Verse 20

Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Derfor skal ingen kjøtt bli rettferdiggjort for hans ansikt ved lovens gjerninger; for ved loven er kunnskap om synd.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  For av lovens gjerninger skal ingen bli rettferdig foran ham; for loven gir bare kunnskap om synd.

• Norsk King James

  Derfor skal ikke noe menneske bli rettferdiggjort i hans nærvær gjennom lovens gjerninger; for ved loven kommer erkjennelsen av synd.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Derfor kan ingen bli rettferdiggjort for ham ved lovens gjerninger, for ved loven kommer kunnskap om synd.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Derfor skal intet kjød bli rettferdiggjort for ham ved lovgjerninger; for ved loven kommer synds erkjennelse.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  For ved lovgjerninger blir intet menneske rettferdig for hans ansikt; for ved loven kommer erkjennelsen av synd.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Derfor skal intet kjød bli rettferdiggjort for hans ansikt ved lovens gjerninger: for ved loven kommer erkjennelse av synd.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Derfor kan ingen bli rettferdiggjort for ham ved lovens gjerninger, for loven gir kunnskap om synd.

• gpt4.5-preview

  For av lovgjerninger vil intet menneske bli rettferdiggjort for ham. For ved loven kommer erkjennelse av synd.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  For av lovgjerninger vil intet menneske bli rettferdiggjort for ham. For ved loven kommer erkjennelse av synd.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For ved lovgjerninger blir intet kjød rettferdiggjort i hans øyne. Ved loven kommer erkjennelsen av synd.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law; for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Romans.3.20", "source": "Διότι ἐξ ἔργων νόμου οὐ δικαιωθήσεται πᾶσα σὰρξ ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ: διὰ γὰρ νόμου ἐπίγνωσις ἁμαρτίας.", "text": "*Dioti ex ergōn nomou ou dikaiōthēsetai pasa sarx enōpion autou*: *dia gar nomou epignōsis hamartias*.", "grammar": { "*Dioti*": "conjunction - because/for", "*ex ergōn*": "preposition + noun, genitive, neuter, plural - from works/by works", "*nomou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - of law", "*ou*": "negative particle - not", "*dikaiōthēsetai*": "verb, future passive, 3rd person singular - will be justified", "*pasa sarx*": "adjective + noun, nominative, feminine, singular - all flesh", "*enōpion*": "preposition + genitive - before/in sight of", "*autou*": "pronoun, genitive, masculine, singular - of him", "*dia*": "preposition + genitive - through", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*nomou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - of law", "*epignōsis*": "noun, nominative, feminine, singular - knowledge/recognition", "*hamartias*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - of sin" }, "variants": { "*Dioti*": "because/therefore/for this reason", "*ergōn nomou*": "works of law/deeds required by law/Torah observance", "*dikaiōthēsetai*": "will be justified/will be declared righteous/will be acquitted", "*pasa sarx*": "all flesh/every human being/all humanity", "*enōpion*": "before/in the sight of/in the presence of", "*epignōsis*": "knowledge/full knowledge/recognition/awareness" } }

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Derfor kan intet menneske bli rettferdiggjort for ham ved lovgjerninger, for ved loven kommer erkjennelse av synd.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Derfor kan intet Kjød blive ved Lovens Gjerninger retfærdiggjort for ham; thi ved Loven kommer Syndens Erkjendelse.

• 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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Derfor skal ingen bli rettferdiggjort i hans øyne ved lovens gjerninger; for ved loven kommer kunnskap om synd.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For ved lovens gjerninger blir intet kjød rettferdiggjort i hans øyne. For ved loven kommer erkjennelsen av synd.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Av den grunn vil ingen bli rettferdiggjort for Gud ved lovgjerninger, for ved loven kommer erkjennelse av synd.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  for ved lovens gjerninger blir intet kjød rettferdiggjort i hans øyne; for ved loven kommer kunnskap om synd.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For ved lovens gjerninger blir intet menneske rettferdig for ham, for gjennom loven kommer erkjennelse av synd.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  because that by ye dedes of the lawe shall no flesshe be iustified in the sight of God. For by the lawe commeth the knowledge of synne.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  because yt by ye dedes of the lawe no flesh maye be iustified in his sighte. For by the lawe commeth but the knowlege of synne.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore by the woorkes of the Lawe shall no flesh be iustified in his sight: for by the Lawe commeth the knowledge of sinne.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Because that by the deedes of the lawe, there shall no flesshe be iustified in his syght. For by the lawe, commeth the knowledge of sinne.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  wherefore by works of law shall no flesh be declared righteous before Him, for through law is a knowledge of sin.

• 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Because by the works of the law no man is able to have righteousness in his eyes, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For no one is declared righteous before him by the works of the law, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

Referenced Verses

• Gal 2:16 : 16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by the faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.
• Acts 13:39 : 39 And by him all who believe are justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.
• Rom 3:28 : 28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law.
• Rom 4:15 : 15 Because the law produces wrath; for where there is no law, there is no transgression.
• Gal 2:19 : 19 For I through the law died to the law, that I might live to God.
• Rom 9:32 : 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;
• Rom 5:20 : 20 Moreover, the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more:
• Rom 4:13 : 13 For the promise that he should be the heir of the world was not to Abraham, or to his descendants, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
• Rom 7:7-9 : 7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Certainly not. Indeed, I would not have known sin except through the law: for I would not have known lust unless the law had said, 'You shall not covet.' 8 But sin, taking opportunity by the commandment, worked in me all kinds of covetousness. For without the law, sin was dead. 9 For I was alive once without the law, but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
• Gal 5:4 : 4 Christ has become of no effect to you, whoever among you are justified by the law; you have fallen from grace.
• Eph 2:8-9 : 8 For by grace you are 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, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, 6 Whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 That having been justified by His grace, we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
• Jas 2:20-26 : 20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 22 Do you see how faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness. And he was called the Friend of God. 24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only. 25 Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and 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 everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.' 11 But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for 'The just shall live by faith.' 12 And the law is not of faith, but 'The man who does them shall live in them.' 13 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us, for it is written: 'Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree.'
• Rom 5:13 : 13 For until the law sin was in the world, but sin is not charged when there is no law.
• Ps 143:2 : 2 And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, for in Your sight no one living shall be justified.
• Job 15:15 : 15 Behold, He puts no trust in His saints; yes, the heavens are not clean in His sight.