King James Version
Romans 3:31 in the King James Version says “Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid : yea, we establish the law.” — study this verse from Romans chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid : yea, we establish the law.”
Romans 3:31 · KJV
Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid : yea, we establish the law.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“the law”
G3551law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of moses (including the volume); also of the gospel), or figurat
“faith”
G4102persuasion, i.e., credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of god or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon christ
“God forbid”
G3361(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
“the law”
G3551law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of moses (including the volume); also of the gospel), or figurat
“we establish”
G2476to stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively)
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