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.

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.

Does that set the law in opposition to God’s promises? Heaven forbid! For, if a law had been given capable of bestowing life, then righteousness would have actually owed its existence to law.

Ist denn das Gesetz wider die Verheißungen Gottes? Das sei ferne! Denn wenn ein Gesetz gegeben worden wäre, das lebendig zu machen vermöchte, dann wäre wirklich die Gerechtigkeit aus Gesetz.

¿Luego la ley es contra las promesas de Dios? En ninguna manera: porque si la ley dada pudiera vivificar, la justicia fuera verdaderamente por la ley.

Acaso, pois, a Lei é contra as promessas de Deus? De maneira nenhuma! Pois, se a Lei houvesse sido entregue para que pudesse dar vida, na verdade a justiça teria sido pela Lei.

Então, é a Lei contra as promessas de Deus? De jeito nenhum! Pois se tivesse sido dada uma lei capaz de dar vida, a justiça certamente teria vindo pela Lei.