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Galatians 3:12
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Galatians 3:12
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12 The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, “The person who does these things will live by them.”[a](A)
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- Galatians 3:12 Lev. 18:5
Galatians 3:12
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Galatians 3:12
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12 And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.
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Leviticus 18:5
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Leviticus 18:5
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Leviticus 18:5
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Leviticus 18:5
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5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the Lord.
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Romans 10:5-6
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Romans 10:5-6
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5 Moses writes this about the righteousness that is by the law: “The person who does these things will live by them.”[a](A) 6 But the righteousness that is by faith(B) says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’”[b](C) (that is, to bring Christ down)
Footnotes
- Romans 10:5 Lev. 18:5
- Romans 10:6 Deut. 30:12
Romans 10:5-6
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Romans 10:5-6
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5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.
6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)
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Nehemiah 9:29
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Nehemiah 9:29
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29 “You warned(A) them in order to turn them back to your law, but they became arrogant(B) and disobeyed your commands. They sinned against your ordinances, of which you said, ‘The person who obeys them will live by them.’(C) Stubbornly they turned their backs(D) on you, became stiff-necked(E) and refused to listen.(F)
Nehemiah 9:29
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Nehemiah 9:29
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29 And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.
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Romans 4:14
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Romans 4:14
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14 For if those who depend on the law are heirs, faith means nothing and the promise is worthless,(A)
Romans 4:14
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Romans 4:14
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14 For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:
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Romans 4:16
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Romans 4:16
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16 Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace(A) and may be guaranteed(B) to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.(C)
Romans 4:16
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Romans 4:16
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16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,
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Romans 4:4-5
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Romans 4:4-5
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4 Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift(A) but as an obligation. 5 However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.(B)
Romans 4:4-5
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Romans 4:4-5
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4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
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Luke 10:25-28
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Luke 10:25-28
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The Parable of the Good Samaritan(A)
25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”(B)
26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”
27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’[a];(C) and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b]”(D)
28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”(E)
Footnotes
- Luke 10:27 Deut. 6:5
- Luke 10:27 Lev. 19:18
Luke 10:25-28
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Luke 10:25-28
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25 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
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Ezekiel 20:11
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Ezekiel 20:11
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11 I gave them my decrees and made known to them my laws, by which the person who obeys them will live.(A)
Ezekiel 20:11
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Ezekiel 20:11
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11 And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them.
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Romans 11:6
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Romans 11:6
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6 And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works;(A) if it were, grace would no longer be grace.
Romans 11:6
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Romans 11:6
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6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
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Romans 9:30-32
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Romans 9:30-32
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Israel’s Unbelief
30 What then shall we say?(A) That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;(B) 31 but the people of Israel, who pursued the law as the way of righteousness,(C) have not attained their goal.(D) 32 Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone.(E)
Romans 9:30-32
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Romans 9:30-32
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30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
31 But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.
32 Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
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Matthew 19:17
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Matthew 19:17
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17 “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”(A)
Matthew 19:17
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Matthew 19:17
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17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
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Ezekiel 20:13
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Ezekiel 20:13
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13 “‘Yet the people of Israel rebelled(A) against me in the wilderness. They did not follow my decrees but rejected my laws(B)—by which the person who obeys them will live—and they utterly desecrated my Sabbaths.(C) So I said I would pour out my wrath(D) on them and destroy(E) them in the wilderness.(F)
Ezekiel 20:13
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Ezekiel 20:13
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13 But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.
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