Romans 3:21-31

New American Standard Bible

Justification by Faith

²¹ But now apart ^[a]from the Law ^(A)the righteousness of God has been revealed, being ^(B)witnessed by the ^[b]Law and the Prophets, ²² but it is the ^(C)righteousness of God through ^(D)faith ^(E)in Jesus Christ for ^(F)all those ^[c]who believe; for ^(G)there is no distinction, ²³ for all ^[d](H)have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, ²⁴ being justified as a gift ^(I)by His grace through ^(J)the redemption which is in Christ Jesus, ²⁵ whom God displayed publicly as ^(K)a ^[e]propitiation ^[f](L)in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, ^[g]because in God’s merciful ^(M)restraint He ^(N)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 ^[h]has faith in Jesus.

²⁷ Where then is ^(O)boasting? It has been excluded. By ^(P)what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith. ^28 [i]For ^(Q)we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from works ^[j]of the Law. ²⁹ Or ^(R)is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, ³⁰ since indeed ^(S)God ^(T)who will justify the ^[k]circumcised ^[l]by faith and the ^[m]uncircumcised through faith ^(U)is one.

³¹ Do we then nullify ^[n]the Law through faith? ^(V)Far from it! On the contrary, we ^(W)establish the Law.