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Selected Verse: Galatians 3:12 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ga 3:12 |
King James |
And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| doeth--Many depended on the law although they did not keep it; but without doing, saith Paul, it is of no use to them (Rom 2:13, Rom 2:17, Rom 2:23; Rom 10:5). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
And the law is not of faith - The Law is not a matter of faith; it does not relate to faith; it does not require faith; it deals in other matters, and it pertains to another system than to faith.
But, The man ... - This is the language of the Law, and this is what the Law teaches. It does not make provision for faith, but it requires unwavering and perpetual obedience, if man would obtain life by it; see this passage explained in the notes at Rom 10:5. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| And the law is not of faith - But quite opposite to it: it does not say, Believe; but, Do. Lev 18:5 |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| And the law is not of faith - It promises no forgiveness to believing, but requires obedience. It is not, What do you believe? but, What have you done? The man that doeth them perfectly, at all times, and in all places, he shall live in them; but if in any case he fails, he forfeits his life. See the notes on Rom 1:17, etc. |
5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.
23 Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?
17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,
13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.
5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.
17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.