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.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| law | νόμος | nomos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| however | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| is | ἔστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| not | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| based | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| on faith | πίστεως | pisteōs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
| on the contrary | ἀλλ’ | all’ | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| The | Ὁ | Ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| does | ποιήσας | poiēsas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| these things | αὐτὰ | auta | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| will live | ζήσεται | zēsetai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G2198 I live |
| by | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| them | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Neuter 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.