Galatians 2:16 yet we know that a man is not justified [and placed in right standing with God] by works of the Law, but [only] through faith in [God’s beloved Son,] Christ ...

2:16 AMP

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Amplified Bible - yet we know that a man is not justified [and placed in right standing with God] by works of the Law, but [only] through faith in [God’s beloved Son,] Christ Jesus. And even we [as Jews] have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the Law. By observing the Law no one will ever be justified [declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty].
新标点和合本 - 既知道人称义不是因行律法，乃是因信耶稣基督，连我们也信了基督耶稣，使我们因信基督称义，不因行律法称义；因为凡有血气的，没有一人因行律法称义。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 可是我们知道，人称义不是因律法的行为，而是因信耶稣基督，我们也信了基督耶稣，为要使我们因信基督称义，不因律法的行为称义，因为，凡血肉之躯没有一个能因律法的行为称义。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 可是我们知道，人称义不是因律法的行为，而是因信耶稣基督，我们也信了基督耶稣，为要使我们因信基督称义，不因律法的行为称义，因为，凡血肉之躯没有一个能因律法的行为称义。
当代译本 - 但我们知道人被称为义人不是靠遵行律法，而是靠信耶稣基督。所以我们信了基督耶稣，以便因信基督被称为义人，而不是靠遵行律法，因为无人能够靠遵行律法被称为义人。
圣经新译本 - 既然知道人称义不是靠行律法，而是因信耶稣基督，我们也就信了基督耶稣，使我们因信基督称义，不是靠行律法；因为没有人能靠行律法称义。
中文标准译本 - 不过我们知道：人被称为义不是本于律法上的行为，而是藉着信耶稣基督。于是我们信了基督耶稣，为要因信基督称义，而不是本于律法上的行为，因为没有一个人本于律法上的行为会被称为义。
现代标点和合本 - 既知道人称义不是因行律法，乃是因信耶稣基督，连我们也信了基督耶稣，使我们因信基督称义，不因行律法称义；因为凡有血气的，没有一人因行律法称义。
和合本（拼音版） - 既知道人称义不是因行律法，乃是因信耶稣基督，连我们也信了基督耶稣，使我们因信基督称义，不因行律法称义，因为凡有血气的，没有一人因行律法称义。
New International Version - know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.
New International Reader's Version - Here is what we know. No one is made right with God by obeying the law. It is by believing in Jesus Christ. So we too have put our faith in Christ Jesus. This is so we can be made right with God by believing in Christ. We are not made right by obeying the law. That’s because no one can be made right with God by obeying the law.
English Standard Version - yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
New Living Translation - Yet we know that a person is made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ, not by obeying the law. And we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made right with God because of our faith in Christ, not because we have obeyed the law. For no one will ever be made right with God by obeying the law.”
Christian Standard Bible - and yet because we know that a person is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we ourselves have believed in Christ Jesus. This was so that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no human being will be justified.
New American Standard Bible - nevertheless, knowing that a person is not justified by works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the Law; since by works of the Law no flesh will be justified.
New King James Version - knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.
American Standard Version - yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed on Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law: because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
King James Version - Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
New English Translation - yet we know that no one is justified by the works of the law but by the faithfulness of Jesus Christ. And we have come to believe in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by the faithfulness of Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.
World English Bible - yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.
新標點和合本 - 既知道人稱義不是因行律法，乃是因信耶穌基督，連我們也信了基督耶穌，使我們因信基督稱義，不因行律法稱義；因為凡有血氣的，沒有一人因行律法稱義。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 可是我們知道，人稱義不是因律法的行為，而是因信耶穌基督，我們也信了基督耶穌，為要使我們因信基督稱義，不因律法的行為稱義，因為，凡血肉之軀沒有一個能因律法的行為稱義。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 可是我們知道，人稱義不是因律法的行為，而是因信耶穌基督，我們也信了基督耶穌，為要使我們因信基督稱義，不因律法的行為稱義，因為，凡血肉之軀沒有一個能因律法的行為稱義。
當代譯本 - 但我們知道人被稱為義人不是靠遵行律法，而是靠信耶穌基督。所以我們信了基督耶穌，以便因信基督被稱為義人，而不是靠遵行律法，因為無人能夠靠遵行律法被稱為義人。
聖經新譯本 - 既然知道人稱義不是靠行律法，而是因信耶穌基督，我們也就信了基督耶穌，使我們因信基督稱義，不是靠行律法；因為沒有人能靠行律法稱義。
呂振中譯本 - 我們知道人稱義不是由於行律法，無非是憑着信基督耶穌而已；那麼、我們自己也就信了基督耶穌，好叫我們可以由信基督、而不由於行律法、得稱為義；因為血肉之人無論如何都不能由行律法得稱為義。
中文標準譯本 - 不過我們知道：人被稱為義不是本於律法上的行為，而是藉著信耶穌基督。於是我們信了基督耶穌，為要因信基督稱義，而不是本於律法上的行為，因為沒有一個人本於律法上的行為會被稱為義。
現代標點和合本 - 既知道人稱義不是因行律法，乃是因信耶穌基督，連我們也信了基督耶穌，使我們因信基督稱義，不因行律法稱義；因為凡有血氣的，沒有一人因行律法稱義。
文理和合譯本 - 既知人之見義、非由行律、乃由信耶穌基督、則信乎耶穌基督、俾由信而見義、不由行律、蓋無人由行律而見義也、
文理委辦譯本 - 知人非恃法而行、乃信耶穌基督稱義、故信基督耶穌、欲因信而稱義、非恃法而行焉、恃法而行者、無人稱義也、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 既知人得稱義非由行律法、乃由信耶穌基督、故我儕亦信耶穌基督、欲由信基督稱義、不由行律法、蓋無人由行律法得稱義也、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 雖然、吾人既知人之成義、非憑律法、惟憑篤信基督、故毅然惟基督是信、亦欲緣篤信基督、不恃律法、而成義耳。無他、血氣之倫、未有僅憑遵行律法、而成義者也。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Sin embargo, al reconocer que nadie es justificado por las obras que demanda la ley, sino por la fe en Jesucristo, también nosotros hemos puesto nuestra fe en Cristo Jesús, para ser justificados por la fe en él y no por las obras de la ley; porque por estas nadie será justificado.
