11 Now that (A)no one is justified [a]by [b]the Law before God is evident; for, “[c](B)The righteous man shall live by faith.” 12 [d]However, the Law is not [e]of faith; on the contrary, “(C)He who practices them shall live [f]by them.” 13 Christ (D)redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us—for it is written, “(E)Cursed is everyone who hangs on (F)a [g]tree”—

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  1. Galatians 3:11 Or in
  2. Galatians 3:11 Or law
  3. Galatians 3:11 Or But he who is righteous by faith shall live
  4. Galatians 3:12 Or And
  5. Galatians 3:12 Or based on
  6. Galatians 3:12 Or in
  7. Galatians 3:13 Or cross; lit wood

11 Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God,(A) because “the righteous will live by faith.”[a](B) 12 The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, “The person who does these things will live by them.”[b](C) 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law(D) by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.”[c](E)

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  1. Galatians 3:11 Hab. 2:4
  2. Galatians 3:12 Lev. 18:5
  3. Galatians 3:13 Deut. 21:23