Romans 3:20

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

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  • Gal 2:16 : 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 works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
  • Acts 13:39 : 39 And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
  • Rom 3:28 : 28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
  • Rom 4:15 : 15 Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.
  • Gal 2:19 : 19 For I through the law am dead to 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 the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
  • Rom 5:20 : 20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
  • Rom 4:13 : 13 For the pmise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, thugh the law, but thugh the righteousness of faith.
  • Rom 7:7-9 : 7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. 8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wught in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. 9 For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
  • Gal 5:4 : 4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
  • Eph 2:8-9 : 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
  • Titus 3:5-7 : 5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; 6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; 7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
  • Jas 2:20-26 : 20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? 22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? 23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. 24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. 25 Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? 26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
  • Gal 3:10-13 : 10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. 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. 12 And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them. 13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made 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 shall no man living be justified.
  • Job 15:15 : 15 Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; 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 the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.

    11But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.

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

  • Rom 3:21-24
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    21But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the pphets;

    22Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

    23For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

    24Being justified freely by his grace thugh 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 saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

  • Gal 2:16-17
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    16Knowing 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 works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

    17But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.

  • Rom 3:26-28
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    26To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

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

    28Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

  • Rom 3:9-10
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    9What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before pved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;

    10As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

  • Rom 4:15
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    15Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

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

    13(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

    14For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:

  • Rom 5:13
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    13(For 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 ainst 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.

    22But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of 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. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

    8But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wught in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.

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

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

    4That the righteousness 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 all that believe are 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 mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

  • Rom 10:3-5
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    3For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

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

    5For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.

  • Gal 3:24
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    24Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

  • 1 John 3:4
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    4Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

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

  • Rom 5:20
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    20Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

  • Rom 7:5
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    5For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.

  • 1 Cor 1:29
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    29That no flesh should glory in his presence.

  • Rom 1:17
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    17For therein is the righteousness of God revealed fm faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

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

    31But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.

  • 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 counted for righteousness.

    6Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,

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

  • Eph 2:9
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    9Not of works, lest any man should boast.

  • Gal 5:4
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    4Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen 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 how to perform that which is good I find not.

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