ContradictionsReading order 296Bible context 2 min read
Are those who obey the law cursed?
Paul places those associated with works of the law under a curse, citing a rule that curses failure to perform the law.
- Textual conflict
- Weak tension
- The alleged conflict needs substantial assumptions, such as treating an omission as a denial or figurative language as literal.
- Importance
- Foundational
- A central claim about origins, salvation, divine justice, or religious authority.
A curse on those relying on law is compatible with a curse on failure if they fail its complete standard; the argument leaves that premise unstated rather than explicitly cursing obedience.
An editorial assessment of the quoted passages. Importance describes the stakes; it does not increase certainty. Reading order weighs both.
Those relying on works of the law are under a curse
For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
Galatians 3:10
Translation / edition: King James Version (KJV)
Read the full chapter:Galatians 3
The curse falls on failure to carry out the law
Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deuteronomy 27:26
Translation / edition: King James Version (KJV)
Read the full chapter:Deuteronomy 27