Galatians 3:21
American King James Version (AKJV)
Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, truly righteousness should have been by the law.
American Standard Version (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.
Berean Study Bible (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.
Bible in Basic English (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.
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
So then, was the law contrary to the promises of God? Let it not be so! For if a law had been given, which was able to give life, truly justice would be of the law.
Darby Bible (DBY)
Is then the law against the promises of God? Far be the thought. For if a law had been given able to quicken, then indeed righteousness were on the principle of law;
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
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.
English Revised Version (ERV)
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.
Free Bible Version (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.
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
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.
King James Version (KJV)
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.
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not. For if there had been a law given which could give life, most certainly righteousness would have been of the law.
Webster Bible (Webster)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
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.
World Messianic Bible British Edition (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.
Young's Literal Translation (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,