Galatians 3:12

In 9 translations

BSB

The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man who does these things will live by them.”Leviticus 18:5; see also Ezekiel 20:11, 13, and 21.

KJV

And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.

WEB

The law is not of faith, but, “The man who does them will live by them.”

ASV

and the law is not of faith; but, He that doeth them shall live in them.

LSV

and the Law is not by faith, rather, “The man who did them will live in them.”

YLT

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

DBY

but the law is not on the principle of faith; but, He that shall have done these things shall live by them.

DRC

But the law is not of faith: but, He that doth those things, shall live in them.

GNV

And the Lawe is not of faith: but the man that shall doe those things, shall liue in them.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

ὁ δὲ νόμος οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκ πίστεως, ἀλλʼ· Ὁ ποιήσας αὐτὰ ζήσεται ἐν αὐτοῖς.

RP2018

ὁ δὲ νόμος οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκ πίστεως, ἀλλ’ Ὁ ποιήσας αὐτὰ ἄνθρωπος ζήσεται ἐν αὐτοῖς.

TR-Boyd

ὁ δὲ νόμος οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκ πίστεως, ἀλλ᾿ Ὁ ποιήσας αὐτὰ ἄνθρωπος ζήσεται ἐν αὐτοῖς.

SCR1894

ο δε νομος ουκ εστιν εκ πιστεως αλλ ο ποιησας αυτα ανθρωπος ζησεται εν αυτοις

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Cross-references most cited first

• Leviticus 18:5Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD.
• Romans 10:5–6For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.” But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into…
• Nehemiah 9:29You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They stubbornly shrugged their…
• Romans 4:14For if those who live by the law are heirs, faith is useless and the promise is worthless,
• Romans 4:4–5Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation. However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness.
• Romans 4:16Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the…
• Luke 10:25–28One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?” He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God…
• Ezekiel 20:11And I gave them My statutes and made known to them My ordinances—for the man who does these things will live by them.
• Matthew 19:17“Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
• Ezekiel 20:13Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My…
• Romans 9:30–32What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith; but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it. Why not? Because…
• Romans 11:6And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace.

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