Romans 3:28

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“We maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.”

— WEB

“Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.”

— KJV

“We reckon therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.”

— ASV

Bible Verses About Justification

Cross-references

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Titus 3:7 "that being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life."
Galatians 2:16 "yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that…"
Galatians 3:8 "The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the Good News beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you all…"
Galatians 3:24 "So that the law has become our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith."
Romans 3:26 "to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time; that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus."
Romans 4:5 "But to him who doesn’t work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness."
James 2:24 "You see then that by works, a man is justified, and not only by faith."
Philippians 3:9 "and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the right…"

Commentary

Therefore we conclude, &c.--It is the unavoidable tendency of dependence upon our own works, less or more, for acceptance with God, to beget a spirit of "boasting." But that God should encourage such a spirit in sinners, by any procedure of His, is incredible. This therefore stamps falsehood upon every form of "justification by works," whereas the doctrine that. Our faith receives a righteousness That makes the sinner just, manifestly and entirely excludes "boasting"; and this is the best evidence of its truth. Inference second: This and no other way of salvation is adapted alike to Jew and Gentile.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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