Romans 3:20 “Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. F…”

Romans 3:20

Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

World English Bible

Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight; for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

American Standard Version

because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified in his sight; for through the law cometh the knowledge of sin.

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore by the woorkes of the Lawe shall no flesh be iustified in his sight: for by the Lawe commeth the knowledge of sinne.

Darby Translation

Wherefore by works of law no flesh shall be justified before him; for by law [is] knowledge of sin.

Young's Literal Translation

wherefore by works of law shall no flesh be declared righteous before Him, for through law is a knowledge of sin.

Bible in Basic English

Because by the works of the law no man is able to have righteousness in his eyes, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

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Cross references

“Therefore”

Galatians 2:16 Acts 13:39 Romans 3:28 Galatians 2:19 Romans 4:13 Romans 9:32

Galatians 2:16 · BSB

know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of…

Acts 13:39 · BSB

Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

Romans 3:28 · BSB

For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the law.

Galatians 2:19 · BSB

For through the law I died to the law so that I might live to God.

Romans 4:13 · BSB

For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.

Romans 9:32 · BSB

Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,

“no flesh”

Psalm 143:2 Psalm 130:3 James 2:20–26 Job 25:4

Psalm 143:2 · BSB

Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.

Psalm 130:3 · BSB

If You, O LORD, kept track of iniquities, then who, O Lord, could stand?

James 2:20–26 · BSB

O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?

Job 25:4 · BSB

How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure?

“in his sight”

Job 15:15 Job 25:5

Job 15:15 · BSB

If God puts no trust in His holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes,

Job 25:5 · BSB

If even the moon does not shine, and the stars are not pure in His sight,

“for by the”

Romans 7:7–9

Romans 7:7–9 · BSB

What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, “Do not covet.”

Also

Romans 4:15 Romans 5:20 Romans 5:13

Romans 4:15 · BSB

because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law, there is no transgression.

Romans 5:20 · BSB

The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,

Romans 5:13 · BSB

For sin was in the world before the law was given; but sin is not taken into account when there is no law.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

21But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and the Prophets.

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