Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Justification before God » Under the law » Man cannot attain to
How then can man be justified with God? Or how can he that is born of a woman be clean?
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For by the deeds of the law, no flesh shall be justified in his sight; for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
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If thou, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall endure?
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And enter not into judgment with thy slave; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
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I know it is so of a truth, but how shall a man be justified with God? If he desires to contend with him, he will not be able to answer him one thing of a thousand.
and Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness. Why? Because they followed it not by faith but, as it were, by the works (of the law); therefore, they stumbled on the stumblingstone;