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21 But now God has shown us how to become right with him. The Law and the Prophets give witness to this. It has nothing to do with obeying the law.
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But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.
22 We are made right with God by putting our faith in Jesus Christ. That happens to all who believe. It is no different for the Jews than for anyone else.
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This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile,
23 Everyone has sinned. No one measures up to God's glory.
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for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
24 The free gift of God's grace makes all of us right with him. Christ Jesus paid the price to set us free.
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and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
25 God gave him as a sacrifice to pay for sins. So he forgives the sins of those who have faith in his blood. God did all of that to prove that he is fair. Because of his mercy he did not punish people for the sins they had committed before Jesus died for them.
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God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished—
26 God did that to prove in our own time that he is fair. He proved that he is right. He also made right with himself those who believe in Jesus.
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he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
27 So who can brag? No one! Are people saved by obeying the law? Not at all! They are saved because of their faith.
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Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. Because of what law? The law that requires works? No, because of the law that requires faith.
28 We firmly believe that people are made right with God because of their faith. They are not saved by obeying the law.
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For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
29 Is God the God of Jews only? Isn't he also the God of those who aren't Jews? Yes, he is their God too.
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Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,
30 There is only one God. When those who are circumcised believe in him, he makes them right with himself. When those who are not circumcised believe in him, he also makes them right with himself.
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since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.
31 Does faith make the law useless? Not at all! We agree with the law.
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Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.
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