12The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, "The man who does these things will live by them."


In Context

9 So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.

10 All who rely on observing the law are under a curse, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law."

11 Clearly no one is justified before God by the law, because, "The righteous will live by faith."

12 The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, "The man who does these things will live by them."

13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree."

14 He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

Galatians 3:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:12And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:12But the law is not of faith: but, He that doth those things, shall live in them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:12and the law is not of faith; but, He that doeth them shall live in them.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:12but the law is not on the principle of faith; but, He that shall have done these things shall live by them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:12and the law is not of faith; but, He that doeth them shall live in them.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:12And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live by them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:12The law is not of faith, but, |The man who does them will live by them.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:12and the law is not by faith, but — 'The man who did them shall live in them.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:12And the law is not of faith: but, The man that does them shall live in them.