39 and (A)by Him everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

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39 Through him everyone who believes(A) is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses.(B)

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16 (A)knowing that a man is not [a]justified by the works of the law but (B)by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not (C)by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.

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  1. Galatians 2:16 declared righteous

16 know that a person is not justified by the works of the law,(A) but by faith in Jesus Christ.(B) So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in[a] Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.(C)

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  1. Galatians 2:16 Or but through the faithfulness of … justified on the basis of the faithfulness of

For (A)Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

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Christ is the culmination of the law(A) so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.(B)

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For (A)what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, (B)God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh,

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For what the law was powerless(A) to do because it was weakened by the flesh,[a](B) God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh(C) to be a sin offering.[b](D) And so he condemned sin in the flesh,

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  1. Romans 8:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 4-13.
  2. Romans 8:3 Or flesh, for sin

19 for (A)the law made nothing [a]perfect; on the other hand, there is the bringing in of (B)a better hope, through which (C)we draw near to God.

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  1. Hebrews 7:19 complete

19 (for the law made nothing perfect),(A) and a better hope(B) is introduced, by which we draw near to God.(C)

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10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

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10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.

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Free from Indwelling Sin

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, (A)who[a] do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

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  1. Romans 8:1 NU omits the rest of v. 1.

Life Through the Spirit

Therefore, there is now no condemnation(A) for those who are in Christ Jesus,(B)

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21 Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could have given life, truly righteousness would have been by the law. 22 But the Scripture has confined (A)all under sin, (B)that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. 23 But before faith came, we were kept under guard by the law, [a]kept for the faith which would afterward be revealed. 24 Therefore (C)the law was our [b]tutor to bring us to Christ, (D)that we might be justified by faith. 25 But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.

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  1. Galatians 3:23 Lit. confined
  2. Galatians 3:24 In a household, the guardian responsible for the care and discipline of the children

21 Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not!(A) For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.(B) 22 But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin,(C) so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.

Children of God

23 Before the coming of this faith,[a] we were held in custody(D) under the law, locked up until the faith that was to come would be revealed.(E) 24 So the law was our guardian until Christ came(F) that we might be justified by faith.(G) 25 Now that this faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.(H)

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  1. Galatians 3:23 Or through the faithfulness of Jesus … 23 Before faith came

15 because (A)the law brings about wrath; for where there is no law there is no transgression.

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15 because the law brings wrath.(A) And where there is no law there is no transgression.(B)

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David Celebrates the Same Truth

But to him who (A)does not work but believes on Him who justifies (B)the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness, just as David also (C)describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works:

“Blessed(D) are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven,
And whose sins are covered;
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin.”

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However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.(A) David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

“Blessed are those
    whose transgressions are forgiven,
    whose sins are covered.
Blessed is the one
    whose sin the Lord will never count against them.”[a](B)

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  1. Romans 4:8 Psalm 32:1,2

19 Now we know that whatever (A)the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that (B)every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become [a]guilty before God.

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  1. Romans 3:19 accountable

19 Now we know that whatever the law says,(A) it says to those who are under the law,(B) so that every mouth may be silenced(C) and the whole world held accountable to God.(D)

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20 Moreover (A)the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace (B)abounded much more,

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20 The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase.(A) But where sin increased, grace increased all the more,(B)

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Much more then, having now been justified (A)by His blood, we shall be saved (B)from wrath through Him.

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Since we have now been justified(A) by his blood,(B) how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath(C) through him!

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