Romans 3:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Therefore

No flesh

Job 25:4

James 2:20

In his sight

Job 15:15

Job 25:5

For by the

Romans 7:7

Galatians 2:19

General references

Ephesians 2:9

Bible References

Therefore

For this reason, then, a man may get righteousness by faith without the works of the law.

For it is not the hearers of the law who will be judged as having righteousness before God, but only the doers:

For God's word, that the earth would be his heritage, was given to Abraham, not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

Why? Because they were not searching for it by faith, but by works. They came up against the stone which was in the way;

And through him everyone who has faith is made free from all those things, from which the law of Moses was not able to make you free.

Being conscious that a man does not get righteousness by the works of the law, but through faith in Jesus Christ, we had faith in Christ Jesus, so that we might get righteousness by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law: because by the works of the law will no flesh get righteousness.

For all who are of the works of the law are under a curse: because it is said in the Writings, A curse is on everyone who does not keep on doing all the things which are ordered in the book of the law.

You are cut off from Christ, you who would have righteousness by the law; you are turned away from grace.

Because by grace you have salvation through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is given by God:

Not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but in the measure of his mercy, he gave us salvation, through the washing of the new birth and the giving of new life in the Holy Spirit,

But if you take a man's position into account, you do evil, and are judged as evil-doers by the law.

No flesh

How then is it possible for man to be upright before God? or how may he be clean who is a son of woman?

Do you not see, O foolish man, that faith without works is of no use?

In his sight

Truly, he puts no faith in his holy ones, and the heavens are not clean in his eyes;

See, even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not clean in his eyes:

For by the

What then is to be said? is the law sin? in no way. But I would not have had knowledge of sin but for the law: for I would not have been conscious of desire if the law had not said, You may not have a desire for what is another's.

For I, through the law, have become dead to the law, so that I might be living to God.

General references

And he said, Who gave you the knowledge that you were without clothing? Have you taken of the fruit of the tree which I said you were not to take?

On these two rules all the law and the prophets are based.

Of sin, because they have not faith in me;

For this reason, then, a man may get righteousness by faith without the works of the law.

Not by works, so that no man may take glory to himself.