Romans 3:20,22
Romans 3:9-20 The Message (MSG)
So where does that put us? Do we Jews get a better break than the others? Not really. Basically, all of us, whether insiders or outsiders, start out in identical conditions, which is to say that we all start out as sinners. Scripture leaves no doubt about it: There’s nobody living right, not even one, nobody who knows the score, nobody alert for God. They’ve all taken the wrong turn; they’ve all wandered down blind alleys. No one’s living right; I can’t find a single one. Their throats are gaping graves, their tongues slick as mudslides. Every word they speak is tinged with poison. They open their mouths and pollute the air. They race for the honor of sinner-of-the-year, litter the land with heartbreak and ruin, Don’t know the first thing about living with others. They never give God the time of day. This makes it clear, doesn’t it, that whatever is written in these Scriptures is not what God says about others but to us to whom these Scriptures were addressed in the first place! And it’s clear enough, isn’t it, that we’re sinners, every one of us, in the same sinking boat with everybody else? Our involvement with God’s revelation doesn’t put us right with God. What it does is force us to face our complicity in everyone else’s sin.
Romans 3:21-24 The Message (MSG)
But in our time something new has been added. What Moses and the prophets witnessed to all those years has happened. The God-setting-things-right that we read about has become Jesus-setting-things-right for us. And not only for us, but for everyone who believes in him. For there is no difference between us and them in this. Since we’ve compiled this long and sorry record as sinners (both us and them) and proved that we are utterly incapable of living the glorious lives God wills for us, God did it for us. Out of sheer generosity he put us in right standing with himself. A pure gift. He got us out of the mess we’re in and restored us to where he always wanted us to be. And he did it by means of Jesus Christ.
Romans 3:20 King James Version (KJV)
Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Romans 3:22 King James Version (KJV)
even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference
Romans 3:20 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin.
Romans 3:22 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction
Romans 3:20 New Century Version (NCV)
because no one can be made right with God by following the law. The law only shows us our sin.
Romans 3:22 New Century Version (NCV)
God makes people right with himself through their faith in Jesus Christ. This is true for all who believe in Christ, because all people are the same
Romans 3:20 American Standard Version (ASV)
because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified in his sight; for through the law cometh the knowledge of sin.
Romans 3:22 American Standard Version (ASV)
even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ unto all them that believe; for there is no distinction
Romans 3:20 New International Version (NIV)
Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.
Romans 3:22 New International Version (NIV)
This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile
Romans 3:20 New King James Version (NKJV)
Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Romans 3:22 New King James Version (NKJV)
even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference
Romans 3:20 Amplified Bible (AMP)
For no person will be justified [freed of guilt and declared righteous] in His sight by [trying to do] the works of the Law. For through the Law we become conscious of sin [and the recognition of sin directs us toward repentance, but provides no remedy for sin].
Romans 3:22 Amplified Bible (AMP)
This righteousness of God comes through faith in Jesus Christ for all those [Jew or Gentile] who believe [and trust in Him and acknowledge Him as God’s Son]. There is no distinction, [1 Cor 12:13; Gal 3:28]
Romans 3:20 New Living Translation (NLT)
For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are.
Romans 3:22 New Living Translation (NLT)
We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.
Romans 3:20 The Passion Translation (TPT)
For by the merit of observing the law no one earns the status of being declared righteous before God, for it is the law that fully exposes and unmasks the reality of sin.
Romans 3:21-22 The Passion Translation (TPT)
But now, independently of the law, the righteousness of God is tangible and brought to light through Jesus, the Anointed One. This is the righteousness that the Scriptures prophesied would come. It is God’s righteousness made visible through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ. And now all who believe in him receive that gift. For there is really no difference between us