²⁸ For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.^(A)

²⁴ You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.

²⁶ As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.^(A)

⁶ For in Christ Jesus^(A) neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value.^(B) The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.^(C)