Romans 3:21-24

New American Standard Bible

Justification by Faith

²¹But now apart ^[a]from the Law ^(A)the righteousness of God has been revealed, being ^(B)witnessed by the ^[b]Law and the Prophets, ²²but it is the ^(C)righteousness of God through ^(D)faith ^(E)in Jesus Christ for ^(F)all those ^[c]who believe; for ^(G)there is no distinction, ²³for all ^[d]^(H)have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, ²⁴being justified as a gift ^(I)by His grace through ^(J)the redemption which is in Christ Jesus,

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Footnotes

Romans 3:21 Or from law
Romans 3:21 I.e., the Old Testament
Romans 3:22 Or who believe. For there is
Romans 3:23 Or sinned

Romans 3:21-24

The Message

God Has Set Things Right

^21-24But in our time something new has been added. What Moses and the prophets witnessed to all those years has happened. The God-setting-things-right that we read about has become Jesus-setting-things-right for us. And not only for us, but for everyone who believes in him. For there is no difference between us and them in this. Since we’ve compiled this long and sorry record as sinners (both us and them) and proved that we are utterly incapable of living the glorious lives God wills for us, God did it for us. Out of sheer generosity he put us in right standing with himself. A pure gift. He got us out of the mess we’re in and restored us to where he always wanted us to be. And he did it by means of Jesus Christ.

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