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Galatians 3:11

Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”

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ASV

Now that no man is justified by the law before God, is evident: for, The righteous shall live by faith;

KJV

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

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ὅτιhotiforG3754 →
δὲdenowG1161 →
ἐνenbyG1722 →
νόμῳnomō[the] lawG3551 →
οὐδεὶςoudeisno [one]G3762 →
δικαιοῦταιdikaioutaiis justifiedG1344 →
παρὰparabeforeG3844 →
τῷtō<the>G3588 →
θεῷtheōGodG2316 →
δῆλον,dēlon[is] evident,G1212 →
ὅτιhotibecauseG3754 →
ὁhoTheG3588 →
δίκαιοςdikaiosrighteousG1342 →
ἐκekbyG1537 →
πίστεωςpisteōsfaithG4102 →
ζήσεται·zēsetaiwill live;G2198 →

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Habakkuk 2:4Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright—but the righteous will live by faith—Romans 1:17For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”Hebrews 10:38But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”Galatians 2:20I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.Genesis 6:9This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.Galatians 2:16know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.1 Corinthians 6:11And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.Ecclesiastes 7:20Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.Psalms 130:3–4If You, O LORD, kept track of iniquities, then who, O Lord, could stand?Luke 10:29But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”Isaiah 53:6We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.Job 42:6Therefore I retract my words, and I repent in dust and ashes.”Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.Isaiah 6:5Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”Isaiah 64:6Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.1 John 1:8–10If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.Psalms 19:12Who can discern his own errors? Cleanse me from my hidden faults.Psalms 143:2Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.

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