Galatians 3:11

“Now that by the law no one is declared righteous before God is evident, because The righteous will live by faith.”

Galatians 3:11 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Habakkuk 2:4

Go to Habakkuk 2:4

Paul quotes Habakkuk 2:4 without “his,” as in Romans 1:17.

Formula: γέγραπται “it is written” (Galatians 3:10)

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Greek of the New Testament: ὅτι δὲ ἐν νόμῳ οὐδεὶς δικαιοῦται παρὰ τῷ θεῷ δῆλον ὅτι Ὁ δίκαιος ἐκ πίστεως ζήσεται

Hebrew (Masoretic text): הִנֵּה עֻפְּלָה לֹא יָשְׁרָה נַפְשׁוֹ בּוֹ וְצַדִּיק בֶּאֱמוּנָתוֹ יִחְיֶה

Septuagint (Habakkuk 2:4 in the Septuagint numbering): ἐὰν ὑποστείληται, οὐκ εὐδοκεῖ ἡ ψυχὴ μου ἐν αὐτῷ· ὁ δὲ δίκαιος ἐκ πίστεως μου ζήσεται.

In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, at most 3 consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Galatians 3:11, word by word

the lawνόμῳnomōi

law

The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.

Where else “nomōi” appears
is declared righteousδικαιοῦταιdikaioutai

declare righteous

God pronouncing you in the right and forgiving you.

Where else “dikaioutai” appears
Godθεῷtheōi

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

Where else “theōi” appears
evidentδῆλονdēlon

evident, clear

Evident, clear, plain.

Where else “dēlon” appears
righteousδίκαιοςdikaios

righteous

One who lives well, as God wants.

Where else “dikaios” appears
will liveζήσεταιzēsetai

live

To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.

Where else “zēsetai” appears
faithπίστεωςpisteōs

trust

Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.

Where else “pisteōs” appears

Translation note

Quoted from Habakkuk 2:4, as in Romans 1:17.

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Quotation · Habakkuk 2:4

Paul quotes Habakkuk 2:4 without “his,” as in Romans 1:17.

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Galatians 3:11

11Now that by the law no one is declared righteous before God is evident, because The righteous will live by faith.

Habakkuk 2:4

4Look, the one who is puffed up, his soul is not upright in him; but the righteous by his faithfulness will live.

The context

10For all who are of works of the law are under a curse; for it is written: Cursed is everyone who does not remain in all the things written in the book of the law, to do them.

11 · This verse (above)

12But the law is not of faith; rather, The one who does them will live by them.

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