What Does the Bible Say About The Law?
Here are 9 Bible verses about the law, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.
- #1Galatians 3:24
Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
BSBSo the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
- #2Romans 10:4
For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
BSBFor Christ is the end of the law, to bring righteousness to everyone who believes.
- #3James 2:10
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
BSBWhoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.
- #4Romans 7:7
What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
BSBWhat then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, “Do not covet.”
- #51 John 3:4
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
BSBEveryone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.
- #6Matthew 5:17-19
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
BSBDo not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
- #7Romans 3:20
Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
BSBTherefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.
- #8Romans 7:12
Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
BSBSo then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.
- #9Galatians 2:16
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
BSBknow that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
Verse rankings: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY). Scripture: KJV & BSB (public domain).