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Galatians 3:21

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.

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Ὁhowhichὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.νόμοςnomoslawνόμοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “law”, the subject formG3551usage, custom, law; in NT: of law in general, plur: of divine laws; of a force or influence impelling to action; of the Mosaic law; meton: of the books which contain the law, the Pentateuch, the Old Testament scriptures in general.the lawκατὰkataaccording toκατάpreposition — “according to”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “according to”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπαγγελιῶνepangeliōnpromiseἐπαγγελία (epangelia)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “promise”, the of-formG1860a promise.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.γένοιτοgenoitoto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle optative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐδόθηedothēto giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to give”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.νόμοςnomoslawνόμοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “law”, the subject formG3551usage, custom, law; in NT: of law in general, plur: of divine laws; of a force or influence impelling to action; of the Mosaic law; meton: of the books which contain the law, the Pentateuch, the Old Testament scriptures in general.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δυνάμενοςdunamenosbe ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “be able”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.ζῳοποιῆσαιzōopoiēsaito make aliveζῳοποιέω (zōopoieō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to make alive”, a single actionG2227I make that which was dead to live, cause to live, quicken.ὄντωςontōsreallyὄντωςadverb — “really”G3689really, truly, actually.This verse uses “really”.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.νόμουnomoulawνόμος (nomos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “law”, the of-formG3551usage, custom, law; in NT: of law in general, plur: of divine laws; of a force or influence impelling to action; of the Mosaic law; meton: of the books which contain the law, the Pentateuch, the Old Testament scriptures in general.ἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.ἦνēnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δικαιοσύνηdikaiosunērighteousnessδικαιοσύνηnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “righteousness”, the subject formG1343(usually if not always in a Jewish atmosphere), justice, justness, righteousness, righteousness of which God is the source or author, but practically: a divine righteousness.This verse uses “righteousness”.

Literal (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,

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

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,

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.

Darby 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;

Douay-Rheims

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.

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