Galatians 3:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGalatians 3:21 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
οὖν
oûn
G3767
therefore
νόμος
nómos
G3551
law
κατὰ
katá
G2596
down
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
ἐπαγγελιῶν
epangelía
G1860
announcement
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
γένοιτο
gínomai
G1096
to become
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ἐδόθη
dídōmi
G1325
to give
νόμος
nómos
G3551
law
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
δυνάμενος
dýnamai
G1410
to be able
ζῳοποιῆσαι
zōopoiéō
G2227
to make alive
ὄντως
óntōs
G3689
truly
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
νόμου
nómos
G3551
law
ἦν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἂν
án
G302
if
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
δικαιοσύνη
dikaiosýnē
G1343
righteousness
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World English Bible Public Domain
Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could make alive, most assuredly righteousness would have been of the law.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Therefore the law against the promises? May it never be! For if a law was given being able to make alive, truly righteousness would have come by the law.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).