Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

For, the law, worketh out anger, but, where there is no law, neither is there transgression.

New American Standard Bible

for the Law brings about wrath, but where there is no law, there also is no violation.

King James Version

Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

Holman Bible

For the law produces wrath. And where there is no law, there is no transgression.

International Standard Version

for the Law produces wrath. Now where there is no Law, neither can there be any violation of it.

A Conservative Version

For the law works wrath. For where there is no law, neither is there transgression.

American Standard Version

for the law worketh wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there transgression.

Amplified

For the Law results in [God’s] wrath [against sin], but where there is no law, there is no violation [of it either].

An Understandable Version

For the law brings [God's] wrath [i.e., because of man's failure to obey it perfectly], but where there is no law, there is no [responsibility for] sin.

Anderson New Testament

for the law inflicts punishment; for where no law is, there is no transgression.

Bible in Basic English

For the outcome of the law is wrath; but where there is no law it will not be broken.

Common New Testament

because the law brings wrath, for where there is no law there is no transgression.

Daniel Mace New Testament

because the effect of the law is punishment: for if there had been no law, there could have been no transgression.

Darby Translation

For law works wrath; but where no law is neither is there transgression.

Godbey New Testament

For the law works out wrath: for where there is no law, there is no transgression.

Goodspeed New Testament

For the Law only brings down God's wrath; where there is no law, there is no violation of it.

John Wesley New Testament

Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

Julia Smith Translation

For the law works wrath: for where is no law, no transgression.

King James 2000

Because the law works wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For the law produces wrath, but where [there] is no law, neither [is there] transgression.

Modern King James verseion

because the Law works out wrath, for where no law is, there is no transgression.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Because the law causeth wrath. For where no law is, there is no transgression.

Moffatt New Testament

(What the Law produces is the Wrath, not the promise of God; where there is no law, there is no transgression either.)

Montgomery New Testament

For law works wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there transgression.

NET Bible

For the law brings wrath, because where there is no law there is no transgression either.

New Heart English Bible

For the law works wrath, for where there is no law, neither is there disobedience.

Noyes New Testament

For the Law is the cause of wrath; for where there is no law there is no transgression.

Sawyer New Testament

For the law produces wrath; for where there is no law there is no transgression.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

for the law causeth wrath: for where there is no law, neither is there transgression.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Law entails punishment; but, where no Law exists, no breach of it is possible.

Webster

Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

Weymouth New Testament

For the Law inflicts punishment; but where no Law exists, there can be no violation of Law.

Williams New Testament

For the law results in wrath alone, but where there is no law, there can be no violation of it.

World English Bible

For the law works wrath, for where there is no law, neither is there disobedience.

Worrell New Testament

for the law works wrath; but where there is no law, there is no transgression.

Worsley New Testament

Now the law worketh wrath; for where there is no law, there is no transgression.

Youngs Literal Translation

for the law doth work wrath; for where law is not, neither is transgression.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

the law
νόμος 
Nomos 
law
Usage: 179

κατεργάζομαι 
Katergazomai 
work, do, do deed, to perform, cause, work out
Usage: 24

ὀργή 
Orge 
Usage: 35

for
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

οὗ 
Hou 
Usage: 40

no
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

law
νόμος 
Nomos 
law
Usage: 179

is
ἐστί 
Esti 
is, are, was, be, have, not tr, , vr is
Usage: 585

there is no
οὐδέ 
Oude 
neither, nor, not, no not, not so much as, then not, not tr,
Usage: 83

References

American

Easton

Sin

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Context Readings

The Promise To Abraham Secured Through Faith

14 For, if they who are of law are heirs, made void is faith and of no effect is the promise. 15 For, the law, worketh out anger, but, where there is no law, neither is there transgression. 16 For this cause, it is by faith, in order that it may be by way of favour, so that the promise is firm unto all the seed, - not unto that by the law only, but unto that also which is such by the faith of Abraham; who is father of us all, -

Cross References

Galatians 3:10

For, as many as are of works of law, are, under a curse, - for it is written - Accursed, is everyone that continueth not in all things that are written in the book of the law to do them.

