²⁵ And ^(A)it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to do all this commandment before the Lord our God, as he has commanded us.’

^5 (A)You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; ^(B)if a person does them, he shall live by them: I am the Lord.

Jesus Rejoices in the Father's Will

^21 (A)In that same hour ^(B)he rejoiced ^(C)in the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank you, Father, ^(D)Lord of heaven and earth, that ^(E)you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and ^(F)revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for ^(G)such was your gracious will.^{[a] 22 (H)}All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is ^(I)except the Father, or who the Father is ^(J)except the Son and anyone ^(K)to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”

²³ Then turning to the disciples he said privately, ^(L)“Blessed are the eyes that see what you see!

³ For, being ignorant of ^(A)the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness. ⁴ For ^(B)Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.^[a]

The Message of Salvation to All

⁵ For ^(C)Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that ^(D)the person who does the commandments shall live by them.