Galatians 3:11
But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
KJV
ὅτι δὲ ἐν νόμῳ οὐδεὶς δικαιοῦται παρὰ τῷ θεῷ δῆλον, ὅτι ὁ δίκαιος ἐκ πίστεως ζήσεται·
Greek NT
Quoniam autem in lege nemo justificatur apud Deum, manifestum est : quia justus ex fide vivit.
Vulgate
Now that no man is justified by the law before God, is evident: for, The righteous shall live by faith;
ASV
But that in the law no man is justified with God, it is manifest: because the just man liveth by faith.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δίκαιος
dikaios
adjective · 79×
δικαιόω
dikaioo
verb · 39×
δῆλος
delos
adjective · 3×
ζάω
zao
verb · 140×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
νόμος
nomos
noun · 196×
οὐδείς
oudeis
adjective · 235×
πίστις
pistis
noun · 243×
παρά
para
preposition · 191×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
Intertextual echoes
This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.
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Hab 2:4 · exact_quote"Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith."Habakkuk: the righteous shall live by faith
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7 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Chapter 2.—Of Carnal Life, Which is to Be Understood Not Only of Living in Bodily Indulgence, But Also of Living in the Vices of the Inner Man. First, we must see what it is to live after the flesh, and what to live after the spirit. For any one who either does not recollect, or does not sufficiently weigh, the language of sacred Scripture, may, on first hearing what we have sa…
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle. Calvin begins by showing that Paul establishes his apostolic authority and the universality of the gospel. The gospel was promised beforehand in the Scriptures, demonstrating the continuity of Old and New Testaments. The just shall live by faith — this is the thesis of the entire epistle. From verse 18 Paul unfolds the r…
The holy Synod declares first that, for the correct and sound understanding of the doctrine of Justification, it is necessary that each one recognize and confess that, whereas all men had lost their innocence in the prevarication of Adam, having become unclean, and, as the apostle says, by nature children of wrath, they were so far the servants of sin and under the power of the…
Cross-references
- 1Cor 6:11 — And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
- Eccl 7:20 — For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
- Gal 2:16 — Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the
- Gal 2:20 — I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself fo
- Gen 6:9 — These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
- Hab 2:4 — Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
- Hab 2:4 — Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
- Heb 10:38 — Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
- Heb 10:38 — Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
- Isa 53:6 — All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
- Job 42:6 — Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
- Luke 10:29 — But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
- Matt 19:17 — 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.
- Ps 130:3 — If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
- Rev 5:9 — And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and p
- Rom 1:17 — For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
- Rom 1:17 — For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
- Rom 2:13 — (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
- Rom 3:28 — Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
- Rom 5:1 — Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: