Bible Verses about “the law”

“For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one [point], he is guilty of all.”

“‹For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.›”

“¶ ‹Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.›”

“‹Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach› [them], ‹the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.›”

“¶ Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.”

“¶ What shall we say then? [Is] the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.”

“Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.”

“For Christ [is] the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.”

“Wherefore the law [is] holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.”

“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.”

“Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster [to bring us] unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.”