Rom 3:20, 4:15, 5:20, 1Cor 15:56, 2Cor 3:6-9, Gal 3:10, Jam 2:9-10, 1Jo 3:4 | ESV | STEP | For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight , since through the law comes knowledge of sin .

Romans 3:20

20 For ^aby works of the law no human being ^{▼▼Greek flesh} will be justified in his sight, since ^cthrough the law comes knowledge of sin.

Romans 4:15

15 For ^dthe law brings wrath, but ^ewhere there is no law ^fthere is no transgression.

Romans 5:20

20 Now ^gthe law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, ^hgrace abounded all the more,

1 Corinthians 15:56

56 The sting of death is sin, and ⁱthe power of sin is the law.

2 Corinthians 3:6-9

6 who has made us sufficient to be ^jministers of ^ka new covenant, not of ^lthe letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but ^mthe Spirit gives life.

7 Now if ⁿthe ministry of death, carved in letters on stone, came with such glory ^othat the Israelites could not gaze at Moses’ face because of its glory, which was being brought to an end, 8 will not the ministry of the Spirit have even more glory? 9 For if there was glory in ^pthe ministry of condemnation, ^qthe ministry of righteousness must far exceed it in glory.

Galatians 3:10

The Righteous Shall Live by Faith

10 For all who rely on works of the law are ^runder a curse; for it is written, ^s“Cursed be everyone who does not ^tabide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.”

James 2:9-10

9 But if you ^ushow partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. 10 For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point ^vhas become guilty of all of it.

1 John 3:4

4 Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; ^wsin is lawlessness.