Galatians 3:12 - Easy To Read Version

The law does not use faith; \{it uses a different way.\} The law says, “A person who wants to find life by following these things (the law) must do the things the law says.” {\cf2\super [31]}

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

But the Law does not rest on faith [does not require faith, has nothing to do with faith], for it itself says, He who does them [the things prescribed by the Law] shall live by them [not by faith]. [Lev. 18:5.]

American Standard Version (1901)

and the law is not of faith; but, He that doeth them shall live in them.

Common English Bible

The Law isn’t based on faith; rather, “the one doing these things will live by them”.

Catholic Public Domain Version

But the law is not of faith; instead, "he who does these things shall live by them."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

But the law is not of faith: but, He that doth those things, shall live in them.

Galatians 3:12 Tagairtí Cros

Nehemiah 9:29

You warned them.\par You told them to come back.\par But they were too proud.\par They refused to listen to your commands.\par If people obey your laws,\par then they will truly live!\par But our ancestors {\cf2\super [57]} broke your laws.\par They were stubborn.\par They turned their backs on you.\par They refused to listen.\par

Ezekiel 20:11

Then I gave them my laws. I told them all my rules. If a person obeys those rules, then he will live.

Ezekiel 20:13

“‘But the family of Israel turned against me in the desert. They did not follow my laws. They refused to obey my rules. \{And they are good rules\}—if a person obeys those rules, then he will live. They treated my special days of rest as if they were not important. They worked on those days many, many times. I decided to destroy them in the desert—to let them feel the full force of my anger.

Leviticus 18:5

So you must obey my laws and rules. If a person obeys my laws and rules, he will live! I am the Lord!

Matthew 19:17

Jesus answered, “Why do you ask me about what is good? Only God is good. But if you want to have life forever, obey the commands.”

Romans 11:6

And if God chose his people by grace, then it is not the things they have done that made them God’s people. If they could be made God’s people by the things they did, then God’s gift of grace would not really be a gift.

Romans 4:14

If people could get the things that God promised by following the law, then faith is worthless. And God’s promise to Abraham is worthless.

Romans 4:16

So people get God’s promise by having faith. This happens so that the promise can be a free gift. And if the promise is a free gift, then all of Abraham’s {\cf2\super [42]} people can have that promise. The promise is not only for those people that live under the law \{of Moses\}. The promise is for any person that lives with faith like Abraham. Abraham is the father of us all.

Romans 7:10

And I died \{spiritually\} because of sin. The command was meant to bring life, but for me that command brought death.