Acts 13:39
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39 by this Jesus[a] everyone who believes is set free from all those sins[b] from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses.(A)
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Galatians 2:16
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16 yet we know that a person is justified[a] not by the works of the law but through the faith of Jesus Christ.[b] And we have come to believe in Christ Jesus, so that we might be justified by the faith of Christ[c] and not by doing the works of the law, because no one will be justified by the works of the law.(A)
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Romans 10:4
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4 For Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.(A)
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Romans 8:3
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3 For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do: by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and to deal with sin,[a] he condemned sin in the flesh,(A)
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Hebrews 7:19
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19 (for the law made nothing perfect); there is, on the other hand, the introduction of a better hope through which we approach God.(A)
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Romans 10:10
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10 For one believes[a] with the heart, leading to righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, leading to salvation.
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Romans 8:1
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Life in the Spirit
8 Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.(A)
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Galatians 3:21-25
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21 Is the law then opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could make alive, then righteousness would indeed come through the law. 22 But the scripture has imprisoned all things under the power of sin, so that what was promised through the faith of Jesus Christ[a] might be given to those who believe.(A)
23 Now before faith came, we were imprisoned and guarded under the law until faith would be revealed. 24 Therefore the law was our disciplinarian until Christ came, so that we might be reckoned as righteous[b] by faith.(B) 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer subject to a disciplinarian,
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Romans 4:15
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15 For the law brings wrath, but where there is no law, neither is there transgression.(A)
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Romans 4:5-8
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5 But to one who does not work but trusts him who justifies the ungodly, such faith is reckoned as righteousness. 6 So also David pronounces a blessing on those to whom God reckons righteousness apart from works:
7 “Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven
and whose sins are covered;(A)
8 blessed is the one against whom the Lord will not reckon sin.”
Romans 3:19
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19 Now we know that, whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world may be held accountable to God.(A)
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Romans 5:20
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20 But law came in, so that the trespass might increase, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,(A)
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Romans 5:9
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9 Much more surely, therefore, since we have now been justified by his blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath of God.[a](A)
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John 1:17
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17 The law indeed was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.(A)
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Hebrews 10:11
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11 And every priest stands day after day at his service, offering again and again the same sacrifices that can never take away sins.(A)
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Hebrews 10:4
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4 For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.(A)
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Philippians 3:6-9
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6 as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.
7 Yet whatever gains I had, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ.(A) 8 More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ(B) 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law but one that comes through faith in Christ,[a] the righteousness from God based on faith.(C)
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Romans 5:1
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Results of Justification
5 Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,(A)
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- 5.1 Other ancient authorities read let us
Romans 4:24
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24 but for ours also. It will be reckoned to us who believe[a] in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,(A)
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- 4.24 Or trust
Romans 3:24-30
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24 they are now justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,(A) 25 whom God put forward as a sacrifice of atonement[a] by his blood, effective through faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over the sins previously committed;(B) 26 it was to demonstrate at the present time his own righteousness, so that he is righteous and he justifies the one who has the faith of Jesus.[b]
27 Then what becomes of boasting? It is excluded. Through what kind of law? That of works? No, rather through the law of faith.(C) 28 For we hold that a person is justified by faith apart from works prescribed by the law.(D) 29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of gentiles also? Yes, of gentiles also, 30 since God is one, and he will justify the circumcised on the ground of faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.(E)
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Acts 10:43
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43 All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”(A)
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Psalm 143:2
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2 Do not enter into judgment with your servant,
for no one living is righteous before you.(A)
Job 25:4
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4 How then can a mortal be righteous before God?
How can one born of woman be pure?(A)
Job 9:20
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20 Though I am innocent, my own mouth would condemn me;
though I am blameless, he would prove me perverse.
Hebrews 9:9-10
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9 This is a symbol[a] of the present time, indicating that gifts and sacrifices are offered that cannot perfect the conscience of the worshiper(A) 10 but deal only with food and drink and various baptisms, regulations for the body imposed until the time comes to set things right.(B)
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