Romans 3:19-4:8

New King James Version

¹⁹ Now we know that whatever ^(A)the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that ^(B)every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become ^[a]guilty before God. ²⁰ Therefore ^(C)by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

God’s Righteousness Through Faith

²¹ But now ^(D)the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, ^(E)being witnessed by the Law ^(F)and the Prophets, ²² even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all ^[b]and on all who believe. For ^(G)there is no difference; ²³ for ^(H)all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, ²⁴ being justified ^[c]freely ^(I)by His grace ^(J)through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, ²⁵ whom God set forth ^(K)as a ^[d]propitiation ^(L)by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over ^(M)the sins that were previously committed, ²⁶ to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

Boasting Excluded

^27 (N)Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith. ²⁸ Therefore we conclude ^(O)that a man is ^[e]justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law. ²⁹ Or is He the God of the Jews only? Is He not also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also, ³⁰ since ^(P)there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith. ³¹ Do we then make void the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the law.

Abraham Justified by Faith^(Q)

4 What then shall we say that ^(R)Abraham our ^(S)father^[f] has found according to the flesh? ² For if Abraham was ^(T)justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. ³ For what does the Scripture say? ^(U)“Abraham believed God, and it was ^[g]accounted to him for righteousness.” ⁴ Now ^(V)to him who works, the wages are not counted ^[h]as grace but as debt.

David Celebrates the Same Truth

⁵ But to him who ^(W)does not work but believes on Him who justifies ^(X)the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness, ⁶ just as David also ^(Y)describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works: