Romans 3:28
26 He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus.
27 Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of works? No, but on that of faith.
For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the law.
29 Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,
30 since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.
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Compare
- BSB
- For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the law.
- KJV
- Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
- WEB
- We maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
- ASV
- We reckon therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
- DARBY
- for we reckon that a man is justified by faith, without works of law.
- BLB
- For we reckon a man to be justified by faith apart from works of law.
- ÅB
- For vi holder fast at mennesket blir rettferdiggjort ved troen, uten lov-gjerninger.
- OTB
- For vi mener at et menneske blir rettferdiggjort ved tro, uavhengig av lovens gjerninger.
- B1930
- For vi holder for at mennesket blir rettferdiggjort ved troen, uten lov-gjerninger.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Titus 3:7
so that, having been justified by His grace, we would become heirs with the hope of eternal life.
Read in contextGalatians 2:16
know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
Read in contextGalatians 3:24
So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
Read in contextGalatians 3:8
The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”
Read in contextRomans 3:26
He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus.
Read in contextRomans 8:3
For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh,
Read in contextJames 2:24
As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone.
Read in contextRomans 4:5
However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness.
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