Modern Translations New International VersionIs the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law. New Living Translation Is there a conflict, then, between God’s law and God’s promises? Absolutely not! If the law could give us new life, we could be made right with God by obeying it. English Standard Version Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law. Berean Study Bible 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. New American Standard Bible Is the Law then contrary to the promises of God? Far from it! For if a law had been given that was able to impart life, then righteousness would indeed have been based on law. NASB 1995 Is the Law then contrary to the promises of God? May it never be! For if a law had been given which was able to impart life, then righteousness would indeed have been based on law. NASB 1977 Is the Law then contrary to the promises of God? May it never be! For if a law had been given which was able to impart life, then righteousness would indeed have been based on law. Amplified Bible Is the Law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a system of law had been given which could impart life, then righteousness (right standing with God) would actually have been based on law. Christian Standard Bible Is the law therefore contrary to God’s promises? Absolutely not! For if the law had been granted with the ability to give life, then righteousness would certainly be on the basis of the law. Holman Christian Standard Bible Is the law therefore contrary to God's promises? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that was able to give life, then righteousness would certainly be by the law. Contemporary English Version Does the Law disagree with God's promises? No, it doesn't! If any law could give life to us, we could become acceptable to God by obeying that law. Good News Translation Does this mean that the Law is against God's promises? No, not at all! For if human beings had received a law that could bring life, then everyone could be put right with God by obeying it. GOD'S WORD® Translation Does this mean, then, that the laws given to Moses contradict God's promises? That's unthinkable! If those laws could give us life, then certainly we would receive God's approval because we obeyed them. International Standard Version So is the Law in conflict with the promises of God? Of course not! For if a law had been given that could give us life, then certainly righteousness would come through the Law. NET Bible 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. Classic Translations King James BibleIs 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 King James Version Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could have given life, truly righteousness would have been by the law. King James 2000 Bible 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 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. World English Bible 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. American King James Version 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 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. A Faithful Version Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? MAY IT NEVER BE! For if a law had been given that had the power to give life, then righteousness would indeed have been by law. Darby Bible Translation [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; English Revised Version 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587Is 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. Bishops' Bible of 1568 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. Coverdale Bible of 1535 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. Tyndale Bible of 1526 Ys the lawe then agaynst ye 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 ye lawe. Literal Translations Literal Standard Version[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, Berean Literal Bible 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. Young's Literal Translation 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, Smith's Literal Translation 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. Literal Emphasis Translation Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? May it never be! For if the law had been given being able to make alive, then righteousness would have really been from out of the law. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWas 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. Catholic Public Domain Version 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. Translations from Aramaic Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishIs therefore The Written Law contrary to The Promise of God? God forbid! For if a law had been given which was able to give life, truly righteousness would have been by The Written Law. Lamsa Bible Is the law then against the promises of God? Far be it: for if a law had been given, which could have wrought salvation, righteousness would truly have come as the result of the law. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentIs the law, then, against the promises of God? It can not be. For if a law had been given which could have given life, surely righteousness would have been by law. Godbey New Testament Then was the law against the promises of God? it could not be so. For if the law was given being able to create life, truly justification would have been by law: Haweis New Testament Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? God forbid. For if there had been a law given which was capable of procuring life, verily righteousness would have been by the law. Mace New Testament Is the law then opposite to the promises? by no means, for if there had been a law given, which could have given life, certainly justification should have been by the law. Weymouth New Testament 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. Worrell New Testament Is the law, then, against the promises of God? It could not be! For, if a law had been given, which was able to make alive, truly righteousness would have been by law; Worsley New Testament Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? not at all: for if a law had been given, which could have confered life, certainly righteousness would have been by the law.     |