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

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 we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified

For the promise to Abraham and to his seed that he should be heir of the world was not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone;

and by him everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the Law of Moses.

yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.

For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse. For it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things that are written in the book of the law, to do them."

You are alienated from Christ, you who desire to be justified by the law. You have fallen away from grace.

for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of rebirth and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

But if you show partiality, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.

No flesh

How then can man be just with God? Or how can he who is born of a woman be clean?

If you, LORD, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?

Do not enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous.

But do you want to know, foolish man, that faith apart from works is useless?

In his sight

Behold, he puts no trust in his holy ones. Yes, the heavens are not clean in his sight;

Behold, even the moon has no brightness, and the stars are not pure in his sight;

For by the

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? May it never be. However, I would not have known sin, except through the law. For I would not have known coveting, unless the law had said, "You shall not covet."

For I, through the law, died to the law, that I might live to God.

General references

God said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?"

The whole Law and the Prophets depend on these two commandments."

about sin, because they do not believe in me;

For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

not of works, that no one would boast.