Romans 3:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

What things

And all the

Romans 3:9

Romans 2:1

Galatians 3:10

General references

Bible References

What things

Great in every respect. To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God [His very words].

For all who have sinned without the Law will also perish without [regard to] the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged and condemned by the Law.

Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods [human judges representing God, not divine beings]’?

But [this is so] that the word which has been written in their Law would be fulfilled, ‘They hated Me without a cause.’

To the Jews I became as a Jew, so that I might win Jews [for Christ]; to men under the Law, [I became] as one under the Law, though not being under the Law myself, so that I might win those who are under the Law.

Now before faith came, we were kept in custody under the Law, [perpetually] imprisoned [in preparation] for the faith that was destined to be revealed,

so that He might redeem and liberate those who were under the Law, that we [who believe] might be adopted as sons [as God’s children with all rights as fully grown members of a family].

But if you are guided and led by the Spirit, you are not subject to the Law.

And all the

Well then, are we [Jews] better off than they? Not at all; for we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks (Gentiles) are under the control of sin and subject to its power.

Therefore you have no excuse or justification, everyone of you who [hypocritically] judges and condemns others; for in passing judgment on another person, you condemn yourself, because you who judge [from a position of arrogance or self-righteousness] are habitually practicing the very same things [which you denounce].

For all who depend on the Law [seeking justification and salvation by obedience to the Law and the observance of rituals] are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed (condemned to destruction) is everyone who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law, so as to practice them.”

General references

On the eighth day the flesh of the male child’s foreskin shall be circumcised.

As I live,” says the Lord God, “you are certainly not going to use this proverb [as an excuse] in Israel anymore.

The whole Law and the [writings of the] Prophets depend on these two commandments.”

Jesus said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?”

about sin [and the true nature of it], because they do not believe in Me [and My message];

so that no one may [be able to] boast in the presence of God.