Galatians 3:12
Now the law is not of faith; but, whoever shall do the things written in it, shall live by them.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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 callest thou me good? There is none good, except one, namely, God. But if thou wouldst enter into life, keep the commandments.
Romans 4:4But to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but as a debt to him.
Romans 4:16Wherefore, it is by the faith which is by grace, that we are justified: so that the promise may be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but also to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all:
Romans 10:5For Moses describeth the righteousness, which is by the law, thus: Whoever shall do 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 →