Galatians 3:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.”

Galatians 3:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Galatians 3:21 in 6 Bible Translations

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Galatians 3:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could make alive, most certainly righteousness would have been of the law.”

Galatians 3:21 — World English Bible

Galatians 3:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could make alive, verily righteousness would have been of the law.”

Galatians 3:21 — American Standard Version

Galatians 3:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“the law, then, <FI>is<Fi> against the promises of God? --let it not be! for if a law was given that was able to make alive, truly by law there would have been the righteousness,”

Galatians 3:21 — Young's Literal Translation

Galatians 3:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“[Is] then the law against the promises of God? Far be the thought. For if a law had been given able to quicken, then indeed righteousness were on the principle of law;”

Galatians 3:21 — Darby Translation

Galatians 3:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Is the Lawe then against the promises of God? God forbid: For if there had bene a Lawe giuen which coulde haue giuen life, surely righteousnes should haue bene by the Lawe.”

Galatians 3:21 — Geneva Bible

Galatians 3:21 in Context — Galatians 3

19 ¿Pues de qué [sirve] la ley? Fué puesta por causa de las rebeliones, hasta que viniese la simiente á quien fué hecha la promesa, ordenada [aquélla] por los ángeles en la mano de un mediador.

20 Y el mediador no es de uno, pero Dios es uno.

21 ¿Luego la ley es contra las promesas de Dios? En ninguna manera: porque si la ley dada pudiera vivificar, la justicia fuera verdaderamente por la ley.

22 Mas encerró la Escritura todo bajo pecado, para que la promesa fuese dada á los creyentes por la fe de Jesucristo.

23 Empero antes que viniese la fe, estábamos guardados bajo la ley, encerrados para aquella fe que había de ser descubierta.

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What Does Galatians 3:21 Mean?

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