That is why it all turns upon faith; it is to make it a matter of God's favor, so that the promise may hold good for all Abraham's descendants, not only those who are adherents of the Law, but also those who share the faith of Abraham. For he is the father of all of us;

All who sin without having the Law will perish without regard to the Law, and all who sin under the Law will be judged by the Law.

When heathen who have no Law instinctively obey what the Law demands, even though they have no law they are a law to themselves,

Then what shall we conclude? That the Law is sin? Certainly not! Yet, if it had not been for the Law, I should never have learned what sin was; I should not have known what it was to covet if the Law had not said, "You must not covet."

For merely hearing the Law read does not make a man upright in the sight of God; men must obey the Law to be made upright.

And if, although they are physically uncircumcised, they obey the Law, they will condemn you, who break the Law, although you have it in writing, and are circumcised.

For no human being can be made upright in the sight of God by observing the Law. All that the Law can do is to make man conscious of sin.

But now God's way of uprightness has been disclosed without any reference to law, though the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it.

Is this using faith to overthrow law? Far from it. This confirms the Law.

For the Law only brings down God's wrath; where there is no law, there is no violation of it.

It is true sin was in the world before the Law was given, and men are not charged with sin where there is no law.

Do you not know, brothers??or I am speaking to men who know what law is??hat law governs a man only as long as he lives?

For a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if he dies, the marriage law no longer applies to her.

but all through my body I see another principle in conflict with the law of my reason, which makes me a prisoner to that law of sin that runs through my body.

Thank God! it is done through Jesus Christ our Lord! So mentally I am a slave to God's law, but physically to the law of sin.

For the life-giving law of the Spirit through Christ Jesus has freed you from the Law of sin and death.