Romans 3:20

American Standard Version (1901)

because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified in his sight; for through the law [cometh] the knowledge of sin.

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  • Gal 2:16 : 16 yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed on Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law: because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
  • Acts 13:39 : 39 and by him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
  • Rom 3:28 : 28 We reckon therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
  • Rom 4:15 : 15 for the law worketh wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there transgression.
  • Gal 2:19 : 19 For I through the law died unto the law, that I might live unto God.
  • Rom 9:32 : 32 Wherefore? Because [they sought it] not by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled at the stone of stumbling;
  • Rom 5:20 : 20 And the law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did abound more exceedingly:
  • Rom 4:13 : 13 For not through the law was the promise to Abraham or to his seed that he should be heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith.
  • Rom 7:7-9 : 7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Howbeit, I had not known sin, except through the law: for I had not known coveting, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet: 8 but sin, finding occasion, wrought in me through the commandment all manner of coveting: for apart from the law sin [is] dead. 9 And I was alive apart from the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died;
  • Gal 5:4 : 4 Ye are severed from Christ, ye who would be justified by the law; ye are fallen away from grace.
  • Eph 2:8-9 : 8 for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, [it is] the gift of God; 9 not of works, that no man should glory.
  • Titus 3:5-7 : 5 not by works [done] in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, 6 which he poured out upon us richly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour; 7 that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
  • Jas 2:20-26 : 20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is barren? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar? 22 Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect; 23 and the scripture was fulfilled which saith, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness; and he was called the friend of God. 24 Ye see that by works a man is justified, and not only by faith. 25 And in like manner was not also Rahab the harlot justified by works, in that she received the messengers, and sent them out another way? 26 For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.
  • Gal 3:10-13 : 10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one who continueth not in all things that are written in the book of the law, to do them. 11 Now that no man is justified by the law before God, is evident: for, The righteous shall live by faith; 12 and the law is not of faith; but, He that doeth them shall live in them. 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us; for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
  • Rom 5:13 : 13 for until the law sin was in the world; but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
  • Ps 143:2 : 2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant; For in thy sight no man living is righteous.
  • Job 15:15 : 15 Behold, he putteth no trust in his holy ones; Yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight:

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  • Gal 3:10-12
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    10For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one who continueth not in all things that are written in the book of the law, to do them.

    11Now that no man is justified by the law before God, is evident: for, The righteous shall live by faith;

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

  • Rom 3:21-24
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    21But now apart from the law a righteousness of God hath been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

    22even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ unto all them that believe; for there is no distinction;

    23for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

    24being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

  • Rom 3:18-19
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    18There is no fear of God before their eyes.

    19Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it speaketh to them that are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God:

  • Gal 2:16-17
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    16yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed on Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law: because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

    17But if, while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a minister of sin? God forbid.

  • Rom 3:26-28
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    26for the showing, [I say], of his righteousness at this present season: that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him that hath faith in Jesus.

    27Where then is the glorying? It is excluded. By what manner of law? of works? Nay: but by a law of faith.

    28We reckon therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

  • Rom 3:9-10
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    9What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we before laid to the charge both of Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin;

    10as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one;

  • Rom 4:15
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    15for the law worketh wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there transgression.

  • Rom 2:12-14
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    12For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without the law: and as many as have sinned under the law shall be judged by the law;

    13for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified:

    14(for when Gentiles that have not the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are the law unto themselves;

  • Rom 5:13
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    13for until the law sin was in the world; but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

  • Gal 3:21-22
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    21Is 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.

    22But the scriptures shut up all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

  • Rom 7:7-8
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    7What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Howbeit, I had not known sin, except through the law: for I had not known coveting, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet:

    8but sin, finding occasion, wrought in me through the commandment all manner of coveting: for apart from the law sin [is] dead.

  • Rom 8:2-4
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    2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.

    3For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

    4that the ordinance of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

  • Acts 13:39
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    39and by him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

  • Phil 3:9
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    9and be found in him, not having a righteousness of mine own, [even] that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith:

  • Rom 10:3-5
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    3For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

    4For Christ is the end of the law unto righteousness to every one that believeth.

    5For Moses writeth that the man that doeth the righteousness which is of the law shall live thereby.

  • Gal 3:24
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    24So that the law is become our tutor [to bring us] unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

  • 1 John 3:4
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    4Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

  • 1 Tim 1:9
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    9as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and unruly, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

  • Rom 5:20
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    20And the law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did abound more exceedingly:

  • Rom 7:5
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    5For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were through the law, wrought in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.

  • 1 Cor 1:29
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    29that no flesh should glory before God.

  • Rom 1:17
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    17For therein is revealed a righteousness of God from faith unto faith: as it is written, But the righteous shall live by faith.

  • Rom 9:30-31
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    30What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who followed not after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:

    31but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at [that] law.

  • Rom 7:14
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    14For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.

  • Rom 4:5-6
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    5But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.

    6Even as David also pronounceth blessing upon the man, unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works,

  • Rom 4:2
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    2For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not toward God.

  • Eph 2:9
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    9not of works, that no man should glory.

  • Gal 5:4
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    4Ye are severed from Christ, ye who would be justified by the law; ye are fallen away from grace.

  • Rom 7:18
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    18For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me, but to do that which is good [is] not.

  • Gal 2:19
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    19For I through the law died unto the law, that I might live unto God.