New American Standard Bible 2020

Romans 3:20-31

20becauseG1360 1by the worksG2041 2of the LawG3551 3noneG3756 G3956 of mankindG4561 will be justifiedG1344 inG1799 His sightG1799; for 4 5throughG1223 the LawG3551 comes 6knowledgeG1922 of sinG266.

21But nowG3570 apartG5565 7from the LawG3551 8the righteousnessG1343 of GodG2316 has been revealedG5319, being 9witnessedG3140 by the 10LawG3551 and the ProphetsG4396, 22but it is the 11righteousnessG1343 of GodG2316 throughG1223 12faithG4102 13in JesusG2424 ChristG5547 for 14allG3956 thoseG3588 15who believeG4100; for 16there is noG3756 distinctionG1293, 23for allG3956 17 18have sinnedG264 and fallG5302 shortG5302 of the gloryG1391 of GodG2316, 24being justifiedG1344 as a giftG1432 19by His graceG5485 throughG1223 20the redemptionG629 which is in ChristG5547 JesusG2424, 25whomG3739 GodG2316 displayedG4388 publiclyG4388 as 21a 22propitiationG2435 23 24in His bloodG129 throughG1223 faithG4102. This was to demonstrateG1731 His righteousnessG1343, 25becauseG1223 in God’sG2316 merciful 26restraintG463 He 27letG3929 the sinsG265 previouslyG4266 committedG4266 goG3929 unpunishedG3929; 26for the demonstrationG1732, that is, of His righteousnessG1343 at the presentG3568 timeG2540, soG1519 thatG1519 He would be justG1342 and the justifierG1344 of the one who 28has faithG4102 in JesusG2424.

27WhereG4226 thenG3767 is 29boastingG2746? It has been excludedG1576. By 30whatG4169 kindG4169 of lawG3551? Of worksG2041? NoG3780, but by a lawG3551 of faithG4102. 28 31For 32we maintainG3049 that a personG444 is justifiedG1344 by faithG4102 apartG5565 from worksG2041 33of the LawG3551. 29OrG2228 34is GodG2316 the God of JewsG2453 onlyG3440? Is He not the God of GentilesG1484 alsoG2532? YesG3483, of GentilesG1484 alsoG2532, 30sinceG1512 indeedG1512 35GodG2316 36whoG3739 will justifyG1344 the 37circumcisedG4061 38by faithG4102 and the 39uncircumcisedG203 throughG1223 faithG4102 40is oneG1520.

31Do we thenG3767 nullifyG2673 41the LawG3551 throughG1223 faithG4102? 42FarG3361 fromG3361 it! On the contraryG235, we 43establishG2476 the LawG3551.

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1. Romans 3:20 Ps 143:2; Acts 13:39; Gal 2:16 ↩
2. Romans 3:20 Or of law ↩
3. Romans 3:20 Lit no flesh ↩
4. Romans 3:20 Or through law ↩
5. Romans 3:20 Rom 4:15; 5:13, 20; 7:7 ↩
6. Romans 3:20 Or recognition ↩
7. Romans 3:21 Or from law ↩
8. Romans 3:21 Is 46:13; 51:5f; Rom 1:17; 9:30 ↩
9. Romans 3:21 Acts 10:43; Rom 1:2 ↩
10. Romans 3:21 I.e., the Old Testament ↩
11. Romans 3:22 Rom 1:17; 9:30 ↩
12. Romans 3:22 Rom 4:5 ↩
13. Romans 3:22 Acts 3:16; Gal 2:16, 20; 3:22; Eph 3:12 ↩
14. Romans 3:22 Rom 4:11, 16; 10:4 ↩
15. Romans 3:22 Or who believe. For there is ↩
16. Romans 3:22 Rom 10:12; Gal 3:28; Col 3:11 ↩
17. Romans 3:23 Or sinned ↩
18. Romans 3:23 Rom 3:9 ↩
19. Romans 3:24 Rom 4:4f, 16; Eph 2:8 ↩
20. Romans 3:24 1 Cor 1:30; Eph 1:7; Col 1:14; Heb 9:15 ↩
21. Romans 3:25 1 John 2:2; 4:10 ↩
22. Romans 3:25 I.e., a means of reconciliation between God and mankind by paying the penalty for sin ↩
23. Romans 3:25 Or by ↩
24. Romans 3:25 1 Cor 5:7; Heb 9:14, 28; 1 Pet 1:19; Rev 1:5 ↩
25. Romans 3:25 Lit because of the passing over of the sins previously committed, in the restraint of God ↩
26. Romans 3:25 Rom 2:4 ↩
27. Romans 3:25 Acts 14:16; 17:30 ↩
28. Romans 3:26 Lit is of the faith of Jesus ↩
29. Romans 3:27 Rom 2:17, 23; 4:2; 1 Cor 1:29ff ↩
30. Romans 3:27 Rom 9:31 ↩
31. Romans 3:28 One early ms Therefore ↩
32. Romans 3:28 Acts 13:39; Rom 3:20, 21; Eph 2:9; James 2:20, 24, 26 ↩
33. Romans 3:28 Or of law ↩
34. Romans 3:29 Acts 10:34f; Rom 9:24; 10:12; 15:9; Gal 3:28; Eph 2:11-19 ↩
35. Romans 3:30 Rom 10:12; Gal 3:20 ↩
36. Romans 3:30 Rom 3:22; 4:11f, 16; Gal 3:8 ↩
37. Romans 3:30 Lit circumcision ↩
38. Romans 3:30 Lit out of ↩
39. Romans 3:30 Lit uncircumcision ↩
40. Romans 3:30 Deut 6:4 ↩
41. Romans 3:31 Or law ↩
42. Romans 3:31 Luke 20:16; Rom 3:4 ↩
43. Romans 3:31 Matt 5:17; Rom 3:4, 6; 8:4 ↩

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