Verse 12

And the law is not of faith, but 'The man who does them shall live in them.'

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  • Lev 18:5 : 5 You shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, which if a man does, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.
  • Rom 10:5-6 : 5 For Moses describes the righteousness which is of the law, that the man who does those things shall live by them. 6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaks in this way, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?' (that is, to bring Christ down from above)"
  • Rom 11:6 : 6 And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.
  • Rom 4:14 : 14 For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise nullified.
  • Neh 9:29 : 29 You testified against them, that You might bring them back to Your law. Yet they acted proudly and did not heed Your commandments but sinned against Your judgments, which if a man does, he shall live by them. And they shrugged their shoulders, stiffened their necks, and would not hear.
  • Ezek 20:11 : 11 And I gave them my statutes, and showed them my judgments, which if a man does, he shall even live in them.
  • Ezek 20:13 : 13 But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they did not walk in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man does, he shall even live in them; and they greatly polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.
  • Matt 19:17 : 17 And he said to him, Why do you call me good? There is none good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.
  • Luke 10:25-28 : 25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 26 He said to him, What is written in the law? How do you read it? 27 And he answered, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself. 28 And he said to him, You have answered rightly: this do, and you shall live.
  • Rom 4:4-5 : 4 Now to him who works, the reward is not given of grace, but as a debt. 5 But to him who does not work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
  • Rom 4:16 : 16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end that the promise might be sure to all the descendants; not to those only who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,
  • Rom 9:30-32 : 30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness of faith. 31 But Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness. 32 Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were, by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone;