Galatians 3:21 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²¹ Is the law therefore contrary to God’s promises? Absolutely not! For if the law had been granted with the ability to give life, then righteousness would certainly be on the basis of the law.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ Is the law then against 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ Is the Law then contrary and opposed to the promises of God? Of course not! For if a Law had been given which could confer [spiritual] life, then righteousness and right standing with God would certainly have come by Law.

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ Is 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.

Common English Bible

²¹ So, is the Law against the promises of God? Absolutely not! If a Law had been given that was able to give life, then righteousness would in fact have come from the Law.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ So then, was the law contrary to the promises of God? Let it not be so! For if a law had been given, which was able to give life, truly justice would be of the law.

Galatians 3:21 Cross References

Luke 20:16

He will come and kill   those farmers and give the vineyard to others.’ But when they heard this they said, ‘That must never happen! ’

Romans 3:31

Do we then nullify the law through faith? Absolutely not!  On the contrary, we uphold the law.

Romans 3:4

Absolutely not!  Let God be true, even though everyone is a liar,  as it is written: That you may be justified in your words and triumph when you judge.   ,

Romans 3:6

Absolutely not! Otherwise, how will God judge the world?

Romans 9:31

But Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness,  has not achieved the righteousness of the law.  ,

2 Corinthians 3:7

Now if the ministry that brought death, chiselled in letters on stones, came with glory,  so that the Israelites were not able to gaze steadily at Moses’s face because of its glory, which was set aside,

Galatians 2:17

But if we ourselves are also found to be ‘sinners’ while seeking to be justified by Christ,  is Christ then a promoter  , of sin? Absolutely not!

Galatians 2:19

For through the law I died to the law,  so that I might live for God.

Galatians 2:21

I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the law,  then Christ died  for nothing.

Galatians 6:14

But as for me, I will never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. The world has been crucified to me through the cross, and I to the world.

Hebrews 11:7

By faith Noah, after he was warned about what was not yet seen and motivated by godly fear, built an ark to deliver his family. By faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

Hebrews 7:18

So the previous command is annulled because it was weak and unprofitable

Hebrews 7:19

(for the law perfected  nothing), but a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.