현대인의 성경 - 그러나 우리는 사람이 율법을 지켜서 의롭게 되는 것이 아니라 예수 그리스도를 믿음으로 의롭게 된다는 것을 알기 때문에 우리도 그렇게 되려고 예수 그리스도를 믿고 있습니다. 그 누구도 율법을 지켜서 의롭게 될 사람은 없습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - знаем, что человек получает оправдание не соблюдением Закона, а верой в Иисуса Христа. Поэтому и мы поверили во Христа Иисуса, чтобы и нам быть оправданными верой в Него, а не соблюдением Закона. Соблюдением же Закона не оправдается никто .
Восточный перевод - знаем, что человек получает оправдание не соблюдением Закона, а верой в Ису Масиха. Поэтому и мы поверили в Ису Масиха, чтобы и нам быть оправданными верой в Него, а не соблюдением Закона. Соблюдением же Закона не оправдается никто .
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - знаем, что человек получает оправдание не соблюдением Закона, а верой в Ису аль-Масиха. Поэтому и мы поверили в Ису аль-Масиха, чтобы и нам быть оправданными верой в Него, а не соблюдением Закона. Соблюдением же Закона не оправдается никто .
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - знаем, что человек получает оправдание не соблюдением Закона, а верой в Исо Масеха. Поэтому и мы поверили в Исо Масеха, чтобы и нам быть оправданными верой в Него, а не соблюдением Закона. Соблюдением же Закона не оправдается никто .
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Cependant, nous avons compris qu’on est déclaré juste devant Dieu, non parce qu’on accomplit les œuvres que commande la Loi, mais uniquement par la foi en Jésus-Christ. C’est pourquoi nous avons, nous aussi, placé notre confiance en Jésus-Christ pour être déclarés justes par la foi et non parce que nous aurions accompli ce que la Loi ordonne. Car personne ne sera déclaré juste devant Dieu parce qu’il aura accompli ce qu’ordonne la Loi.
リビングバイブル - しかし、私たちユダヤ人クリスチャンにしても、律法の行いを守ることによって神の前で正しい者と認められたのではありません。ただ、罪を取り除いてくださるキリスト・イエスを信じる信仰によって認められたのではありませんか。だからこそ、私たちもキリスト・イエスを信じたのです。それは律法によってではなく、信仰によって神に認められるためです。律法の行いを守って救われる人など、一人もいないのですから。」
Nestle Aland 28 - εἰδότες [δὲ] ὅτι οὐ δικαιοῦται ἄνθρωπος ἐξ ἔργων νόμου ἐὰν μὴ διὰ πίστεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ ἡμεῖς εἰς Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐπιστεύσαμεν, ἵνα δικαιωθῶμεν ἐκ πίστεως Χριστοῦ καὶ οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων νόμου, ὅτι ἐξ ἔργων νόμου οὐ δικαιωθήσεται πᾶσα σάρξ.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - εἰδότες δὲ ὅτι οὐ δικαιοῦται ἄνθρωπος ἐξ ἔργων νόμου, ἐὰν μὴ διὰ πίστεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ ἡμεῖς εἰς Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐπιστεύσαμεν, ἵνα δικαιωθῶμεν ἐκ πίστεως Χριστοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων νόμου, ὅτι ἐξ ἔργων νόμου, οὐ δικαιωθήσεται πᾶσα σάρξ.
Nova Versão Internacional - sabemos que ninguém é justificado pela prática da Lei, mas mediante a fé em Jesus Cristo. Assim, nós também cremos em Cristo Jesus para sermos justificados pela fé em Cristo, e não pela prática da Lei, porque pela prática da Lei ninguém será justificado.
Hoffnung für alle - Trotzdem wissen wir inzwischen sehr genau, dass wir nicht durch Taten, wie das Gesetz sie von uns fordert, vor Gott bestehen können, sondern allein durch den Glauben an Jesus Christus. Wir sind doch deshalb Christen geworden, weil wir davon überzeugt sind, dass wir nur durch den Glauben an Christus von unserer Schuld freigesprochen werden; nicht aber, weil wir die Forderungen des Gesetzes erfüllen. Denn kein Mensch findet durch gute Werke Gottes Anerkennung.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - chúng ta đều biết rõ con người được Đức Chúa Trời tha tội nhờ tin Chúa Cứu Thế Giê-xu chứ không nhờ tuân theo luật pháp Do Thái. Vì thế chúng ta đã tin Chúa Cứu Thế, để được Đức Chúa Trời tha tội—nhờ đức tin chứ không nhờ luật pháp, vì không có một người nào nhờ giữ luật pháp mà được cứu rỗi.”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ยังรู้ว่าไม่มีใครถูกนับเป็นผู้ชอบธรรมได้โดยการถือรักษาบทบัญญัติ แต่เป็นได้โดยความเชื่อในพระเยซูคริสต์ ฉะนั้นเราเองจึงเชื่อในพระเยซูคริสต์เพื่อจะได้ถูกนับเป็นผู้ชอบธรรมโดยความเชื่อในพระคริสต์ ไม่ใช่โดยการทำตามบทบัญญัติ เพราะว่าไม่มีใครถูกนับเป็นผู้ชอบธรรมได้โดยการทำตามบทบัญญัติเลย
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เราทราบว่ามนุษย์ไม่ได้พ้นผิดโดยการปฏิบัติตามกฎบัญญัติ แต่พ้นผิดเพราะมีความเชื่อในพระเยซูคริสต์ ดังนั้น พวกเราจึงได้เชื่อในพระเยซูคริสต์ เพื่อว่าเราจะพ้นผิดได้โดยการเชื่อในพระคริสต์ ไม่ใช่โดยการปฏิบัติตามกฎบัญญัติ ด้วยว่าไม่มีใครที่จะพ้นผิดได้จากการปฏิบัติตามกฎบัญญัติ

交叉引用

Romans 5:8 - But God clearly shows and proves His own love for us, by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:9 - Therefore, since we have now been justified [declared free of the guilt of sin] by His blood, [how much more certain is it that] we will be saved from the wrath of God through Him.
