Romans 3:20

Bible in Basic English 1965

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.

Cross References

Job 15:15

Truly, he puts no faith in his holy ones, and the heavens are not clean in his eyes;

Psalm 130:3

O Jah, if you took note of every sin, who would go free?

Psalm 143:2

Let not your servant come before you to be judged; for no man living is upright in your eyes.

Acts 13:39

And through him everyone who has faith is made free from all those things, from which the law of Moses was not able to make you free.

Romans 2:13

For it is not the hearers of the law who will be judged as having righteousness before God, but only the doers:

Romans 3:28

For this reason, then, a man may get righteousness by faith without the works of the law.

Romans 4:13

For God's word, that the earth would be his heritage, was given to Abraham, not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

Romans 4:15

For the outcome of the law is wrath; but where there is no law it will not be broken.

Romans 5:13

Because, till the law came, sin was in existence, but sin is not put to the account of anyone when there is no law to be broken.

Romans 5:20

And the law came in addition, to make wrongdoing worse; but where there was much sin, there was much more grace:

Romans 7:11

For I was tricked and put to death by sin, which took its chance through the law.

Romans 9:32

Why? Because they were not searching for it by faith, but by works. They came up against the stone which was in the way;

1 Corinthians 15:56

The pain of death is sin; and the power of sin is the law:

Galatians 2:16

Being conscious that a man does not get righteousness by the works of the law, but through faith in Jesus Christ, we had faith in Christ Jesus, so that we might get righteousness by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law: because by the works of the law will no flesh get righteousness.

Galatians 2:19

For I, through the law, have become dead to the law, so that I might be living to God.

Galatians 5:4

You are cut off from Christ, you who would have righteousness by the law; you are turned away from grace.

Hebrews 7:19

Because the law made nothing complete, and in its place there is a better hope, through which we come near to God.