Romans 3:31

New International Reader's Version

Does faith make the law useless? Not at all! We agree with the law.

Cross References

Psalm 119:126

Lord, it’s time for you to act. People are breaking your law.

Psalm 40:8

My God, I have come to do what you want. Your law is in my heart.”

Isaiah 42:21

The Lord wanted his people to see how great and glorious his law is. He wanted to show them that he always does what is right.

Matthew 15:6

So they do not need to honor their father or mother with their gift. You make the word of God useless in order to follow your own teachings.

Matthew 3:15

Jesus replied, “Let it be this way for now. It is right for us to do this. It carries out God’s holy plan.” Then John agreed.

Matthew 5:17

“Do not think I have come to get rid of what is written in the Law or in the Prophets. I have not come to do this. Instead, I have come to fulfill what is written.

Matthew 5:20

Here is what I tell you. You must be more godly than the Pharisees and the teachers of the law. If you are not, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.

Luke 20:16

He will come and kill them. He will give the vineyard to others.” When the people heard this, they said, “We hope this never happens!”

Romans 10:4

Christ has fulfilled everything the law was meant to do. So now everyone who believes can be right with God.

Romans 2:20

You think you can make foolish people wise. You act like you’re teaching little children. You think that the law gives you all knowledge and truth.

Romans 3:4

Not at all! God is true, even if every human being is a liar. It is written, “You are right when you sentence me. You are fair when you judge me.” (Psalm 51:4)

Romans 3:6

God is certainly fair! If he weren’t, how could he judge the world?

Romans 4:14

Do those who depend on the law receive the promise? If they do, faith would mean nothing. God’s promise would be worthless.

Romans 7:22

Deep inside me I find joy in God’s law.

Romans 7:25

I give thanks to God who saves me. He saves me through Jesus Christ our Lord. So in my mind I am a slave to God’s law. But sin controls my desires. So I am a slave to the law of sin.

Romans 8:4

Jesus does for us everything the holy law requires. The power of sin should no longer control the way we live. The Holy Spirit should control the way we live.

1 Corinthians 9:21

To those who don’t have the law I became like one who doesn’t have the law. I did this even though I am not free from God’s law. I am under Christ’s law. Now I can win those who don’t have the law.

Galatians 2:19

By the law, I died as far as the law is concerned. I died so that I might live for God.

Galatians 2:21

I do not get rid of the grace of God. What if a person could become right with God by obeying the law? Then Christ died for nothing!