Romans 8:30 - And those whom He predestined, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified [declared free of the guilt of sin]; and those whom He justified, He also glorified [raising them to a heavenly dignity].
Romans 8:31 - What then shall we say to all these things? If God is for us, who can be [successful] against us?
Romans 8:32 - He who did not spare [even] His own Son, but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things?
Romans 8:33 - Who will bring any charge against God’s elect (His chosen ones)? It is God who justifies us [declaring us blameless and putting us in a right relationship with Himself].
Romans 8:34 - Who is the one who condemns us? Christ Jesus is the One who died [to pay our penalty], and more than that, who was raised [from the dead], and who is at the right hand of God interceding [with the Father] for us.
2 Corinthians 5:19 - that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting people’s sins against them [but canceling them]. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation [that is, restoration to favor with God].
2 Corinthians 5:20 - So we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us; we [as Christ’s representatives] plead with you on behalf of Christ to be reconciled to God.
2 Corinthians 5:21 - He made Christ who knew no sin to [judicially] be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we would become the righteousness of God [that is, we would be made acceptable to Him and placed in a right relationship with Him by His gracious lovingkindness].
Psalms 130:3 - If You, Lord, should keep an account of our sins and treat us accordingly, O Lord, who could stand [before you in judgment and claim innocence]?
Psalms 130:4 - But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared and worshiped [with submissive wonder].
Galatians 3:10 - For all who depend on the Law [seeking justification and salvation by obedience to the Law and the observance of rituals] are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed (condemned to destruction) is everyone who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law, so as to practice them.”
Galatians 3:11 - Now it is clear that no one is justified [that is, declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty, and placed in right standing] before God by the Law, for “The righteous (the just, the upright) shall live by faith.”
Galatians 3:12 - But the Law does not rest on or require faith [it has nothing to do with faith], but [instead, the Law] says, “He who practices them [the things prescribed by the Law] shall live by them [instead of faith].”
Galatians 3:13 - Christ purchased our freedom and redeemed us from the curse of the Law and its condemnation by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs [crucified] on a tree (cross)”—
Galatians 3:14 - in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might also come to the Gentiles, so that we would all receive [the realization of] the promise of the [Holy] Spirit through faith.
Acts 4:12 - And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among people by which we must be saved [for God has provided the world no alternative for salvation].”
Luke 10:25 - And a certain lawyer [an expert in Mosaic Law] stood up to test Him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Luke 10:26 - Jesus said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?”
Luke 10:27 - And he replied, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”
Luke 10:28 - Jesus said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this habitually and you will live.”
Luke 10:29 - But he, wishing to justify and vindicate himself, asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
John 6:68 - Simon Peter answered, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You [alone] have the words of eternal life [you are our only hope].
John 6:69 - We have believed and confidently trusted, and [even more] we have come to know [by personal observation and experience] that You are the Holy One of God [the Christ, the Son of the living God].”
Galatians 2:19 - For through the Law I died to the Law and its demands on me [because salvation is provided through the death and resurrection of Christ], so that I might [from now on] live to God.
Galatians 2:20 - I have been crucified with Christ [that is, in Him I have shared His crucifixion]; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body I live by faith [by adhering to, relying on, and completely trusting] in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
1 Corinthians 6:11 - And such were some of you [before you believed]. But you were washed [by the atoning sacrifice of Christ], you were sanctified [set apart for God, and made holy], you were justified [declared free of guilt] in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the [Holy] Spirit of our God [the source of the believer’s new life and changed behavior].
John 20:31 - but these have been written so that you may believe [with a deep, abiding trust] that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), the Son of God; and that by believing [and trusting in and relying on Him] you may have life in His name.
Job 25:4 - How then can man be justified and righteous with God? Or how can he who is born of a woman be pure and clean?
Romans 4:13 - For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would be heir of the world was not through [observing the requirements of] the Law, but through the righteousness of faith.
Romans 4:14 - If those who are [followers] of the Law are [the true] heirs [of Abraham], then faith [leading to salvation] is of no effect and void, and the promise [of God] is nullified.
Romans 4:15 - For the Law results in [God’s] wrath [against sin], but where there is no law, there is no violation [of it either].
1 Peter 1:8 - Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not even see Him now, you believe and trust in Him and you greatly rejoice and delight with inexpressible and glorious joy,
1 Peter 1:9 - receiving as the result [the outcome, the consummation] of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
Galatians 4:5 - so that He might redeem and liberate those who were under the Law, that we [who believe] might be adopted as sons [as God’s children with all rights as fully grown members of a family].
Job 9:29 - I am accounted wicked and held guilty; Why then should I labor in vain [to appear innocent]?
Romans 8:3 - For what the Law could not do [that is, overcome sin and remove its penalty, its power] being weakened by the flesh [man’s nature without the Holy Spirit], God did: He sent His own Son in the likeness of sinful man as an offering for sin. And He condemned sin in the flesh [subdued it and overcame it in the person of His own Son],
Revelation 7:14 - I said to him, “My lord, you know [the answer].” And he said to me, “These are the people who come out of the great tribulation (persecution), and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb [because of His atoning sacrifice].
