27 (A)Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith. 28 For we hold that one is justified by faith (B)apart from works of the law. 29 Or (C)is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, 30 since (D)God is one—who will justify the circumcised by faith and (E)the uncircumcised through faith. 31 Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law.

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Boasting Excluded

27 Where, then, is boasting?(A) It is excluded. By what kind of law?[a](B) By one of works? No, on the contrary, by a law[b] of faith. 28 For we conclude that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.(C) 29 Or is God the God of Jews only?(D) Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too, 30 since there is one God(E) who will justify the circumcised by faith(F) and the uncircumcised through faith. 31 Do we then nullify the law through faith? Absolutely not!(G) On the contrary, we uphold the law.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. 3:27 Or what principle?
  2. 3:27 Or a principle