Galatians 2:21

Twentieth Century New Testament 1904

I do not reject the love of God. If righteousness comes through Law, then there was no need for Christ to die!

Cross References

Mark 7:9

Wisely do you set aside God's commandments," he exclaimed, "to keep your own traditions!

Romans 10:3

For, in their ignorance of the Divine Righteousness, and in their eagerness to set up a righteousness of their own, they refused to accept with submission the Divine Righteousness.

Romans 11:6

But if in love, then no longer as a result of obedience. Otherwise love would cease to be love.

Romans 4:25

For Jesus 'was given up to death to atone for our offences,' and was raised to life that we might be pronounced righteous.

Romans 8:31

What are we to say, then, in the light of all this? If God is on our side, who can there be against us?

1 Corinthians 15:14

And, if Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation is without meaning, and our faith without meaning also!

1 Corinthians 15:17

And, if Christ has not been raised, your faith is folly-your sins are on you still!

1 Corinthians 15:2

And by means of which you are being saved. I would remind you of the very words that I used in telling it to you, since you are still holding fast to it, and since it was not in vain that you became believers in Christ.

Galatians 2:16

So we placed our faith in Christ Jesus, in order that we might be pronounced righteous, as the result of faith in Christ, and not of obedience to Law; for such obedience 'will not result in even one soul's being pronounced righteous.'

Galatians 2:18

For, if I rebuild the very things that I pulled down, I prove myself to have done wrong.

Galatians 3:21

Does that set the Law in opposition to God's promises? Heaven forbid! For, if a Law had been given capable of bestowing Life, then righteousness would have actually owed its existence to Law.

Hebrews 7:11

If, then, Perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood--and it was under this priesthood that the people received the Law--why was it still necessary that a priest of a different order should appear, a priest of the order of Melchizedek and not of the order of Aaron?