Romans 3:20

Wherefore by works of law no flesh shall be justified before him; for by law [is] knowledge of sin.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

In Context

19Now we know that whatever the things the law says, it speaks to those under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world be under judgment to God.

21But now without law righteousness of God is manifested, borne witness to by the law and the prophets;

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Cross References

Job 25:4And how should man be just with God? Or how should he be clean that is born of a woman?

Psalms 143:2And enter not into judgment with thy servant; for in thy sight no man living shall be justified.

Romans 2:13(for not the hearers of the law [are] just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

Romans 4:13For [it was] not by law that the promise was to Abraham, or to his seed, that he should be heir of [the] world, but by righteousness of faith.

Romans 5:13(for until law sin was in [the] world; but sin is not put to account when there is no law;

Romans 7:7What shall we say then? [is] the law sin? Far be the thought. But I had not known sin, unless by law: for I had not had conscience also of lust unless the law had said, Thou shalt not lust;

Matthew Henry on Romans 3:20-31

Justification by Faith; Christ a Propitiation. ( a. d. 58.) 19 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. 20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. 21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; 22 Even the righteousness of God which is by… Read the whole commentary →

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