Romans 3:20

wherefore by works of law shall no flesh be declared righteous before Him, for through law is a knowledge of sin.

Young's Literal Translation

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

19And we have known that as many things as the law saith, to those in the law it doth speak, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may come under judgment to God;

21And now apart from law hath the righteousness of God been manifested, testified to by the law and the prophets,

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Cross References

Job 25:4And what? is man righteous with God? And what? is he pure — born of a woman?

Psalms 143:2And enter not into judgment with Thy servant, For no one living is justified before Thee.

Romans 2:13for not the hearers of the law [are] righteous before God, but the doers of the law shall be declared righteous: —

Romans 4:13For not through law [is] the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, of his being heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith;

Romans 5:13for till law sin was in the world: and sin is not reckoned when there is not law;

Romans 7:7What, then, shall we say? the law [is] sin? let it not be! but the sin I did not know except through law, for also the covetousness I had not known if the law had not said:

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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