Galatians 3:11

Galatians 3:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
• New International Version (NIV)Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God, because “the righteous will live by faith.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for "The righteous shall live by faith."
• New King James Version (NKJV)But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for “the just shall live by faith.”

Context of Galatians 3:11

9So people who believe are blessed together with Abraham, the man of faith. 10Certainly, there is a curse on all who rely on their own efforts because Scripture says, “Whoever doesn’t obey everything that is written in Moses’ Teachings is cursed.” No one receives God’s approval by obeying the laws in Moses’ Teachings since, “The person who has God’s approval will live by faith.” 12These laws have nothing to do with faith, but, “Whoever obeys laws will live because he obeys them.” 13Christ paid the price to free us from the curse that the laws in Moses’ Teachings bring by becoming cursed instead of us. Scripture says, “Everyone who is hung on a tree is cursed.”

Galatians 3:11 word by word

ὅτι δὲ ἐν νόμῳ οὐδεὶς δικαιοῦται παρὰ τῷ θεῷ δῆλον, ὅτι ὁ δίκαιος ἐκ πίστεως ζήσεται·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• no manοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• is justifiedδικαιόωdikaioō · to justifyG1344
• byἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• in the sight ofπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• evidentδῆλοςdēlos · UrimG1212
• The justδίκαιοςdikaios · justG1342
• shall liveζάωzaō · to liveG2198
• byἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102

Cross-references for Galatians 3:11

• Galatians 2:16Yet, we know that people don’t receive God’s approval by any effort to follow the laws in the Scriptures, but only by believing in Jesus Christ. So we also believed in Jesus Christ in order to receive God’s approval by faith in Christ and not by our own efforts. People won’t receive God’s approval by their own efforts.
• 1 Kings 8:46“They may sin against you. (No one is sinless.) You may become angry with them and hand them over to an enemy who takes them to ⌞another⌟ country as captives, ⌞whether it is⌟ far or near.
• Job 9:3If he wished to debate with God, he wouldn’t be able to answer one question in a thousand.
• Job 40:4“I’m so insignificant. How can I answer you? I will put my hand over my mouth.
• Job 42:6That is why I take back what I said, and I sit in dust and ashes to show that I am sorry.”
• Psalms 19:12Who can notice every mistake? Forgive my hidden faults.
• Psalms 130:3O Lord, who would be able to stand if you kept a record of sins?
• Psalms 143:2Do not take me to court for judgment, because there is no one alive who is righteous in your presence.
• Ecclesiastes 7:20Certainly, there is no one so righteous on earth that he always does what is good and never sins.
• Isaiah 6:5So I said, “Oh, no! I’m doomed. Every word that passes through my lips is sinful. I live among people with sinful lips. I have seen the king, the Lord of Armies!”
• Isaiah 53:6We have all strayed like sheep. Each one of us has turned to go his own way, and the Lord has laid all our sins on him.
• Isaiah 64:6We’ve all become unclean, and all our righteous acts are like permanently stained rags. All of us shrivel like leaves, and our sins carry us away like the wind.
• James 3:2All of us make a lot of mistakes. If someone doesn’t make any mistakes when he speaks, he would be perfect. He would be able to control everything he does.
• 1 John 1:8If we say, “We aren’t sinful” we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
• Revelation 5:9Then they sang a new song, “You deserve to take the scroll and open the seals on it, because you were slaughtered. You bought people with your blood to be God’s own. They are from every tribe, language, people, and nation.
• Revelation 7:14I answered him, “Sir, you know.” Then he told me, “These are the people who are coming out of the terrible suffering. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the lamb.

Commentaries on Galatians 3:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11But that no man is justified by the law - By the observance of the law, suppose he had even continued in all things that are written in it to do them, is evident; for the Prophet Habakkuk, Habakkuk 2:4, has declared, under the direct influence of the Spirit of God, The just shall live by faith; or, he who is just by faith shall live: therefore this justification comes not by works, or the observance of the law, but by faith.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11But that no man is justified … - The argument which Paul has been pursuing he proceeds to confirm by an express declaration of the Bible. The argument is this: “It is impossible that a man should be justified by the Law, because God has appointed another way of justification.” But there cannot be two ways of obtaining life, and as he has appointed faith as the condition on which people shall live, he has precluded from them the possibility of obtaining…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-14Verses 6-14 The apostle proves the doctrine he had blamed the Galatians for rejecting; namely, that of justification by faith without the works of the law. This he does from the example of Abraham, whose faith fastened upon the word and promise of God, and upon his believing he was owned and accepted of God as a righteous man. The Scripture is said to foresee, because the Holy Spirit that indited the Scripture did foresee. Through faith in the promise of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Scripture makes it clear, even if the Galatians or false teachers did not understand, that circumcision is not required for non-Jewish believers. "The righteous will live by faith": Paul quotes Habakkuk 2:4, in which the prophet waits in faith for God's promise to come true.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. by the law--Greek, "IN the law." Both in and by are included. The syllogism in this verse and Ga 3:12, is, according to Scripture, "The just shall live by faith." But the law is not of faith, but of doing, or works (that is, does not make faith, but works, the conditional ground of justifying). Therefore "in," or "by the law, no man is justified before God" (whatever the case may be before men, Ro 4:2)--not even if he could, which he cannot, keep the…Read the comment

Topics related to Galatians 3:11

• Abraham
• Depravity of Man
• Faith
• Justification
• Quotations and Allusions
• Salvation
• Works

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Commentaries on Galatians 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings