The Righteousness of God Through Faith

²¹ But now ^(A)the righteousness of God ^(B)has been manifested apart from the law, although ^(C)the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— ²² the righteousness of God ^(D)through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. ^(E)For there is no distinction: ²³ for ^(F)all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, ^24 (G)and are justified ^(H)by his grace as a gift, ^(I)through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, ²⁵ whom God ^(J)put forward as ^(K)a propitiation ^(L)by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in ^(M)his divine forbearance he had passed over ^(N)former sins. ²⁶ It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

¹⁰ so as ^(A)to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, ^(B)fully pleasing to him: ^(C)bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; ^11 (D)being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for ^(E)all endurance and patience ^(F)with joy; ^12 (G)giving thanks^[a] to the Father, who has qualified you^[b] to share in ^(H)the inheritance of the saints in light. ¹³ He ^(I)has delivered us from ^(J)the domain of darkness and transferred us to ^(K)the kingdom of ^(L)his beloved Son, ^14 (M)in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

^21 (A)And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, ^(B)doing evil deeds, ²² he has now reconciled ^(C)in his body of flesh by his death, ^(D)in order to present you holy and blameless and ^(E)above reproach before him, ^23 (F)if indeed you continue in the faith, ^(G)stable and steadfast, not shifting from ^(H)the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed ^(I)in all creation^[a] under heaven, ^(J)and of which I, Paul, became a minister.

¹¹ And ^(A)such were some of you. But ^(B)you were washed, ^(C)you were sanctified, ^(D)you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Alive in Christ

^6 (A)Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, ^7 (B)rooted and ^(C)built up in him and ^(D)established in the faith, just ^(E)as you were taught, abounding ^(F)in thanksgiving.

⁸ See to it that no one takes you captive by ^(G)philosophy and ^(H)empty deceit, according to ^(I)human tradition, according to the ^(J)elemental spirits^[a] of the world, and not according to Christ. ⁹ For ^(K)in him the whole fullness of deity dwells ^(L)bodily, ¹⁰ and ^(M)you have been filled in him, who is ^(N)the head of all rule and authority. ¹¹ In him also ^(O)you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by ^(P)putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, ^12 (Q)having been buried with him in baptism, in which ^(R)you were also raised with him through faith in ^(S)the powerful working of God, ^(T)who raised him from the dead. ^13 (U)And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God ^(V)made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, ¹⁴ by ^(W)canceling ^(X)the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. ^15 (Y)He disarmed the rulers and authorities^[b] and ^(Z)put them to open shame, by ^(AA)triumphing over them in him.^[c]