Romans 3:20

For no man will be justified in God’s sight by works of the Law; for through the Law comes the consciousness of sin.

Montgomery New Testament

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

19Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law; so that every mouth may be shut, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God.

21But now, quite apart from any law, a righteousness coming from God has been fully brought to light, continually witnessed to by the Law and the Prophets.

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Cross References

Romans 2:13For it is not the hearers of law who are righteous in the eyes of God; nay, it is the doers of law who will be accounted righteous.

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

Romans 5:13For prior to the Law, sin actually existed in the world, but sin was not set down to man’s account when there was no law.

Romans 7:7What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? Certainly not. On the contrary I should not have become acquainted with sin had it not been for the Law; for except the Law had repeatedly said, "Thou shalt not lust," I should never have known the sin of lust.

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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