Revelation 7:9 - After these things I looked, and this is what I saw: a vast multitude which no one could count, [gathered] from every nation and from all the tribes and peoples and languages [of the earth], standing before the throne and before the Lamb (Christ), dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands;
Galatians 3:22 - But the Scripture has imprisoned everyone [everything—the entire world] under sin, so that [the inheritance, the blessing of salvation] which was promised through faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe [in Him and acknowledge Him as God’s precious Son].
Galatians 3:23 - Now before faith came, we were kept in custody under the Law, [perpetually] imprisoned [in preparation] for the faith that was destined to be revealed,
Galatians 3:24 - with the result that the Law has become our tutor and our disciplinarian to guide us to Christ, so that we may be justified [that is, declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty, and placed in right standing with God] by faith.
Galatians 5:4 - You have been severed from Christ, if you seek to be justified [that is, declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty, and placed in right standing with God] through the Law; you have fallen from grace [for you have lost your grasp on God’s unmerited favor and blessing].
Job 9:2 - “Yes, I know it is true. But how can a mortal man be right before God?
Job 9:3 - If one should want to contend or dispute with Him, He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.
Romans 1:17 - For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed, both springing from faith and leading to faith [disclosed in a way that awakens more faith]. As it is written and forever remains written, “The just and upright shall live by faith.”
1 Peter 1:2 - according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by the sanctifying work of the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace [that special sense of spiritual well-being] be yours in increasing abundance [as you walk closely with God].
2 Peter 1:1 - Simon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Jesus Christ, To those who have received and possess [by God’s will] a precious faith of the same kind as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:
Romans 3:30 - since indeed it is one [and the same] God who will justify the circumcised by faith [which began with Abraham] and the uncircumcised through [their newly acquired] faith.
1 Peter 2:24 - He personally carried our sins in His body on the cross [willingly offering Himself on it, as on an altar of sacrifice], so that we might die to sin [becoming immune from the penalty and power of sin] and live for righteousness; for by His wounds you [who believe] have been healed.
Hebrews 7:18 - For, on the one hand, a former commandment is cancelled because of its weakness and uselessness [because of its inability to justify the sinner before God]
Hebrews 7:19 - (for the Law never made anything perfect); while on the other hand a better hope is introduced through which we now continually draw near to God.
Acts 13:38 - So let it be clearly known by you, brothers, that through Him forgiveness of sins is being proclaimed to you;
Acts 13:39 - and through Him everyone who believes [who acknowledges Jesus as Lord and Savior and follows Him] is justified and declared free of guilt from all things, from which you could not be justified and freed of guilt through the Law of Moses.
Romans 4:5 - But to the one who does not work [that is, the one who does not try to earn his salvation by doing good], but believes and completely trusts in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited to him as righteousness (right standing with God).
Romans 4:6 - And in this same way David speaks of the blessing on the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
1 Peter 1:18 - For you know that you were not redeemed from your useless [spiritually unproductive] way of life inherited [by tradition] from your forefathers with perishable things like silver and gold,
1 Peter 1:19 - but [you were actually purchased] with precious blood, like that of a [sacrificial] lamb unblemished and spotless, the priceless blood of Christ.
1 Peter 1:20 - For He was foreordained (foreknown) before the foundation of the world, but has appeared [publicly] in these last times for your sake
1 Peter 1:21 - and through Him you believe [confidently] in God [the heavenly Father], who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are [centered and rest] in God.
Romans 4:2 - For if Abraham was justified [that is, acquitted from the guilt of his sins] by works [those things he did that were good], he has something to boast about, but not before God.
1 Peter 3:18 - For indeed Christ died for sins once for all, the Just and Righteous for the unjust and unrighteous [the Innocent for the guilty] so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit;
Romans 3:19 - Now we know that whatever the Law [of Moses] says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that [the excuses of] every mouth may be silenced [from protesting] and that all the world may be held accountable to God [and subject to His judgment].
Romans 3:20 - For no person will be justified [freed of guilt and declared righteous] in His sight by [trying to do] the works of the Law. For through the Law we become conscious of sin [and the recognition of sin directs us toward repentance, but provides no remedy for sin].
Romans 3:21 - But now the righteousness of God has been clearly revealed [independently and completely] apart from the Law, though it is [actually] confirmed by the Law and the [words and writings of the] Prophets.
Romans 3:22 - This righteousness of God comes through faith in Jesus Christ for all those [Jew or Gentile] who believe [and trust in Him and acknowledge Him as God’s Son]. There is no distinction,
Romans 3:23 - since all have sinned and continually fall short of the glory of God,
Romans 3:24 - and are being justified [declared free of the guilt of sin, made acceptable to God, and granted eternal life] as a gift by His [precious, undeserved] grace, through the redemption [the payment for our sin] which is [provided] in Christ Jesus,
Romans 3:25 - whom God displayed publicly [before the eyes of the world] as a [life-giving] sacrifice of atonement and reconciliation (propitiation) by His blood [to be received] through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness [which demands punishment for sin], because in His forbearance [His deliberate restraint] He passed over the sins previously committed [before Jesus’ crucifixion].
Romans 3:26 - It was to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the One who justifies those who have faith in Jesus [and rely confidently on Him as Savior].
Romans 3:27 - Then what becomes of [our] boasting? It is excluded [entirely ruled out, banished]. On what principle? On [the principle of good] works? No, but on the principle of faith.
Romans 3:28 - For we maintain that an individual is justified by faith distinctly apart from works of the Law [the observance of which has nothing to do with justification, that is, being declared free of the guilt of sin and made acceptable to God].
Psalms 143:2 - And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For in Your sight no man living is righteous or justified.
Romans 9:30 - What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness [who did not seek salvation and a right relationship with God, nevertheless] obtained righteousness, that is, the righteousness which is produced by faith;
Philippians 3:9 - and may be found in Him [believing and relying on Him], not having any righteousness of my own derived from [my obedience to] the Law and its rituals, but [possessing] that [genuine righteousness] which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith.

