Romans 3:20

Therefore no flesh shall be justified by works of law: for through law there is a perfect knowledge of sin.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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

19But we know that so many things as the law speaks, it says to those under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may become guilty before God.

21And now the righteousness of God without law has been made manifest, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

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Cross References

Romans 2:13for the hearers of the law are not righteous with God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

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

Romans 5:13(for until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed, there being no law;

Romans 7:7Then what shall we say? is the law sin? It could not be so; but I did not know sin except through the law: for indeed I had not known lusts, unless the law said, Thou shalt not covet.

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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