13 Bible Verses about Under The Law
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Tell me, [you] who are wanting to be under the law, do you not understand the law?
And again I testify to every man who becomes circumcised, that he is under obligation to keep the whole law.
But when the fullness of time came, God sent out his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
Or do you not know, brothers (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law is master of a person for as long a time [as] he lives?
Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those under the law, in order that every mouth may be closed and the whole world may become accountable to God.
Because of this, [it is] by faith, in order that [it may be] according to grace, so that the promise may be secure to all the descendants, not only to those of the law, but also to those of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all
But before faith came, we were detained under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith was revealed.
in order that he might redeem those under the law, in order that we might receive the adoption.
Indeed, nearly everything is purified with blood according to the law, and apart from the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
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 abide by all [the things] that are written in the book of the law to do them."
For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.
I have become like a Jew to the Jews, in order that I may gain the Jews. To those under the law [I became] as under the law ([although I] myself am not under the law) in order that I may gain those under the law.
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Blood » Eating of, forbidden to » israelites » Under the law
[This is] a lasting statute for your generations in all your dwellings: you must not eat any fat or any blood.'"
And [if there is] {anyone} from the house of Israel or from the alien who is dwelling in their midst who eats any blood, then I will set my face against the person who eats the blood, and I will cut him off from among his people.
{Therefore} I said to the {Israelites}, '{None of you} may eat blood, nor may the alien who is dwelling in your midst eat blood.'
Justification before God » Under the law » Man cannot attain to
"Indeed, how can a human being be righteous before God? And how will he who is born of a woman be pure?
For by the works of the law {no person will be declared righteous} before him, for through the law [comes] knowledge of sin.
And do not enter into judgment with your servant, because no one alive [is] righteous before you.
"Truly I know that [it is] so, but how can a human being be just before God? If he wants to contend with him, he cannot answer him one [time] in a thousand.
Justification before God » Under the law » Requires perfect obedience
For it is not the hearers of the law [who are] righteous in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be declared righteous.
And you shall observe my statutes and my regulations {by which the person doing them shall live}; I [am] Yahweh.
For Moses writes about the righteousness [that is] from the law: "The person who does [this] will live by it."
For whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles in one [point only] has become guilty of all [of it].