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Amplified Bible - yet we know that a man is not justified [and placed in right standing with God] by works of the Law, but [only] through faith in [God’s beloved Son,] Christ Jesus. And even we [as Jews] have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the Law. By observing the Law no one will ever be justified [declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty].
新标点和合本 - 既知道人称义不是因行律法，乃是因信耶稣基督，连我们也信了基督耶稣，使我们因信基督称义，不因行律法称义；因为凡有血气的，没有一人因行律法称义。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 可是我们知道，人称义不是因律法的行为，而是因信耶稣基督，我们也信了基督耶稣，为要使我们因信基督称义，不因律法的行为称义，因为，凡血肉之躯没有一个能因律法的行为称义。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 可是我们知道，人称义不是因律法的行为，而是因信耶稣基督，我们也信了基督耶稣，为要使我们因信基督称义，不因律法的行为称义，因为，凡血肉之躯没有一个能因律法的行为称义。
当代译本 - 但我们知道人被称为义人不是靠遵行律法，而是靠信耶稣基督。所以我们信了基督耶稣，以便因信基督被称为义人，而不是靠遵行律法，因为无人能够靠遵行律法被称为义人。
圣经新译本 - 既然知道人称义不是靠行律法，而是因信耶稣基督，我们也就信了基督耶稣，使我们因信基督称义，不是靠行律法；因为没有人能靠行律法称义。
中文标准译本 - 不过我们知道：人被称为义不是本于律法上的行为，而是藉着信耶稣基督。于是我们信了基督耶稣，为要因信基督称义，而不是本于律法上的行为，因为没有一个人本于律法上的行为会被称为义。
现代标点和合本 - 既知道人称义不是因行律法，乃是因信耶稣基督，连我们也信了基督耶稣，使我们因信基督称义，不因行律法称义；因为凡有血气的，没有一人因行律法称义。
和合本（拼音版） - 既知道人称义不是因行律法，乃是因信耶稣基督，连我们也信了基督耶稣，使我们因信基督称义，不因行律法称义，因为凡有血气的，没有一人因行律法称义。
New International Version - know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.
New International Reader's Version - Here is what we know. No one is made right with God by obeying the law. It is by believing in Jesus Christ. So we too have put our faith in Christ Jesus. This is so we can be made right with God by believing in Christ. We are not made right by obeying the law. That’s because no one can be made right with God by obeying the law.
English Standard Version - yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
New Living Translation - Yet we know that a person is made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ, not by obeying the law. And we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made right with God because of our faith in Christ, not because we have obeyed the law. For no one will ever be made right with God by obeying the law.”
Christian Standard Bible - and yet because we know that a person is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we ourselves have believed in Christ Jesus. This was so that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no human being will be justified.
New American Standard Bible - nevertheless, knowing that a person is not justified by works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the Law; since by works of the Law no flesh will be justified.
New King James Version - knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.
American Standard Version - yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed on Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law: because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
King James Version - Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
New English Translation - yet we know that no one is justified by the works of the law but by the faithfulness of Jesus Christ. And we have come to believe in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by the faithfulness of Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.
World English Bible - yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.
新標點和合本 - 既知道人稱義不是因行律法，乃是因信耶穌基督，連我們也信了基督耶穌，使我們因信基督稱義，不因行律法稱義；因為凡有血氣的，沒有一人因行律法稱義。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 可是我們知道，人稱義不是因律法的行為，而是因信耶穌基督，我們也信了基督耶穌，為要使我們因信基督稱義，不因律法的行為稱義，因為，凡血肉之軀沒有一個能因律法的行為稱義。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 可是我們知道，人稱義不是因律法的行為，而是因信耶穌基督，我們也信了基督耶穌，為要使我們因信基督稱義，不因律法的行為稱義，因為，凡血肉之軀沒有一個能因律法的行為稱義。
當代譯本 - 但我們知道人被稱為義人不是靠遵行律法，而是靠信耶穌基督。所以我們信了基督耶穌，以便因信基督被稱為義人，而不是靠遵行律法，因為無人能夠靠遵行律法被稱為義人。
聖經新譯本 - 既然知道人稱義不是靠行律法，而是因信耶穌基督，我們也就信了基督耶穌，使我們因信基督稱義，不是靠行律法；因為沒有人能靠行律法稱義。
呂振中譯本 - 我們知道人稱義不是由於行律法，無非是憑着信基督耶穌而已；那麼、我們自己也就信了基督耶穌，好叫我們可以由信基督、而不由於行律法、得稱為義；因為血肉之人無論如何都不能由行律法得稱為義。
中文標準譯本 - 不過我們知道：人被稱為義不是本於律法上的行為，而是藉著信耶穌基督。於是我們信了基督耶穌，為要因信基督稱義，而不是本於律法上的行為，因為沒有一個人本於律法上的行為會被稱為義。
現代標點和合本 - 既知道人稱義不是因行律法，乃是因信耶穌基督，連我們也信了基督耶穌，使我們因信基督稱義，不因行律法稱義；因為凡有血氣的，沒有一人因行律法稱義。
文理和合譯本 - 既知人之見義、非由行律、乃由信耶穌基督、則信乎耶穌基督、俾由信而見義、不由行律、蓋無人由行律而見義也、
文理委辦譯本 - 知人非恃法而行、乃信耶穌基督稱義、故信基督耶穌、欲因信而稱義、非恃法而行焉、恃法而行者、無人稱義也、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 既知人得稱義非由行律法、乃由信耶穌基督、故我儕亦信耶穌基督、欲由信基督稱義、不由行律法、蓋無人由行律法得稱義也、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 雖然、吾人既知人之成義、非憑律法、惟憑篤信基督、故毅然惟基督是信、亦欲緣篤信基督、不恃律法、而成義耳。無他、血氣之倫、未有僅憑遵行律法、而成義者也。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Sin embargo, al reconocer que nadie es justificado por las obras que demanda la ley, sino por la fe en Jesucristo, también nosotros hemos puesto nuestra fe en Cristo Jesús, para ser justificados por la fe en él y no por las obras de la ley; porque por estas nadie será justificado.
