19 Now we know that whatever the law says,(A) it speaks to those who are subject to the law,[a](B) so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world may become subject to God’s judgment.[b](C) 20 For no one will be justified[c] in his sight by the works of the law,(D) because the knowledge of sin comes through the law.(E)

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  1. 3:19 Lit those in the law
  2. 3:19 Or become guilty before God, or may be accountable to God
  3. 3:20 Or will be declared righteous, or will be acquitted

19 Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, in order to shut every mouth and make it so the whole world has to answer to God. 20 It follows that no human being will be treated as righteous in his presence by doing what the Law says, because the knowledge of sin comes through the Law.

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