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Galatians 3:12

The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man who does these things will live by them.”

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Leviticus 18:5Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD.Romans 10:5For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”Romans 10:5–6For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”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 shoulders; they stiffened their necks and would not obey.Romans 4:14For if those who live by the law are heirs, faith is useless and the promise is worthless,Romans 7:10So I discovered that the very commandment that was meant to bring life actually brought death.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 father of us all.Romans 4:4–5Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation.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.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?”Romans 11:6And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace.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;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 Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness.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.”Joshua 6:17Now the city and everything in it must be devoted to the LORD for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and all those with her in her house will live, because she hid the spies we sent.Luke 10:28“You have answered correctly,” Jesus said. “Do this and you will live.”Galatians 3:18For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God freely granted it to Abraham through a promise.Deuteronomy 6:25And if we are careful to observe every one of these commandments before the LORD our God, as He has commanded us, then that will be our righteousness.”

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