³⁹ and by him ^(A)everyone who believes is freed^[a] from everything ^(B)from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses.

¹⁶ yet we know that ^(A)a person is not justified^[a] by works of the law ^(B)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, ^(C)because by works of the law no one will be justified.

⁴ For ^(A)Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.^[a]

³ For ^(A)God has done what the law, ^(B)weakened by the flesh, ^(C)could not do. ^(D)By sending his own Son ^(E)in the likeness of sinful flesh and ^(F)for sin,^[a] he condemned sin in the flesh,

¹⁹ (for ^(A)the law made nothing perfect); but on the other hand, ^(B)a better hope is introduced, through which ^(C)we draw near to God.

¹⁰ For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.

Life in the Spirit

8 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.^[a]

²¹ Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For ^(A)if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law. ²² But the Scripture ^(B)imprisoned everything under sin, so that ^(C)the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given ^(D)to those who believe.

²³ Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, ^(E)imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. ²⁴ So then, ^(F)the law was our ^(G)guardian until Christ came, ^(H)in order that we might be justified by faith. ²⁵ But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian,

¹⁵ For ^(A)the law brings wrath, but ^(B)where there is no law ^(C)there is no transgression.