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But now apart from the law the righteousness of God^(ab) has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.^(ac)

This righteousness^(ad) is given through faith^(ae) in^[h] Jesus Christ^(af) to all who believe.^(ag) There is no difference between Jew and Gentile,^(ah)

for all have sinned^(ai) and fall short of the glory of God,

and all are justified^(aj) freely by his grace^(ak) through the redemption^(al) that came by Christ Jesus.

God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement,^[i](am) through the shedding of his blood^(an)—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished^(ao)—

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.

Where, then, is boasting?^(ap) It is excluded. Because of what law? The law that requires works? No, because of the law that requires faith.

For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.^(aq)

Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,^(ar)

since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.^(as)

Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.