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Galatians 3:12

The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man who does these things will live by them.”

Galatians 3:12 BSB
  1. a Leviticus 18:5; see also Ezekiel 20:11, 13, and 21.

Galatians 3:12 has 12 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 8 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Leviticus 18:5 (23 votes) and Romans 10:5–6 (8 votes). 41 other verses point back to it. It links with 22 other books, from Genesis 15 to 1 Timothy 1.

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Which verses does Galatians 3:12 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Leviticus 18:523 votes

    Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD.

  2. Romans 10:5–68 votes

    For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.” But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down)

  3. Nehemiah 9:296 votes

    You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They turned a stubborn shoulder; they stiffened their necks and would not obey.

  4. Romans 4:145 votes

    For if those who live by the law are heirs, faith is useless and the promise is worthless,

  5. Ezekiel 20:114 votes

    And I gave them My statutes and made known to them My ordinances—for the man who does these things will live by them.

  6. Luke 10:25–284 votes

    One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?” …

  7. Romans 4:4–54 votes

    Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation. However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.

  8. Romans 4:164 votes

    Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.

  9. Ezekiel 20:133 votes

    Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness.

  10. Matthew 19:173 votes

    “Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”

  11. Romans 9:30–323 votes
  12. Romans 11:63 votes

Which verses point to Galatians 3:12?

The 10 strongest of 41.