²⁰ Therefore ^(A)by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

⁸ But ^(A)God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

²⁴ being justified ^[a]freely ^(A)by His grace ^(B)through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

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5 Therefore, ^(A)having been justified by faith, ^[a]we have ^(B)peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

⁹ Much more then, having now been justified ^(A)by His blood, we shall be saved ^(B)from wrath through Him.

¹⁸ Therefore, as through ^[a]one man’s offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through ^(A)one^[b] Man’s righteous act the free gift came ^(B)to all men, resulting in justification of life.

¹² that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

²¹ And you, ^(A)who once were alienated and enemies in your mind ^(B)by wicked works, yet now He has ^(C)reconciled

^15 (A)To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled. ¹⁶ They profess to ^(B)know God, but ^(C)in works they deny Him, being ^[a]abominable, disobedient, ^(D)and disqualified for every good work.