Parallel Verses
World English Bible
The law is not of faith, but, "The man who does them will live by them."
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.
Holman Bible
But the law is not based on faith; instead, the one who does these things will live by them.
International Standard Version
But the Law has nothing to do with faith. Instead, "The person who keeps the commandments will have life in them."
A Conservative Version
And the law is not from faith, but the man who does them will live in them.
American Standard Version
and the law is not of faith; but, He that doeth them shall live in them.
Amplified
But the Law does not rest on or require faith [it has nothing to do with faith], but [instead, the Law] says, “He who practices them [the things prescribed by the Law] shall live by them [instead of faith].”
An Understandable Version
Now the law of Moses is not based on one's faith, for [Lev. 18:5 says], "The person who obeys the requirements of the law of Moses will obtain life by doing so."
Anderson New Testament
The law, indeed, is not of faith; but he that does these things shall live by them.
Bible in Basic English
And the law is not of faith; but, He who does them will have life by them.
Common New Testament
But the Law is not of faith; on the contrary, "He who does them shall live by them."
Daniel Mace New Testament
now the law does not justify by FAITH, but says, "he that DOES these things shall live by them."
Darby Translation
but the law is not on the principle of faith; but, He that shall have done these things shall live by them.
Godbey New Testament
though the law is not of faith; but the one having done these things shall live in them.
Goodspeed New Testament
and the Law has nothing to do with faith; it teaches that it is the man who does these things that will find life by doing them.
John Wesley New Testament
Now the law is not of faith; but the man that doeth them, shall live by them.
Julia Smith Translation
And the law is not of faith: but, The man having done them shall live in them.
King James 2000
And the law is not of faith: but, The man that does them shall live in them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But the law is not from faith, but "the one who does these [things] will live by them."
Modern King James verseion
But the Law is not of faith; but, "The man who does these things shall live in them."
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The law is not of faith: but the man that fulfilleth the things contained in the law, shall live in them.
Montgomery New Testament
and the Law has nothing to do with faith, but declares, The man that has done these things shall live therein.
NET Bible
But the law is not based on faith, but the one who does the works of the law will live by them.
New Heart English Bible
The law is not of faith, but, "The man who does them will live by them."
Noyes New Testament
And the Law hath nothing to do with faith; but [its language is], "He that hath done them shall live in them."
Sawyer New Testament
but the law is not of faith, but he that does these things shall live by them.
The Emphasized Bible
And, the law, is not of faith, but - he that hath done them, shall live in them,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Now the law is not by faith: but "The man that doeth these things shall live by them."
Twentieth Century New Testament
But the Law is not based on faith; no, its words are--'Those who practice these precepts will find Life through them.'
Webster
And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live by them.
Weymouth New Testament
and the Law has nothing to do with faith. It teaches that "he who does these things shall live by doing them."
Williams New Testament
and the law has nothing to do with faith, but it says, "It is the man who does these things that will live by doing them."
Worrell New Testament
Now the law is not of faith; but "He who did them shall live in them."
Worsley New Testament
now the law is not of faith, but saith, "The man that doth them, shall live in them."
Youngs Literal Translation
and the law is not by faith, but -- 'The man who did them shall live in them.'
Themes
Faith/faithfulness » What is achieved through and by faith
Gentiles/heathen » Salvation coming to the gentiles
Justification » What you are justified by
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 36 Translations in Galatians 3:12
Prayers for Galatians 3:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Justified By The Law, Or Justified By Faith?
11 Now that no man is justified by the law before God is evident, for, "The righteous will live by faith." 12 The law is not of faith, but, "The man who does them will live by them." 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us. For it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree,"
Cross References
Leviticus 18:5
You shall therefore keep my statutes and my ordinances; which if a man does, he shall live in them: I am Yahweh.
Romans 10:5-6
For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, "The one who does them will live by them."
Nehemiah 9:29
and testified against them, that you might bring them again to your law. Yet they dealt proudly, and didn't listen to your commandments, but sinned against your ordinances, (which if a man does, he shall live in them), turned their backs, stiffened their neck, and would not hear.
Ezekiel 20:11
I gave them my statutes, and showed them my ordinances, which if a man does, he shall live in them.
Ezekiel 20:13
But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they didn't walk in my statutes, and they rejected my ordinances, which if a man keep, he shall live in them; and my Sabbaths they greatly profaned. Then I said I would pour out my wrath on them in the wilderness, to consume them.
Matthew 19:17
He said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."
Luke 10:25-28
Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
Romans 4:4-5
Now to him who works, the reward is not counted as grace, but as something owed.
Romans 4:14
For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of no effect.
Romans 4:16
For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed, not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.
Romans 9:30-32
What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who didn't follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;
Romans 11:6
And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.