26 He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?”

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26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”

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21 Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For (A)if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law. 22 But the Scripture (B)imprisoned everything under sin, so that (C)the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given (D)to those who believe.

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21 Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not!(A) For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.(B) 22 But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin,(C) so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.

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19 Now we know that whatever (A)the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, (B)so that every mouth may be stopped, and (C)the whole world may be held accountable to God.

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19 Now we know that whatever the law says,(A) it says to those who are under the law,(B) so that every mouth may be silenced(C) and the whole world held accountable to God.(D)

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The Message of Salvation to All

For (A)Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that (B)the person who does the commandments shall live by them.

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Moses writes this about the righteousness that is by the law: “The person who does these things will live by them.”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 10:5 Lev. 18:5

20 (A)To the teaching and to the testimony! If they will not speak according to this word, it is because they have no (B)dawn.

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20 Consult God’s instruction(A) and the testimony of warning.(B) If anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light(C) of dawn.

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14 (A)For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. 15 For (B)the law brings wrath, but (C)where there is no law (D)there is no transgression.

16 That is why it depends on faith, (E)in order that the promise may rest on grace and (F)be guaranteed to all his offspring—not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, (G)who is the father of us all,

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14 For if those who depend on the law are heirs, faith means nothing and the promise is worthless,(A) 15 because the law brings wrath.(B) And where there is no law there is no transgression.(C)

16 Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace(D) and may be guaranteed(E) 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.(F)

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12 But the law is not of faith, rather (A)“The one who does them shall live by them.” 13 Christ (B)redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, (C)“Cursed is everyone who is hanged (D)on a tree”—

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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) 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law(B) by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.”[b](C)

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Footnotes

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