Romans 3:23-24,28 - Compare All Versions

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for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus

For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law.

For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.

So we are made right with God through faith and not by obeying the law.

For all have sinned  and fall short of the  glory of God; they are justified freely by his grace  through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

For we conclude that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus

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

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus

Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law.

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.

So where does that leave our proud Jewish insider claims and counterclaims? Canceled? Yes, canceled. What we’ve learned is this: God does not respond to what we do; we respond to what God does. We’ve finally figured it out. Our lives get in step with God and all others by letting him set the pace, not by proudly or anxiously trying to run the parade.

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus

For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from works of the Law.

since all have sinned and continually fall short of the glory of God, and are being justified [declared free of the guilt of sin, made acceptable to God, and granted eternal life] as a gift by His [precious, undeserved] grace, through the redemption [the payment for our sin] which is [provided] in Christ Jesus

For we maintain that an individual is justified by faith distinctly apart from works of the Law [the observance of which has nothing to do with justification, that is, being declared free of the guilt of sin and made acceptable to God].

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. But they are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

For we consider that a person is declared righteous by faith apart from the works of the law.