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Romans 3:19 (ESV)

Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God.

Romans 3:20 (ESV)

For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.

Romans 3:21 (ESV)

But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it—

Romans 3:22 (ESV)

the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction:

Romans 3:24 (ESV)

and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

Romans 3:26 (ESV)

It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

Romans 3:27 (ESV)

Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith.

Romans 3:28 (ESV)

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

Romans 3:29 (ESV)

Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,

Romans 3:30 (ESV)

since God is one—who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.

Romans 3:31 (ESV)

Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law.

Romans 4:2 (ESV)

For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.

Romans 4:3 (ESV)

For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.”

Romans 4:4 (ESV)

Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due.

Romans 4:5 (ESV)

And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,

Romans 4:6 (ESV)

just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:

Romans 4:7 (ESV)

“Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered;

Romans 4:8 (ESV)

blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin.”

Romans 4:9 (ESV)

Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? For we say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness.

Romans 4:10 (ESV)

How then was it counted to him? Was it before or after he had been circumcised? It was not after, but before he was circumcised.

He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well,