Job 15:14
New American Standard Bible 1995
14 “What is man, that (A)he should be pure,
Or (B)he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
Proverbs 20:9
New American Standard Bible 1995
9 (A)Who can say, “I have cleansed my heart,
I am pure from my sin”?
Romans 3:10-31
New American Standard Bible 1995
10 as it is written,
“(A)There is none righteous, not even one;
11 There is none who understands,
There is none who seeks for God;
12 All have turned aside, together they have become useless;
There is none who does good,
There is not even one.”
13 “(B)Their throat is an open grave,
With their tongues they keep deceiving,”
“(C)The poison of asps is under their lips”;
14 “(D)Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness”;
15 “(E)Their feet are swift to shed blood,
16 Destruction and misery are in their paths,
17 And the path of peace they have not known.”
18 “(F)There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
19 Now we know that whatever the (G)Law says, it speaks to (H)those who are [a]under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and (I)all the world may become accountable to God; 20 because (J)by the works [b]of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for [c](K)through the Law comes the knowledge of sin.
Justification by Faith
21 But now apart [d]from the Law (L)the righteousness of God has been manifested, being (M)witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, 22 even the (N)righteousness of God through (O)faith (P)in Jesus Christ for (Q)all those [e]who believe; for (R)there is no distinction; 23 for all [f](S)have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified as a gift (T)by His grace through (U)the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; 25 whom God displayed publicly as (V)a [g]propitiation [h](W)in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, [i]because in the (X)forbearance of God He (Y)passed over the sins previously committed; 26 for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who [j]has faith in Jesus.
27 Where then is (Z)boasting? It is excluded. By (AA)what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith. 28 [k]For (AB)we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works [l]of the Law. 29 Or (AC)is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, 30 since indeed (AD)God (AE)who will justify the [m]circumcised [n]by faith and the [o]uncircumcised through faith (AF)is one.
31 Do we then nullify [p]the Law through faith? (AG)May it never be! On the contrary, we (AH)establish the Law.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Romans 3:19 Lit in
- Romans 3:20 Or of law
- Romans 3:20 Or through law
- Romans 3:21 Or from law
- Romans 3:22 Or who believe. For there is no distinction, since they all have sinned...and are being justified
- Romans 3:23 Or sinned
- Romans 3:25 Or a propitiatory sacrifice
- Romans 3:25 Or by
- Romans 3:25 Lit because of the passing over of the sins previously committed in the forbearance of God
- Romans 3:26 Lit is of the faith of Jesus
- Romans 3:28 One early ms reads Therefore
- Romans 3:28 Or of law
- Romans 3:30 Lit circumcision
- Romans 3:30 Lit out of
- Romans 3:30 Lit uncircumcision
- Romans 3:31 Or law
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