현대인의 성경 - 그러나 우리는 사람이 율법을 지켜서 의롭게 되는 것이 아니라 예수 그리스도를 믿음으로 의롭게 된다는 것을 알기 때문에 우리도 그렇게 되려고 예수 그리스도를 믿고 있습니다. 그 누구도 율법을 지켜서 의롭게 될 사람은 없습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - знаем, что человек получает оправдание не соблюдением Закона, а верой в Иисуса Христа. Поэтому и мы поверили во Христа Иисуса, чтобы и нам быть оправданными верой в Него, а не соблюдением Закона. Соблюдением же Закона не оправдается никто .
Восточный перевод - знаем, что человек получает оправдание не соблюдением Закона, а верой в Ису Масиха. Поэтому и мы поверили в Ису Масиха, чтобы и нам быть оправданными верой в Него, а не соблюдением Закона. Соблюдением же Закона не оправдается никто .
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - знаем, что человек получает оправдание не соблюдением Закона, а верой в Ису аль-Масиха. Поэтому и мы поверили в Ису аль-Масиха, чтобы и нам быть оправданными верой в Него, а не соблюдением Закона. Соблюдением же Закона не оправдается никто .
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - знаем, что человек получает оправдание не соблюдением Закона, а верой в Исо Масеха. Поэтому и мы поверили в Исо Масеха, чтобы и нам быть оправданными верой в Него, а не соблюдением Закона. Соблюдением же Закона не оправдается никто .
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Cependant, nous avons compris qu’on est déclaré juste devant Dieu, non parce qu’on accomplit les œuvres que commande la Loi, mais uniquement par la foi en Jésus-Christ. C’est pourquoi nous avons, nous aussi, placé notre confiance en Jésus-Christ pour être déclarés justes par la foi et non parce que nous aurions accompli ce que la Loi ordonne. Car personne ne sera déclaré juste devant Dieu parce qu’il aura accompli ce qu’ordonne la Loi.
リビングバイブル - しかし、私たちユダヤ人クリスチャンにしても、律法の行いを守ることによって神の前で正しい者と認められたのではありません。ただ、罪を取り除いてくださるキリスト・イエスを信じる信仰によって認められたのではありませんか。だからこそ、私たちもキリスト・イエスを信じたのです。それは律法によってではなく、信仰によって神に認められるためです。律法の行いを守って救われる人など、一人もいないのですから。」
Nestle Aland 28 - εἰδότες [δὲ] ὅτι οὐ δικαιοῦται ἄνθρωπος ἐξ ἔργων νόμου ἐὰν μὴ διὰ πίστεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ ἡμεῖς εἰς Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐπιστεύσαμεν, ἵνα δικαιωθῶμεν ἐκ πίστεως Χριστοῦ καὶ οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων νόμου, ὅτι ἐξ ἔργων νόμου οὐ δικαιωθήσεται πᾶσα σάρξ.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - εἰδότες δὲ ὅτι οὐ δικαιοῦται ἄνθρωπος ἐξ ἔργων νόμου, ἐὰν μὴ διὰ πίστεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ ἡμεῖς εἰς Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐπιστεύσαμεν, ἵνα δικαιωθῶμεν ἐκ πίστεως Χριστοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων νόμου, ὅτι ἐξ ἔργων νόμου, οὐ δικαιωθήσεται πᾶσα σάρξ.
Nova Versão Internacional - sabemos que ninguém é justificado pela prática da Lei, mas mediante a fé em Jesus Cristo. Assim, nós também cremos em Cristo Jesus para sermos justificados pela fé em Cristo, e não pela prática da Lei, porque pela prática da Lei ninguém será justificado.
Hoffnung für alle - Trotzdem wissen wir inzwischen sehr genau, dass wir nicht durch Taten, wie das Gesetz sie von uns fordert, vor Gott bestehen können, sondern allein durch den Glauben an Jesus Christus. Wir sind doch deshalb Christen geworden, weil wir davon überzeugt sind, dass wir nur durch den Glauben an Christus von unserer Schuld freigesprochen werden; nicht aber, weil wir die Forderungen des Gesetzes erfüllen. Denn kein Mensch findet durch gute Werke Gottes Anerkennung.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - chúng ta đều biết rõ con người được Đức Chúa Trời tha tội nhờ tin Chúa Cứu Thế Giê-xu chứ không nhờ tuân theo luật pháp Do Thái. Vì thế chúng ta đã tin Chúa Cứu Thế, để được Đức Chúa Trời tha tội—nhờ đức tin chứ không nhờ luật pháp, vì không có một người nào nhờ giữ luật pháp mà được cứu rỗi.”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ยังรู้ว่าไม่มีใครถูกนับเป็นผู้ชอบธรรมได้โดยการถือรักษาบทบัญญัติ แต่เป็นได้โดยความเชื่อในพระเยซูคริสต์ ฉะนั้นเราเองจึงเชื่อในพระเยซูคริสต์เพื่อจะได้ถูกนับเป็นผู้ชอบธรรมโดยความเชื่อในพระคริสต์ ไม่ใช่โดยการทำตามบทบัญญัติ เพราะว่าไม่มีใครถูกนับเป็นผู้ชอบธรรมได้โดยการทำตามบทบัญญัติเลย
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เราทราบว่ามนุษย์ไม่ได้พ้นผิดโดยการปฏิบัติตามกฎบัญญัติ แต่พ้นผิดเพราะมีความเชื่อในพระเยซูคริสต์ ดังนั้น พวกเราจึงได้เชื่อในพระเยซูคริสต์ เพื่อว่าเราจะพ้นผิดได้โดยการเชื่อในพระคริสต์ ไม่ใช่โดยการปฏิบัติตามกฎบัญญัติ ด้วยว่าไม่มีใครที่จะพ้นผิดได้จากการปฏิบัติตามกฎบัญญัติ

Romans 5:8 - But God clearly shows and proves His own love for us, by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:9 - Therefore, since we have now been justified [declared free of the guilt of sin] by His blood, [how much more certain is it that] we will be saved from the wrath of God through Him.
