Galatians

Galatians 3:12

12The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man who does these things will live by them.”e

Footnotes

  • e 3:12 Leviticus 18:5|LEV 18:5; see also Ezekiel 20:11, 13, and 21.

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
TheὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
lawνόμοςnomosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG3551 a law, the Mosaic Law
howeverδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
isἔστινestinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
notοὐκoukAdverbG3756 no, not
basedἐκekPrepositionG1537 from out, out from among, from
on faithπίστεωςpisteōsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG4102 faith, belief, trust
on the contraryἀλλ’all’ConjunctionG235 but, except
TheὉHoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
doesποιήσαςpoiēsasVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG4160 I do, make
these thingsαὐτὰautaPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person PluralG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
will liveζήσεταιzēsetaiVerb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularG2198 I live
byἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
themαὐτοῖςautoisPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Neuter 3rd Person PluralG846 he, she, it, they, them, same

Cross-references

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Leviticus 18:5 · Romans 10:5–6 · Nehemiah 9:29 · Romans 4:14 · Romans 4:4–5 · Luke 10:25–28 · Ezekiel 20:11 · Romans 4:16 · Ezekiel 20:13 · Matthew 19:17 · Romans 9:30–32 · Romans 11:6

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