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10 But some people try to obey all the rules of God's Law. They think that they will become right with God if they do this very well. But God will speak against people like that and he will punish them. It is written in the Bible: ‘God will punish everyone who does not always obey all the rules in his Law completely.’[a] 11 We know that the Law can not cause anyone to become right with God. That is clear because the Bible says, ‘The person that God has accepted as right will live because they trust him.’[b]

12 But the Law does not tell people to trust God. It tells people about all the things that they must do. The Bible says, ‘The person who obeys all the rules in God's Law completely will live’.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:10 See Deuteronomy 27:26
  2. 3:11 These words from Habakkuk 2:4 are also in Romans 1:17 and Hebrews 10:38. It is very important to trust God. See also Hebrews 11:6.