Galatians 3:11

and that in law no one is declared righteous with God, is evident, because 'The righteous by faith shall live;'

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.

In Context

10for as many as are of works of law are under a curse, for it hath been written, 'Cursed [is] every one who is not remaining in all things that have been written in the Book of the Law — to do them,'

12and the law is not by faith, but — 'The man who did them shall live in them.'

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Cross References

Job 9:3If he delight to strive with Him — He doth not answer him one of a thousand.

Job 42:6Therefore do I loathe [it], And I have repented on dust and ashes.

Psalms 130:3If iniquities Thou dost observe, O Lord, who doth stand?

Ecclesiastes 7:20Because there is not a righteous man on earth that doth good and sinneth not.

Isaiah 53:6All of us like sheep have wandered, Each to his own way we have turned, And Jehovah hath caused to meet on him, The punishment of us all.

Habakkuk 2:4Lo, a presumptuous one! Not upright is his soul within him, And the righteous by his stedfastness liveth.

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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