For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants, [that] he would be heir of the world, [was] not through the law, but through the righteousness by faith.

Why that? Because [they did] not [pursue it] by faith, but as [if] by works. They stumbled over the {stone that causes people to stumble},

by this one everyone who believes is justified!

but knowing that a person is not justified by the works of the law, if not by faith in Jesus Christ, and we have believed in Christ Jesus so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law {no human being will be justified}.

For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse, for it is written, "Cursed [is] everyone who does not abide by all [the things] that are written in the book of the law to do them."

You are estranged from Christ, [you] who are attempting to be justified by the law; you have fallen from grace.

For by grace you are saved through faith, and this [is] not from yourselves, [it is] the gift of God;

he saved us, not by deeds of righteousness that we have done, but because of his mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit,

But if you show partiality, you commit sin, [and thus] are convicted by the law as transgressors.

No flesh

"Indeed, how can a human being be righteous before God? And how will he who is born of a woman be pure?

If you, O Yah, should {keep track of} iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?

And do not enter into judgment with your servant, because no one alive [is] righteous before you.

But do you want to know, O foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless?

In his sight

Look, he does not trust his holy ones, and [the] heavens are not clean in his eyes.

Look, even [the] moon {is not bright}, and [the] stars are not pure in his sight.

For by the

What then shall we say? [Is] the law sin? May it never be! But I would not have known sin except through the law, for I would not have known covetousness if the law had not said, "Do not covet."

For through the law I died to the law, in order that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ,

General references

Then he asked, "Who told you that you [were] naked? Have you eaten from {the tree from which I forbade you to eat}?"

On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets."

concerning sin, because they do not believe in me,

For we consider a person to be justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

[it is] not from works, so that no one can boast.