Galatians 3:12

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Summary

Galatians 3:12

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

The man

General references

Romans 3:28

Bible References

The man

And you shall observe my statutes and my regulations {by which the person doing them shall live}; I [am] Yahweh.

You warned them so that they would return to your law. Yet they acted arrogantly and did not listen to your commandments but sinned against your judgments that a person must do so that they may live. They turned a stubborn shoulder and stiffened their neck and would not listen.

and I gave my statutes to them, and my regulations I made known to them, which, if a person does them, then he will live by them.

And he said to him, "Why are you asking me about [what is] good? There is one [who is] good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments!"

And behold, a certain legal expert stood up to test him, saying, "Teacher, what must I do so that I will inherit eternal life?"

For Moses writes about the righteousness [that is] from the law: "The person who does [this] will live by it."

General references

You will not take a ransom payment for the one that flees to the city of his refuge, so that he may return to live in the land before the death of the priest.

And it shall be righteousness for us if we diligently observe [and] do all [of] this commandment {before} Yahweh our God, as he has commanded us.'

and say to them, 'Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: "The man is cursed who does not obey the words of this covenant,

And he said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read [it]?"

For we consider a person to be justified by faith apart from the works of the law.