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as it is written : "
None is righteous ,
no ,
not one ;
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no one understands ,
no one seeks for God .
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All have turned aside ,
together they have gone wrong ;
no one does good ,
not even one ."
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Their throat is an open grave ,
they use their tongues to deceive ." "
The venom of asps is under their lips ."
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Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness ."
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Their feet are swift to shed blood ,
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in their paths are ruin and misery ,
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and the way of peace they do not know ."
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There is no fear of God before their eyes ."
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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 .
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For no human being will be justified in his sight by works of the law ,
since through the law comes knowledge of sin .
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But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from law ,
although the law and the prophets bear witness to it ,
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the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe .
For there is no distinction ;
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since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God ,
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they are justified by his grace as a gift ,
through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus ,
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whom God put forward as an expiation by his blood ,
to be received by faith .
This was to show God '
s righteousness ,
because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins ;
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it was to prove at the present time that he himself is righteous and that he justifies him who has faith in Jesus .
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Then what becomes of our boasting ?
It is excluded .
On what principle ?
On the principle of works ?
No ,
but on the principle of faith .
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For we hold that a man is justified by faith apart from works of law .
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Or is God the God of Jews only ?
Is he not the God of Gentiles also ?
Yes ,
of Gentiles also ,
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since God is one ;
and he will justify the circumcised on the ground of their faith and the uncircumcised through their faith .
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Do we then overthrow the law by this faith ?
By no means !
On the contrary ,
we uphold the law .