New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 3:20-28

20becauseG1360 1by the worksG2041 2of the LawG3551 noG3756 G3956 fleshG4561 will be justifiedG1344 in His sightG1799; for 3 4throughG1223 the LawG3551 comes the knowledgeG1922 of sinG266.

21But nowG3570 apartG5565 5from the LawG3551 6the righteousnessG1343 of GodG2316 has been manifestedG5319, being 7witnessedG3140 by the LawG3551 and the ProphetsG4396, 22evenG1161 the 8righteousnessG1343 of GodG2316 throughG1223 9faithG4102 10in JesusG2424 ChristG5547 for 11allG3956 thoseG3588 12who believeG4100; for 13there is noG3756 distinctionG1293; 23for allG3956 14 15have sinnedG264 and fallG5302 shortG5302 of the gloryG1391 of GodG2316, 24being justifiedG1344 as a giftG1431 16by His graceG5485 throughG1223 17the redemptionG629 which is in ChristG5547 JesusG2424; 25whomG3739 GodG2316 displayedG4388 publiclyG4388 as 18a 19propitiationG2435 20 21in His bloodG129 throughG1223 faithG4102. This was to demonstrateG1731 His righteousnessG1343, 22becauseG1223 in the 23forbearanceG463 of GodG2316 He 24passedG3929 overG3929 the sinsG265 previouslyG4266 committedG4266; 26for the demonstrationG1732, I say, of His righteousnessG1343 at the presentG3568 timeG2540, soG1519 that He would be justG1342 and the justifierG1344 of the one who 25has faithG4102 in JesusG2424.

27WhereG4226 thenG3767 is 26boastingG2746? It is excludedG1576. By 27whatG4169 kindG4169 of lawG3551? Of worksG2041? NoG3780, but by a lawG3551 of faithG4102. 28 28For 29we maintainG3049 that a manG444 is justifiedG1344 by faithG4102 apartG5565 from worksG2041 30of the LawG3551.

Notes

1. Romans 3:20 Ps 143:2; Acts 13:39; Gal 2:16 ↩
2. Romans 3:20 Or of law ↩
3. Romans 3:20 Or through law ↩
4. Romans 3:20 Rom 4:15; 5:13, 20; 7:7 ↩
5. Romans 3:21 Or from law ↩
6. Romans 3:21 Rom 1:17; 9:30 ↩
7. Romans 3:21 Acts 10:43; Rom 1:2 ↩
8. Romans 3:22 Rom 1:17; 9:30 ↩
9. Romans 3:22 Rom 4:5 ↩
10. Romans 3:22 Acts 3:16; Gal 2:16, 20; 3:22; Eph 3:12 ↩
11. Romans 3:22 Rom 4:11, 16; 10:4 ↩
12. Romans 3:22 Or who believe. For there is no distinction, since they all have sinned...and are being justified ↩
13. Romans 3:22 Rom 10:12; Gal 3:28; Col 3:11 ↩
14. Romans 3:23 Or sinned ↩
15. Romans 3:23 Rom 3:9 ↩
16. Romans 3:24 Rom 4:4f, 16; Eph 2:8 ↩
17. Romans 3:24 1 Cor 1:30; Eph 1:7; Col 1:14; Heb 9:15 ↩
18. Romans 3:25 1 John 2:2; 4:10 ↩
19. Romans 3:25 Or a propitiatory sacrifice ↩
20. Romans 3:25 Or by ↩
21. Romans 3:25 1 Cor 5:7; Heb 9:14, 28; 1 Pet 1:19; Rev 1:5 ↩
22. Romans 3:25 Lit because of the passing over of the sins previously committed in the forbearance of God ↩
23. Romans 3:25 Rom 2:4 ↩
24. Romans 3:25 Acts 14:16; 17:30 ↩
25. Romans 3:26 Lit is of the faith of Jesus ↩
26. Romans 3:27 Rom 2:17, 23; 4:2; 1 Cor 1:29ff ↩
27. Romans 3:27 Rom 9:31 ↩
28. Romans 3:28 One early ms reads Therefore ↩
29. Romans 3:28 Acts 13:39; Rom 3:20, 21; Eph 2:9; James 2:20, 24, 26 ↩
30. Romans 3:28 Or of law ↩