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Romans 3:20
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Romans 3:20
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20 For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are.
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Romans 3:20
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Romans 3:20
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20 Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law;(A) rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.(B)
Galatians 2:16
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Galatians 2:16
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16 Yet we know that a person is made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ, not by obeying the law. And we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made right with God because of our faith in Christ, not because we have obeyed the law. For no one will ever be made right with God by obeying the law.”[a]
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- 2:16 Some translators hold that the quotation extends through verse 14; others through verse 16; and still others through verse 21.
Galatians 2:16
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Galatians 2:16
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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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- Galatians 2:16 Or but through the faithfulness of … justified on the basis of the faithfulness of
Romans 3:28
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Romans 3:28
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28 So we are made right with God through faith and not by obeying the law.
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Romans 3:28
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Romans 3:28
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28 For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.(A)
Acts 13:39
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Acts 13:39
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39 Everyone who believes in him is made right in God’s sight—something the law of Moses could never do.
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Acts 13:39
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Acts 13:39
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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)
Romans 4:15
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Romans 4:15
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15 For the law always brings punishment on those who try to obey it. (The only way to avoid breaking the law is to have no law to break!)
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Romans 4:15
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Romans 4:15
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Galatians 2:19
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Galatians 2:19
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19 For when I tried to keep the law, it condemned me. So I died to the law—I stopped trying to meet all its requirements—so that I might live for God.
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Galatians 2:19
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Galatians 2:19
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Romans 9:32
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Romans 9:32
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32 Why not? Because they were trying to get right with God by keeping the law[a] instead of by trusting in him. They stumbled over the great rock in their path.
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- 9:32 Greek by works.
Romans 9:32
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Romans 9:32
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32 Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone.(A)
Romans 5:20
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Romans 5:20
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20 God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant.
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Romans 5:20
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Romans 5:20
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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)
Ephesians 2:8-9
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Ephesians 2:8-9
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8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.
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Romans 4:13
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Romans 4:13
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13 Clearly, God’s promise to give the whole earth to Abraham and his descendants was based not on his obedience to God’s law, but on a right relationship with God that comes by faith.
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Romans 4:13
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Romans 4:13
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13 It was not through the law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise(A) that he would be heir of the world,(B) but through the righteousness that comes by faith.(C)
Titus 3:5-7
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Titus 3:5-7
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5 he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.[a] 6 He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior. 7 Because of his grace he made us right in his sight and gave us confidence that we will inherit eternal life.
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- 3:5 Greek He saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit.
Titus 3:5-7
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Titus 3:5-7
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5 he saved us,(A) not because of righteous things we had done,(B) but because of his mercy.(C) He saved us through the washing(D) of rebirth and renewal(E) by the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us(F) generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that, having been justified by his grace,(G) we might become heirs(H) having the hope(I) of eternal life.(J)
Galatians 5:4
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Galatians 5:4
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4 For if you are trying to make yourselves right with God by keeping the law, you have been cut off from Christ! You have fallen away from God’s grace.
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Galatians 5:4
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Galatians 5:4
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4 You who are trying to be justified by the law(A) have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.(B)
Romans 7:7-9
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Romans 7:7-9
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God’s Law Reveals Our Sin
7 Well then, am I suggesting that the law of God is sinful? Of course not! In fact, it was the law that showed me my sin. I would never have known that coveting is wrong if the law had not said, “You must not covet.”[a] 8 But sin used this command to arouse all kinds of covetous desires within me! If there were no law, sin would not have that power. 9 At one time I lived without understanding the law. But when I learned the command not to covet, for instance, the power of sin came to life,
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Romans 7:7-9
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Romans 7:7-9
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The Law and Sin
7 What shall we say, then?(A) Is the law sinful? Certainly not!(B) Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law.(C) For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”[a](D) 8 But sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment,(E) produced in me every kind of coveting. For apart from the law, sin was dead.(F) 9 Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.
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- Romans 7:7 Exodus 20:17; Deut. 5:21
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