⁴ Now ^(A)to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. ⁵ And to the one who does not work but ^(B)believes in^[a] him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,

²¹ so that, ^(A)as sin reigned in death, ^(B)grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

^23 (A)For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

⁷ But ^(A)whatever gain I had, ^(B)I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. ⁸ Indeed, I count everything as loss because of ^(C)the surpassing worth of ^(D)knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I ^(E)have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ ⁹ and be found in him, not having ^(F)a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but ^(G)that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—