Galatians 3:12
And, the law, is not of faith, but—he that hath done them, shall live in them,
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
Leviticus 18:5Therefore shall ye observe my statutes, and my regulations, Which if the son of earth shall do them, Then shall he live in them,—I, am Yahweh.
Ezekiel 20:11Then gave I unto them my statutes, And my regulations, caused I them to know,- By the which the man that doeth them shall live.
Matthew 19:17And, he, said unto him—Why dost thou question me concerning that which is good? There is, One, that is good! But, if thou desirest, into life, to enter, be keeping the commandments.
Romans 4:4Now, unto him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned by way of favour but by way of obligation,
Romans 4:16For this cause, it is by faith, in order that it may be by way of favour, so that the promise is firm unto all the seed,—not unto that by the law only, but unto that also [which is such] by the faith of Abraham; who is father of us all,—
Romans 10:5For, Moses, writeth that—as touching the righteousness that is by law, The man that hath done [it], shall live thereby;
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 →