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Galatians 3:12

And the Law hath nothing to do with faith; but [[its language is]], “He that hath done them shall live in them.”

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

11But further, that through the observance of the Law no one is accepted as righteous with God is evident; for “the righteous shall live by faith.”

13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us; for it is written, “Cursed is every one that is hanged on a beam of wood,”—

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Cross References

Ezekiel 20:11And I gave them my statutes, and made known to them my laws, through which the man that keepeth them shall live.

Matthew 19:17And he said to him, Why dost thou ask me concerning what is good? There is but one who is good. But if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

Romans 4:4Now to him that performeth works, the reward is not accounted a matter of grace, but of debt;

Romans 4:16Therefore the inheritance was made to depend on faith, that it might be a matter of grace; that the promise might be sure to all the offspring, not to that only which is under the Law, but to that also which hath the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

Romans 10:5For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the Law: “The man that hath done these things shall live by them.”

Matthew Henry on Galatians 3:7-19

Justification by Faith. ( a. d. 56.) 6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. 7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. 8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. 9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. 10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is… Read the whole commentary →

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