Romans 8:30 - And those whom He predestined, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified [declared free of the guilt of sin]; and those whom He justified, He also glorified [raising them to a heavenly dignity].
Romans 8:31 - What then shall we say to all these things? If God is for us, who can be [successful] against us?
Romans 8:32 - He who did not spare [even] His own Son, but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things?
Romans 8:33 - Who will bring any charge against God’s elect (His chosen ones)? It is God who justifies us [declaring us blameless and putting us in a right relationship with Himself].
Romans 8:34 - Who is the one who condemns us? Christ Jesus is the One who died [to pay our penalty], and more than that, who was raised [from the dead], and who is at the right hand of God interceding [with the Father] for us.
2 Corinthians 5:19 - that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting people’s sins against them [but canceling them]. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation [that is, restoration to favor with God].
2 Corinthians 5:20 - So we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us; we [as Christ’s representatives] plead with you on behalf of Christ to be reconciled to God.
2 Corinthians 5:21 - He made Christ who knew no sin to [judicially] be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we would become the righteousness of God [that is, we would be made acceptable to Him and placed in a right relationship with Him by His gracious lovingkindness].
Psalms 130:3 - If You, Lord, should keep an account of our sins and treat us accordingly, O Lord, who could stand [before you in judgment and claim innocence]?
Psalms 130:4 - But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared and worshiped [with submissive wonder].
Galatians 3:10 - For all who depend on the Law [seeking justification and salvation by obedience to the Law and the observance of rituals] are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed (condemned to destruction) is everyone who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law, so as to practice them.”
Galatians 3:11 - Now it is clear that no one is justified [that is, declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty, and placed in right standing] before God by the Law, for “The righteous (the just, the upright) shall live by faith.”
Galatians 3:12 - But the Law does not rest on or require faith [it has nothing to do with faith], but [instead, the Law] says, “He who practices them [the things prescribed by the Law] shall live by them [instead of faith].”
Galatians 3:13 - Christ purchased our freedom and redeemed us from the curse of the Law and its condemnation by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs [crucified] on a tree (cross)”—
Galatians 3:14 - in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might also come to the Gentiles, so that we would all receive [the realization of] the promise of the [Holy] Spirit through faith.
Acts 4:12 - And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among people by which we must be saved [for God has provided the world no alternative for salvation].”
Luke 10:25 - And a certain lawyer [an expert in Mosaic Law] stood up to test Him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Luke 10:26 - Jesus said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?”
Luke 10:27 - And he replied, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”
Luke 10:28 - Jesus said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this habitually and you will live.”
Luke 10:29 - But he, wishing to justify and vindicate himself, asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
John 6:68 - Simon Peter answered, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You [alone] have the words of eternal life [you are our only hope].
John 6:69 - We have believed and confidently trusted, and [even more] we have come to know [by personal observation and experience] that You are the Holy One of God [the Christ, the Son of the living God].”
Galatians 2:19 - For through the Law I died to the Law and its demands on me [because salvation is provided through the death and resurrection of Christ], so that I might [from now on] live to God.
Galatians 2:20 - I have been crucified with Christ [that is, in Him I have shared His crucifixion]; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body I live by faith [by adhering to, relying on, and completely trusting] in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
1 Corinthians 6:11 - And such were some of you [before you believed]. But you were washed [by the atoning sacrifice of Christ], you were sanctified [set apart for God, and made holy], you were justified [declared free of guilt] in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the [Holy] Spirit of our God [the source of the believer’s new life and changed behavior].
John 20:31 - but these have been written so that you may believe [with a deep, abiding trust] that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), the Son of God; and that by believing [and trusting in and relying on Him] you may have life in His name.
Job 25:4 - How then can man be justified and righteous with God? Or how can he who is born of a woman be pure and clean?
Romans 4:13 - For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would be heir of the world was not through [observing the requirements of] the Law, but through the righteousness of faith.
Romans 4:14 - If those who are [followers] of the Law are [the true] heirs [of Abraham], then faith [leading to salvation] is of no effect and void, and the promise [of God] is nullified.
Romans 4:15 - For the Law results in [God’s] wrath [against sin], but where there is no law, there is no violation [of it either].
1 Peter 1:8 - Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not even see Him now, you believe and trust in Him and you greatly rejoice and delight with inexpressible and glorious joy,
1 Peter 1:9 - receiving as the result [the outcome, the consummation] of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
Galatians 4:5 - so that He might redeem and liberate those who were under the Law, that we [who believe] might be adopted as sons [as God’s children with all rights as fully grown members of a family].
Job 9:29 - I am accounted wicked and held guilty; Why then should I labor in vain [to appear innocent]?
Romans 8:3 - For what the Law could not do [that is, overcome sin and remove its penalty, its power] being weakened by the flesh [man’s nature without the Holy Spirit], God did: He sent His own Son in the likeness of sinful man as an offering for sin. And He condemned sin in the flesh [subdued it and overcame it in the person of His own Son],
Revelation 7:14 - I said to him, “My lord, you know [the answer].” And he said to me, “These are the people who come out of the great tribulation (persecution), and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb [because of His atoning sacrifice].
