Book of Common Prayer

¹⁹ And we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to the ones under the Law— in order that every mouth may be stopped^[a] and the whole world may become accountable^[b] to God. ²⁰ Because by the works of law^[c] no flesh will be declared-righteous in His sight. For through law comes the knowledge of sin.

But Now Righteousness From God Has Been Revealed

²¹ But now apart from law^[d], the righteousness of God has been revealed, being attested by the Law and the Prophets.

It Comes As an Undeserved Gift Through Faith In Christ, Who Satisfied God’s Wrath

²² And it is the righteousness of God through faith^[e] in Jesus Christ for all the ones believing! For there is no distinction, ²³ for all sinned and are coming-short-of the glory of God, ²⁴ being declared-righteous as-a-gift^[f] by His grace through the redemption in Christ Jesus, ²⁵ Whom God set-forth^[g] as that-which-satisfies^[h] [His wrath] through faith, in^[i] His blood— for the demonstration^[j] of His righteousness because of the passing-by of the sins having previously-taken-place ²⁶ in the forbearance^[k] of God; for the demonstration of His righteousness at the present time, so that He might be righteous and declaring-righteous the one of ^[l] faith in Jesus.

There Can Be No Boasting In Our Works: It Is By Faith For All!

²⁷ Where then is the boasting? It was shut-out^[m]. Through what kind of law^[n]? Of works? No, but through a law of faith. ²⁸ For we consider a person to be declared-righteous by faith apart from works of the Law. ²⁹ Or is He the God of Jews only^[o]? Is He not also the God of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles also, ³⁰ since there is one God— Who will declare-righteous the circumcised by faith, and the uncircumcised through the same^[p] faith. ³¹ Do we then nullify the Law through the faith? May it never be! On the contrary, we establish the Law.

Jesus Remained In Galilee Because They Were Seeking To Kill Him In Judea

7 And after these things Jesus was walking in Galilee. For He was not willing to be walking in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill Him.

Jesus Goes To Jerusalem For The Feast of Tabernacles

² Now the Tent-pitching^[a] Feast of the Jews was near. ³ So His brothers said to Him, “Pass-on from here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples [there] also will see Your works which You are doing. ⁴ For no one does something in secret and himself seeks to be in public. If You are doing these things, make Yourself known^[b] to the world”. ⁵ (For not even His brothers were believing in Him). ⁶ So Jesus says to them, “My time^[c] is not yet here, but your time is always ready. ⁷ The world cannot hate you, but it is hating Me because I am testifying about it that its works are evil. ⁸ You go up to the Feast. I am not going up to this Feast, because My time has not yet been fulfilled”. ⁹ And having said these things, He remained in Galilee. ¹⁰ But when His brothers went up to the Feast, then He also went up— not openly, but as in secret. ¹¹ Then the Jews were seeking-for Him at the Feast, and saying “Where is that One?” ¹² And there was much grumbling about Him among the crowds. Some were saying that “He is good”. But others were saying, “No, but He is deceiving the crowd”. ¹³ Yet no one was speaking with openness^[d] about Him because of fear of the Jews.