KJV King James Version
For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.
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Romans 10:5
For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”
WEB World English Bible
For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, “The one who does them will live by them.”
ASV American Standard Version
For Moses writeth that the man that doeth the righteousness which is of the law shall live thereby.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
for Moses doth describe the righteousness that is of the law, that, ‘The man who did them shall live in them,’
Surrounding context — Romans 10
2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
3 For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
4 For Christ [is] the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.
6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down [from above]:)
7 Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)
8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, [even] in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΜωϋσῆςG3475 · Mōusēs, MōsēsMosesγὰρG1063 · garforγράφειG1125 · graphōto writeτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoδικαιοσύνηνG1343 · dikaiosunērighteousnessτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐκG1537 · ekout fromτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoνόμουG3551 · nomoslawὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoποιήσαςG4160 · poieōto do/make: doἄνθρωποςG444 · anthrōposa humanζήσεταιG2198 · zaōto liveἐνG1722 · enin/on/among
Cross-references
Leviticus 18:5Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I [am] the LORD.Nehemiah 9:29And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.Ezekiel 20:11And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which [if] a man do, he shall even live in them.Ezekiel 20:13But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which [if] a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.Ezekiel 20:21Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which [if] a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.Galatians 3:12And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.Luke 10:27-28And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.Romans 7:10And the commandment, which [was ordained] to life, I found [to be] unto death.
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