Revelation 7:9 - After these things I looked, and this is what I saw: a vast multitude which no one could count, [gathered] from every nation and from all the tribes and peoples and languages [of the earth], standing before the throne and before the Lamb (Christ), dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands;
Galatians 3:22 - But the Scripture has imprisoned everyone [everything—the entire world] under sin, so that [the inheritance, the blessing of salvation] which was promised through faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe [in Him and acknowledge Him as God’s precious Son].
Galatians 3:23 - Now before faith came, we were kept in custody under the Law, [perpetually] imprisoned [in preparation] for the faith that was destined to be revealed,
Galatians 3:24 - with the result that the Law has become our tutor and our disciplinarian to guide us to Christ, so that we may be justified [that is, declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty, and placed in right standing with God] by faith.
Galatians 5:4 - You have been severed from Christ, if you seek to be justified [that is, declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty, and placed in right standing with God] through the Law; you have fallen from grace [for you have lost your grasp on God’s unmerited favor and blessing].
Job 9:2 - “Yes, I know it is true. But how can a mortal man be right before God?
Job 9:3 - If one should want to contend or dispute with Him, He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.
Romans 1:17 - For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed, both springing from faith and leading to faith [disclosed in a way that awakens more faith]. As it is written and forever remains written, “The just and upright shall live by faith.”
1 Peter 1:2 - according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by the sanctifying work of the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace [that special sense of spiritual well-being] be yours in increasing abundance [as you walk closely with God].
2 Peter 1:1 - Simon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Jesus Christ, To those who have received and possess [by God’s will] a precious faith of the same kind as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:
Romans 3:30 - since indeed it is one [and the same] God who will justify the circumcised by faith [which began with Abraham] and the uncircumcised through [their newly acquired] faith.
1 Peter 2:24 - He personally carried our sins in His body on the cross [willingly offering Himself on it, as on an altar of sacrifice], so that we might die to sin [becoming immune from the penalty and power of sin] and live for righteousness; for by His wounds you [who believe] have been healed.
Hebrews 7:18 - For, on the one hand, a former commandment is cancelled because of its weakness and uselessness [because of its inability to justify the sinner before God]
Hebrews 7:19 - (for the Law never made anything perfect); while on the other hand a better hope is introduced through which we now continually draw near to God.
Acts 13:38 - So let it be clearly known by you, brothers, that through Him forgiveness of sins is being proclaimed to you;
Acts 13:39 - and through Him everyone who believes [who acknowledges Jesus as Lord and Savior and follows Him] is justified and declared free of guilt from all things, from which you could not be justified and freed of guilt through the Law of Moses.
Romans 4:5 - But to the one who does not work [that is, the one who does not try to earn his salvation by doing good], but believes and completely trusts in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited to him as righteousness (right standing with God).
Romans 4:6 - And in this same way David speaks of the blessing on the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
1 Peter 1:18 - For you know that you were not redeemed from your useless [spiritually unproductive] way of life inherited [by tradition] from your forefathers with perishable things like silver and gold,
1 Peter 1:19 - but [you were actually purchased] with precious blood, like that of a [sacrificial] lamb unblemished and spotless, the priceless blood of Christ.
1 Peter 1:20 - For He was foreordained (foreknown) before the foundation of the world, but has appeared [publicly] in these last times for your sake
1 Peter 1:21 - and through Him you believe [confidently] in God [the heavenly Father], who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are [centered and rest] in God.
Romans 4:2 - For if Abraham was justified [that is, acquitted from the guilt of his sins] by works [those things he did that were good], he has something to boast about, but not before God.
1 Peter 3:18 - For indeed Christ died for sins once for all, the Just and Righteous for the unjust and unrighteous [the Innocent for the guilty] so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit;
Romans 3:19 - Now we know that whatever the Law [of Moses] says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that [the excuses of] every mouth may be silenced [from protesting] and that all the world may be held accountable to God [and subject to His judgment].
Romans 3:20 - For no person will be justified [freed of guilt and declared righteous] in His sight by [trying to do] the works of the Law. For through the Law we become conscious of sin [and the recognition of sin directs us toward repentance, but provides no remedy for sin].
Romans 3:21 - But now the righteousness of God has been clearly revealed [independently and completely] apart from the Law, though it is [actually] confirmed by the Law and the [words and writings of the] Prophets.
Romans 3:22 - This righteousness of God comes through faith in Jesus Christ for all those [Jew or Gentile] who believe [and trust in Him and acknowledge Him as God’s Son]. There is no distinction,
Romans 3:23 - since all have sinned and continually fall short of the glory of God,
Romans 3:24 - and are being justified [declared free of the guilt of sin, made acceptable to God, and granted eternal life] as a gift by His [precious, undeserved] grace, through the redemption [the payment for our sin] which is [provided] in Christ Jesus,
Romans 3:25 - whom God displayed publicly [before the eyes of the world] as a [life-giving] sacrifice of atonement and reconciliation (propitiation) by His blood [to be received] through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness [which demands punishment for sin], because in His forbearance [His deliberate restraint] He passed over the sins previously committed [before Jesus’ crucifixion].
Romans 3:26 - It was to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the One who justifies those who have faith in Jesus [and rely confidently on Him as Savior].
Romans 3:27 - Then what becomes of [our] boasting? It is excluded [entirely ruled out, banished]. On what principle? On [the principle of good] works? No, but on the principle of faith.
Romans 3:28 - For we maintain that an individual is justified by faith distinctly apart from works of the Law [the observance of which has nothing to do with justification, that is, being declared free of the guilt of sin and made acceptable to God].
Psalms 143:2 - And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For in Your sight no man living is righteous or justified.
Romans 9:30 - What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness [who did not seek salvation and a right relationship with God, nevertheless] obtained righteousness, that is, the righteousness which is produced by faith;
Philippians 3:9 - and may be found in Him [believing and relying on Him], not having any righteousness of my own derived from [my obedience to] the Law and its rituals, but [possessing] that [genuine righteousness] which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith.