Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation.
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