having known also that a man is not declared righteous by works of law, if not through the faith of Jesus Christ, also we in Christ Jesus did believe, that we might be declared righteous by the faith of Christ, and not by works of law, wherefore declared righteous by works of law shall be no flesh.'

Now it is clear that no one is justified [that is, declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty, and placed in right standing] before God by the Law, for “The righteous (the just, the upright) shall live by faith.”

If then, while we seek to be made righteous by Christ, we ourselves are found sinners, is not then Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.

Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster unto the time of Christ, that we might be made righteous by faith.

and the Writing having foreseen that by faith God doth declare righteous the nations did proclaim before the good news to Abraham --

ye were freed from the Christ, ye who in law are declared righteous; from the grace ye fell away;

Through the Spirit by faith we confidently await the fulfillment of our righteous hope,