Galatians 3:12
though the law is not of faith; but the one having done these things shall live in them.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 19:17And He said to him, Why do you ask me concerning the good One? One is good. If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.
Romans 4:4But to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned according to grace, but according to debt;
Romans 4:16Therefore it is by faith, in order that it may be by grace; that the promise may be sure to all the seed; not only of the law, but also of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,
Romans 10:5For Moses describes the righteousness which is of the law, that the man having done this shall live in it.
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 →