Romans 3:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 3:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 3:20 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "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..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 3:20 — KJV
“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.”
— Romans 3:20 (KJV)
Romans 3:20 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 3:20
“Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.”
Shares key themes with Romans 3:20: therefore, deeds, law
“Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me. There...: Heb. There shall not a man be cut off”
Shares key themes with Romans 3:20: therefore, law, sight
“And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;”
Shares key themes with Romans 3:20: law, knowledge, sin
“Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.”
Shares key themes with Romans 3:20: justified, sight, sin
“For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit. in his...: Heb. before him”
Shares key themes with Romans 3:20: sight, knowledge, sin
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