Romans 3:31
Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
Cross-references
Romans 13:8-10 teaches that love fulfills the law — showing faith upholds the law through love.
Romans 10:4 says Christ is the end (goal/fulfillment) of the law — explaining how faith upholds its purpose.
Romans 8:4 says the law's righteous requirement is fulfilled in believers through the Spirit — demonstrating how faith upholds the law.
In Romans 4:14, Paul argues law-based inheritance nullifies faith, directly supporting his claim that faith actually upholds the law.
Romans 7:7-14 insists the law is holy and reveals sin, upholding its value rather than overthrowing it.
Romans 8:7 reveals the fleshly mind as hostile to God's law—contrasting with faith which establishes the law.
Romans 7:12 affirms the law as holy, just, and good—showing that establishing the law means recognizing its divine character.
Romans 6:15 denies that grace leads to sin — parallel reasoning: Paul argues faith does not nullify the law.
Romans 7:22 records Paul's delight in God's law — a personal affirmation consistent with upholding the law.
James 2:8-9 calls the royal law to love your neighbor—faith that upholds the law will produce this love, complementing Paul's argument.
Hebrews 10:16 quotes Jeremiah 31:33 about the law written on hearts—the new covenant promise that fulfills the law without abolishing it.
Galatians 5:18-23 shows the Spirit produces what the law requires—so those led by the Spirit actually fulfill the law, upholding it through faith.
Galatians 3:17-19 shows the law's temporary role between Abraham and Christ, confirming that faith does not nullify the law but establishes its purpose.
Galatians 2:19 says Paul died to the law through the law—this paradox explains how faith upholds the law by fulfilling its penalty, then living to God.
In Matthew 15:6, Jesus condemns Pharisees for nullifying God's word; Paul insists his faith does not nullify the law.
Matthew 5:20 demands a surpassing righteousness that fulfills the law—this is the same upholding Paul describes, now through faith.
In Matthew 5:17, Jesus fulfills the law, not abolish it, directly echoing Paul's claim that faith establishes the law.
Jeremiah 31:33 promises God writing His law on hearts—the new covenant fulfillment that upholds the law through faith, as in Romans 3:31.
Isaiah 42:21 says God magnifies and glorifies his law — directly echoing Paul's claim that faith upholds the law.
Luke 16:17 declares that not a dot of the law will become void — directly affirming the law's permanence, which Paul says faith establishes.
Mark 7:9 condemns those who reject God's commandment for human tradition — contrasting with Paul's insistence that faith upholds the law.
Malachi 4:4 commands remembering the law of Moses — directly supporting Paul's claim that faith does not abolish but upholds the law.
Galatians 3:21 also defends the law as not against God's promises—supporting the idea that faith establishes the law's proper role.
Hebrews 7:18 states the law is set aside due to weakness—in tension with Romans 3:31 which says faith establishes the law.
Psalm 111:8 declares God's precepts are established forever — affirming that the law is not overthrown but upheld by faith.
Matthew 3:15 shows Jesus fulfilling all righteousness—a parallel to Paul's claim that faith upholds the law by fulfilling its righteous demands.
1 Corinthians 9:21 distinguishes being under the law from being under Christ's law—Paul's 'law of Christ' aligns with upholding the law through faith.
Habakkuk 1:4 laments the law being paralyzed by wickedness — contrasting with Paul's assertion that faith establishes the law.