Verse List for GAL 3:21

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OET (OET-RV) So does the law oppose God’s promises? Certainly not, because if the law was able to give life, you could become guiltless by obeying the law.

OET-LV Therefore the law is against the promises of_ the _god?
Never it _might _become.
For/Because if a_law was _given which being _able to _give _life, really the righteousness would was by the_law.

ULT Therefore, is the law against the promises? May it never be! For if a law was given being able to make alive, then truly righteousness would have come by the law.

UST If someone should ask, “When God gave his laws to Moses long after he told Abraham what he was promising to give to him, was he changing his mind?” I would reply that God certainly did not change his mind when he did that! If God had given a law that could enable people to live eternally and spiritually, then it certainly would be because of people obeying that law that God would consider people righteous.

BSB [Is] the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness {would} certainly have come from [the] law.

MSB [Is] the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness {would} certainly have come from [the] law.

BLB Is the Law therefore contrary to the promises of God? Never may it be! For if a law had been given being able to impart life, then righteousness indeed would have emerged from out of the Law.

AICNT Is the law then contrary to the promises [of God]?[fn] Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law.

OEB Does that set the Law in opposition to God’s promises? Heaven forbid! For, if a Law had been given capable of bestowing life, then righteousness would have actually owed its existence to Law.

WEBBE & WMBB Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could make alive, most certainly righteousness would have been of the law.

NET Is the law therefore opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that was able to give life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.

LSV [Is] the Law, then, against the promises of God? Let it not be! For if a law was given that was able to make alive, truly there would have been righteousness by law,

FBV So does the law work against God's promises? Of course not! For if there was a law that could give life, then we could be made right by keeping it.

TCNT Is the law then opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that was able to give life, truly righteousness would have come through the law.

T4T If someone should ask, “When God gave his laws to Moses long after he told Abraham what he was promising to give to him, was he changing his mind?” I would reply that God certainly did not change his mind when he did that! If God had given a law that could enable people to live eternally, then it actually would be because of people obeying that law that God would erase the record of their sins.

LEB Therefore is the law opposed to the promises of God? May it never be! For if a law had been given that was able to give life, certainly righteousness would have been from the law.

BBE Is the law then against the words of God? in no way; because if there had been a law which was able to give life, truly righteousness would have been by the law.

Moff Then the Law is contrary to God's Promises? Never! Had there been any law which had the power of producing life, righteousness would really have been due to law,

Wymth God, however, is only one. Is the Law then opposed to the promises of God? No, indeed; for if a Law had been given which could have conferred Life, righteousness would certainly have come by the Law.

ASV Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could make alive, verily righteousness would have been of the law.

DRA Was the law then against the promises of God? God forbid. For if there had been a law given which could give life, verily justice should have been by the law.

YLT the law, then, [is] against the promises of God? — let it not be! for if a law was given that was able to make alive, truly by law there would have been the righteousness,

Drby [Is] then the law against the promises of [fn]God? Far be the thought. For if a law had been given able to quicken, then indeed righteousness were on the principle of law;

RV Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could make alive, verily righteousness would have been of the law.
(Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could make alive, verily/truly righteousness would have been of the law.)

SLT The law then against the promises of God? It may not be: for if a law had been given able to make alive, truly justice would be by the law.

Wbstr Is the law then against the promises of God? By no means: for if there had been a law given which could give life, verily righteousness would have been by the law.

KJB-1769 Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.
(Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily/truly righteousness should have been by the law.)

KJB-1611 Is the Lawe then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had beene a Lawe giuen which could haue giuen life, verily righteousnesse should haue bene by the Law.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps Is the lawe then against the promise of God? God forbyd. For yf there had ben a lawe geuen which coulde haue geuen life: then no doubt righteousnesse shoulde haue ben by the lawe.
(Is the law then against the promise of God? God forbyd. For if there had been a law given which could have given life: then no doubt righteousness should have been by the law.)

Gnva Is the Lawe then against the promises of God? God forbid: For if there had bene a Lawe giuen which coulde haue giuen life, surely righteousnes should haue bene by the Lawe.
(Is the Law then against the promises of God? God forbid: For if there had been a Law given which could have given life, surely righteousness should have been by the Law.)

Cvdl Is the lawe then agaynst the promyses of God? God forbyd. Howbeit yf there had bene geuen a lawe which coulde haue geue life, the no doute righteousnes shulde come of the lawe.
(Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbyd. Howbeit if there had been given a law which could have give life, the no doubt righteousness should come of the law.)

TNT Ys the lawe then agaynst the promes of God? God forbid. How be it yf ther had bene a lawe geve which coulde have geven lyfe: then no doute rightewesnes shuld have come by the lawe.
(Is the law then against the promes of God? God forbid. How be it if there had been a law give which could have given life: then no doubt righteousness should have come by the law.)

Wycl Is thanne the lawe ayens the biheestis of God? God forbede. For if the lawe were youun, that myyte quikene, verili were riytfulnesse of lawe.
(Is then the law against the behests/promises of God? God forbede. For if the law were given, that might quick/alivene, verily/truly were rightfulness/righteousness of law.)

Luth Wie? Ist denn das Gesetz wider Gottes Verheißungen? Das sei ferne! Wenn aber ein Gesetz gegeben wäre, das da könnte lebendig machen, so käme die Gerechtigkeit wahrhaftig aus dem Gesetze.
(How? Is because/than the law against God’s promises(n)? The be distant! When but a law given were, the there could lively/alive make, so would_come the justice truthfully out_of to_him laws.)

ClVg Lex ergo adversus promissa Dei? Absit. Si enim data esset lex, quæ posset vivificare, vere ex lege esset justitia.[fn]
(Law therefore against promises of_God? Absit. When/But_if because data was the_law, which could aliveficare, really/truly from lawfully was justice.)

SR-GNT Ὁ οὖν νόμος κατὰ τῶν ἐπαγγελιῶν τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ; Μὴ γένοιτο! Εἰ γὰρ ἐδόθη νόμος ὁ δυνάμενος ζῳοποιῆσαι, ὄντως ἐκ νόμου ἂν ἦν ἡ δικαιοσύνη. ‡

UGNT ὁ οὖν νόμος κατὰ τῶν ἐπαγγελιῶν? μὴ γένοιτο! εἰ γὰρ ἐδόθη νόμος ὁ δυνάμενος ζῳοποιῆσαι, ὄντως ἐν νόμου ἂν ἦν ἡ δικαιοσύνη;

SBL-GNT Ὁ οὖν νόμος κατὰ τῶν ἐπαγγελιῶν τοῦ θεοῦ; μὴ γένοιτο· εἰ γὰρ ἐδόθη νόμος ὁ δυνάμενος ζῳοποιῆσαι, ὄντως ⸂ἐκ νόμου ἂν⸃ ἦν ἡ δικαιοσύνη.

RP-GNT Ὁ οὖν νόμος κατὰ τῶν ἐπαγγελιῶν τοῦ θεοῦ; Μὴ γένοιτο. Εἰ γὰρ ἐδόθη νόμος ὁ δυνάμενος ζῳοποιῆσαι, ὄντως ἂν ἐκ νόμου ἦν ἡ δικαιοσύνη.

TC-GNT Ὁ οὖν νόμος κατὰ τῶν ἐπαγγελιῶν τοῦ Θεοῦ; μὴ γένοιτο. εἰ γὰρ ἐδόθη νόμος ὁ δυνάμενος ζῳοποιῆσαι, ὄντως [fn]ἂν ἐκ νόμου ἦν ἡ δικαιοσύνη.