Galatians 3:21 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Galatians 3:21 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Galatians 3:2124 words
ὉHothe
οὖνounand (so, truly), but
νόμοςnomoslaw
κατὰkataabout, according as (to), after
τῶνtōnthe
ἐπαγγελιῶνepangeliōnmessage, promise
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
μὴmēnot
γένοιτοgenoitoarise, be
assembled, be(-come
εἰeiforasmuch as, if, that
γὰρgarfor
ἐδόθηedothēgive
νόμοςnomoslaw
ὁhothe
δυνάμενοςdynamenosbe able
ζῳοποιῆσαιzōopoiēsaimake alive, give life, quicken
ὄντωςontōscertainly, clean, indeed
ἐκekfrom / out of
νόμουnomoulaw
ἂνanif / would
ἦνēnam, have been, is I
ἡhēthe
δικαιοσύνηdikaiosynērighteousness
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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