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27 Where then is thy glorying? It is excluded. By what law? Of deeds doing? Nay, but by the law of faith.

28 For we deem a man to be justified by faith, without works of the law.

29 Whether of the Jews is God only? Whether he is not also of heathen men? Yes, and of heathen men.

30 For there is one God, that justifieth circumcision by faith, and prepuce by faith.

31 Destroy we therefore the law by faith? God forbid [Far be it]; but we stablish the law.

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27 Where, then, is boasting?(A) It is excluded. Because of what law? The law that requires works? No, because of the law that requires faith. 28 For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.(B) 29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,(C) 30 since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.(D) 31 Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.

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