Verse Comparison: Galatians 3:12
American Standard Version
and the law is not of faith; but, He that doeth them shall live in them.
Amplified® Bible
But the Law does not rest on faith [does not require faith, has nothing to do with faith], for it itself says, He who does them [the things prescribed by the Law] shall live by them [not by faith].
Contemporary English Version
The Law isn't based on faith. It promises life only to people who obey its commands.
Darby English Version
but the law is not on the principle of faith; but, He that shall have done these things shall live by them.
Good News Bible
But the Law has nothing to do with faith. Instead, as the scripture says, "Whoever does everything the Law requires will live."
International Standard Version
But the law has nothing to do with faith. Instead, "The person who keeps the commandments will have life in them."
King James Version
And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.
New American Standard Bible
However, the Law is not of faith; on the contrary, "HE WHO PRACTICES THEM SHALL LIVE BY THEM."
New International Version
The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, "The man who does these things will live by them."
New King James Version
Yet the law is not of faith, but "the man who does them shall live by them."
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
However, the Law does not take the place of faith; on the contrary, " HE WHO PRACTICES THEM SHALL LIVE BY THEM."
Young's Literal Translation
and the law is not by faith, but -- `The man who did them shall live in them.'
