Galatians 3:12

now the law is not of faith, but saith, "The man that doth them, shall live in them."

1770 John Worsley 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

11And that by the law no one is justified before God is evident; for it is written "The just shall live by faith:"

13Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, having been made a curse for us: for it is written, "Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:"

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Cross References

Matthew 19:17And He said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou desirest to enter into life, keep the commandments.

Romans 4:4Now to him that worketh the reward is not reckoned as a favor, but as a debt:

Romans 4:16And therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace, that so the promise might 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 of the law, "That the man who doth those 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 →

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