Galatians 3:21

Is the law then against the promises of God? Of course not! Rather, if a law had been given that was capable of imparting life, truly righteousness would have been by the law.

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Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.

In Context

20(Now that mediator is not for just one, but God is one.)

22But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:17“Do not suppose that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.

Romans 3:6Of course not! Otherwise, how will God judge the world?

Romans 3:31Do we then nullify law through the Faith? Of course not! Rather, we uphold law.

Romans 9:31while Israel, pursuing a standard of righteousness, did not attain to that standard.

Galatians 2:17But if while seeking to be justified in Christ we ourselves were discovered to be sinners, then is Christ a minister of sin? Of course not!

Galatians 2:21I do not nullify the grace of God; for if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nothing!”

Matthew Henry on Galatians 3:20-29

Design of the Law; The True Children of Abraham. ( a. d. 56.) 19 Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. 20 Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one. 21 Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law. 22 But the scripture hath concluded… Read the whole commentary →

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