Galatians 3:21

Is the law then opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that was able to give life, truly righteousness would have come through the law.

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

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

20Now a mediator does not represent just one party, but God is one.

22But the Scripture has confined all under sin, so that the promise might be given on the basis of faith in Jesus Christ to those who believe.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:17“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.

Romans 3:6Certainly not! Otherwise, how could God judge the world?

Romans 3:31Do we then nullify the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we uphold the law.

Romans 9:31But Israel, although they pursued a law of righteousness, did not attain a law of righteousness.

Galatians 2:17But if we ourselves have also been found to be sinners while seeking to be justified in Christ, is Christ then an agent of sin? Certainly not!

Galatians 2:21I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness comes 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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