Romans 3:19-26

New American Standard Bible

¹⁹ Now we know that whatever the ^(A)Law says, it speaks to ^(B)those who are ^[a]under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and ^(C)all the world may become accountable to God; ²⁰ because ^(D)by the works ^[b]of the Law ^[c]none of mankind will be justified in His sight; for ^[d](E)through the Law comes ^[e]knowledge of sin.

Justification by Faith

²¹ But now apart ^[f]from the Law ^(F)the righteousness of God has been revealed, being ^(G)witnessed by the ^[g]Law and the Prophets, ²² but it is the ^(H)righteousness of God through ^(I)faith ^(J)in Jesus Christ for ^(K)all those ^[h]who believe; for ^(L)there is no distinction, ²³ for all ^[i](M)have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, ²⁴ being justified as a gift ^(N)by His grace through ^(O)the redemption which is in Christ Jesus, ²⁵ whom God displayed publicly as ^(P)a ^[j]propitiation ^[k](Q)in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, ^[l]because in God’s merciful ^(R)restraint He ^(S)let the sins previously committed go unpunished; ²⁶ for the demonstration, that is, of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who ^[m]has faith in Jesus.