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What if some were unfaithful? Will their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God?

By no means! Although everyone is a liar, let God be proved true, as it is written, "So that you may be justified in your words, and prevail in your judging."

But if our injustice serves to confirm the justice of God, what should we say? That God is unjust to inflict wrath on us? (I speak in a human way.)

By no means! For then how could God judge the world?

there is no one who has understanding, there is no one who seeks God.

"There is no fear of God before their eyes."

Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced, and the whole world may be held accountable to God.

But now, apart from law, the righteousness of God has been disclosed, and is attested by the law and the prophets,

the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction,

since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God;

whom God put forward as a sacrifice of atonement by his blood, effective through faith. He did this to show his righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over the sins previously committed;

Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,

since God is one; and he will justify the circumcised on the ground of faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.

For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.

For what does the scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness."

So also David speaks of the blessedness of those to whom God reckons righteousness apart from works:

as it is written, "I have made you the father of many nations")—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.

No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God,

being fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised.

Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,