Romans 3:21-31

Holman Christian Standard Bible

God’s Righteousness through Faith

²¹ But now, apart from the law, God’s righteousness has been revealed^(A)—attested by the Law and the Prophets^{[a](B) 22} —that is, God’s righteousness through faith^(C) in Jesus Christ,^[b](D) to all who believe,^(E) since there is no distinction.^{(F) 23} For all have sinned^(G) and fall short of the^[c] glory of God. ²⁴ They are justified freely by His grace^(H) through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.^{(I) 25} God presented Him as a propitiation^[d](J) through faith in His blood,^(K) to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His restraint God^(L) passed over the sins previously committed.^{(M) 26} God presented Him to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be righteous and declare righteous^[e] the one who has faith in Jesus.

Boasting Excluded

²⁷ Where then is boasting?^(N) It is excluded. By what kind of law?^[f](O) By one of works? No, on the contrary, by a law^[g] of faith. ²⁸ For we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.^{(P) 29} Or is God for Jews only?^(Q) Is He not also for Gentiles? Yes, for Gentiles too, ³⁰ since there is one God^(R) who will justify the circumcised by faith^(S) and the uncircumcised through faith. ³¹ Do we then cancel the law through faith? Absolutely not!^(T) On the contrary, we uphold the law.^(U)