Verse 20
Romans 3:20
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
20
Because by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified before him. For by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Original Language Text
greek
διότι ἐξ ἔργων νόμου οὐ δικαιωθήσεται πᾶσα σὰρξ ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ, διὰ γὰρ νόμου ἐπίγνωσις ἁμαρτίας.
English Translation
For by works of the law no flesh will be justified in his sight, for through the law comes knowledge of sin.
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Chapter 3 Context
1
What advantage then hath the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision?
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Much every way. First indeed, because the words of God (Elohim) were committed to them.
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For what if some of them have not believed? shall their unbelief make the faith of God (Elohim) with...
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But God (Elohim) is true; and every man a liar, as it is written, That thou mayest be justified in t...
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But if our injustice commend the justice of God (Elohim), what shall we say? Is God (Elohim) unjust,...
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(I speak according to man.) God (Elohim) forbid: otherwise how shall God (Elohim) judge this world?
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For if the truth of God (Elohim) hath more abounded through my lie, unto his glory, why am I also ye...
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And not rather (as we are slandered, and as some affirm that we say) let us do evil, that there may...
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What then? Do we excel them? No, not so. For we have charged both Jews, and Greeks, that they are al...
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As it is written: There is not any man just.
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There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God (Elohim).
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All have turned out of the way; they are become unprofitable together: there is none that doth good,...
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Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have dealt deceitfully. The venom of asps...
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Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
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Their feet swift to shed blood:
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Destruction and misery in their ways:
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And the way of peace they have not known:
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There is no fear of God (Elohim) before their eyes.
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Now we know, that what things soever the law speaketh, it speaketh to them that are in the law; that...
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Because by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified before him. For by the law is the knowle...
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But now without the law the justice of God (Elohim) is made manifest, being witnessed by the law and...
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Even the justice of God (Elohim), by faith of Yashua (Jesus) Christ, unto all and upon all them that...
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For all have sinned, and do need the glory of God (Elohim).
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Being justified freely by his grace, through the redemption, that is in Christ Yashua (Jesus),
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Whom God (Elohim) hath proposed to be a propitiation, through faith in his blood, to the shewing of...
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Through the forbearance of God (Elohim), for the shewing of his justice in this time; that he himsel...
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Where is then thy boasting? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.
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For we account a man to be justified by faith, without the works of the law.
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Is he the God (Elohim) of the Jews only? Is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also.
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For it is one God (Elohim), that justifieth circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
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Do we, then, destroy the law through faith? God (Elohim) forbid: but we establish the law.
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