Galatians 3:21

New Century Version

Does this mean that the law is against God’s promises? Never! That would be true only if the law could make us right with God. But God did not give a law that can bring life.

Cross References

Luke 20:16

He will come and kill those farmers and will give the vineyard to other farmers.” When the people heard this story, they said, “Let this never happen!”

Romans 3:31

So do we destroy the law by following the way of faith? No! Faith causes us to be what the law truly wants.

Romans 3:4

No! God will continue to be true even when every person is false. As the Scriptures say: “So you will be shown to be right when you speak, and you will win your case.”

Romans 3:6

No! If God could not punish us, he could not judge the world.

Romans 9:31

The people of Israel tried to follow a law to make themselves right with God. But they did not succeed,

2 Corinthians 3:7

The law that brought death was written in words on stone. It came with God’s glory, which made Moses’ face so bright that the Israelites could not continue to look at it. But that glory later disappeared.

Galatians 2:17

We Jews came to Christ, trying to be made right with God, and it became clear that we are sinners, too. Does this mean that Christ encourages sin? No!

Galatians 2:19

It was the law that put me to death, and I died to the law so that I can now live for God.

Galatians 2:21

By saying these things I am not going against God’s grace. Just the opposite, if the law could make us right with God, then Christ’s death would be useless.

Galatians 6:14

I hope I will never brag about things like that. The cross of our Lord Jesus Christ is my only reason for bragging. Through the cross of Jesus my world was crucified, and I died to the world.

Hebrews 11:7

It was by faith that Noah heard God’s warnings about things he could not yet see. He obeyed God and built a large boat to save his family. By his faith, Noah showed that the world was wrong, and he became one of those who are made right with God through faith.

Hebrews 7:18

The old rule is now set aside, because it was weak and useless.

Hebrews 7:19

The law of Moses could not make anything perfect. But now a better hope has been given to us, and with this hope we can come near to God.