Romans 5:13

For, until law, sin was in the world, although sin is not reckoned when there is no law, -

1 Corinthians 15:56

Now, the sting of death, is, sin, and, the power of sin, is, the law; -

Romans 7:7-25

What, then, shall we say? Is the law sin? Far be it! On the contrary, I had not discovered, sin, save through law, for even, of coveting, I had not been aware if, the law, had not kept on saying - Thou shall not covet;

Galatians 3:19

Why, then, the law? Because of the transgressions, it was added, until such time as the seed should come, unto whom the promise had been made, and was given in charge through messengers, at the hand of a mediator;

1 John 3:4

Whosoever is committing sin, lawlessness also, is committing, and, sin, is, lawlessness;

Numbers 32:14

Lo! therefore, ye have arisen in the room of your fathers, brood of sinful men, - to heap up yet more upon the heat of the anger of Yahweh, towards Israel.

Deuteronomy 29:20-28

Yahweh will not be willing to forgive him, but, then, will the anger of Yahweh and his jealousy smoke against that man, and all the oath that is written in this scroll, shall settle down upon him, - and Yahweh wipe out his name from under the heavens;

2 Kings 22:13

Go ye - enquire of Yahweh, for me and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book which hath been found, - for, great, is the wrath of Yahweh, in that it hath fired up against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according to all which is written concerning us.

Jeremiah 4:8

On this account, gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl, - Because the glow of the anger of Yahweh hath not turned from us.

Lamentations 2:22

Wilt thou proclaim, like the day of an appointed meeting - My terrors round about? when there was not - in the day of the anger of Yahweh - fugitive or survivor, - Those whom I dandled and reared, my foe hath destroyed.

Ezekiel 7:19

Their silver into the streets, shall they cast and Their gold for throwing away, shall serve, Their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of Yahweh, Their craving, shall they not satisfy, and Their belly, shall they not fill, For a stumbling-block, hath their iniquity become.

Zephaniah 1:18

Neither their silver nor yet their gold, shall be able to deliver them, in the day of the indignation of Yahweh, but, in the fire of his jealousy, shall the whole earth be consumed; For, a destruction, surely a terrible one, will he make, with all them who dwell in the earth.

John 3:36

He that believeth on the Son, hath life age-abiding: whereas, he that yieldeth not unto the Son, shall not see life, - but, the anger of God, awaiteth him.

John 15:22

Had I not come and spoken unto them, Sin, had they none; but, now, have they no, excuse, for their sin.

Acts 17:30-31

The times of ignorance, therefore, overlooking, God, as things now are, is charging all men everywhere to repent,

Romans 1:17

For, a righteousness of God, is therein revealed, - by faith unto faith: even as it is written - But, he that is righteous, by faith, shall live.

Romans 2:5-6

But, according to thy hardness, and thine impenitent heart, art treasuring up for thyself anger, in a day of anger and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, -

Romans 2:12-13

For, as many as without law sinned, without law, also shall perish, and, as many as within law sinned, through law, shall be judged;

Romans 3:19-20

Now we know that, whatsoever things the law saith, to them who are within the law, it speaketh, in order that, every mouth, may be stopped and all the world come, under penal sentence, unto God.

Romans 5:20-21

Law, however, gained admission, in order that the fault might abound, but, where the sin abounded, the favour greatly superabounded:

2 Corinthians 3:7-9

But, if, the ministry of death, in letters engraven in stones, was brought into existence with glory, so that the sons of Israel could not look steadfastly into the face of Moses, by reason of the glory of his face - which glory was to be done away,

Ephesians 5:6

Let no one be deceiving you with empty words; for, because of these things, is coming the anger of God upon the sons of obstinacy:

Colossians 3:6

On account of which things cometh the anger of God, -

Revelation 6:16-17

and they say, unto the mountains and unto the rocks - Fall upon us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth upon the throne, and from the anger of the Lamb;

Revelation 19:15

and, out of his mouth, is going forth a sharp sword, that, therewith, he may smite the nations, - and, he, shall shepherd them with a sceptre of iron, and, he, treadeth the wine-press of the wrath of the anger of God the Almighty.

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