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 Pourquoi donc la loi? Elle a été donnée ensuite à cause des transgressions, jusqu’à ce que vînt la postérité à qui la promesse avait été faite; elle a été promulguée par des anges, au moyen d’un médiateur.
20 Or, le médiateur n’est pas médiateur d’un seul, tandis que Dieu est un seul.
21 La loi est-elle donc contre les promesses de Dieu? Loin de là! S’il eût été donné une loi qui pût procurer la vie, la justice viendrait réellement de la loi.
22 Mais l’Écriture a tout renfermé sous le péché, afin que ce qui avait été promis fût donné par la foi en Jésus-Christ à ceux qui croient.
23 Avant que la foi vînt, nous étions enfermés sous la garde de la loi, en vue de la foi qui devait être révélée.
What Does Galatians 3:21 Mean?
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