Romans 3:20 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

wherefore by works of law shall no flesh be declared righteous before Him, for through law is a knowledge of sin.

English ASV

because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified in his sight; for through the law cometh the knowledge of sin.

English Amplified

For no person will be justified (made righteous, acquitted, and judged acceptable) in His sight by observing the works prescribed by the Law. For [the real function of] the Law is to make men recognize and be conscious of sin [not mere perception, but an acquaintance with sin which works toward repentance, faith, and holy character].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For no person will be justified (made righteous, acquitted, and judged acceptable) in His sight by observing the works prescribed by the Law. For [the real function of] the Law is to make men recognize and be conscious of sin [not mere perception, but an acquaintance with sin which works toward repentance, faith, and holy character].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

For no one will be justified in his sight by the works of the law, because the knowledge of sin comes through the law.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Wherefore by works of law no flesh shall be justified before him; for by law [is] knowledge of sin.

English EASY 2024

Nobody can become right with God because they obey the Law's commands. Instead, God's Law shows people clearly the wrong things that they have done.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

because no one can be made right with God by following the law. The law only shows us our sin.

For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

For no one is put right in God's sight by doing what the Law requires; what the Law does is to make us know that we have sinned.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Not one person can have God's approval by following Moses' Teachings. Moses' Teachings show what sin is.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

For no flesh will be justified in His sight by the works of the law, for through the law [comes] the knowledge of sin.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Therefore by the works of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

since no human being will be justified in his sight by observing the law; for through the law comes consciousness of sin.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

For no one is declared righteous before him by the works of the law, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

So it can't be said that anyone will be made right with God by obeying the law. Not at all! The law makes us more aware of our sin.

English NIV

Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin.

English NKJ 1982

Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

English NLT

For no one can ever be made right in God's sight by doing what his law commands. For the more we know God's law, the clearer it becomes that we aren't obeying it.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

For "no human being will be justified in his sight" by deeds prescribed by the law, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

For by the merit of observing the law no one earns the status of being declared righteous before God, for it is the law that fully exposes and unmasks the reality of sin.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For no human being will be justified in his sight by works of the law, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Now do you see it? No one can ever be made right in God's sight by doing what the law commands. For the more we know of God's laws, the clearer it becomes that we aren't obeying them; his laws serve only to make us see that we are sinners.

English Tyndale 1537

because that by the deeds of the law, shall no flesh be justified in the sight of God. For by the law cometh the knowledge of sin.

Romans 3:20 — Compare Translations