Romans 3:28

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For this reason, then, a man may get righteousness by faith without the works of the law.

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  • Jas 2:24 : 24 You see that a man's righteousness is judged by his works and not by his faith only.
  • John 5:24 : 24 Truly I say to you, The man whose ears are open to my word and who has faith in him who sent me, has eternal life; he will not be judged, but has come from death into life.
  • John 6:40 : 40 This, I say, is my Father's pleasure, that everyone who sees the Son and has faith in him may have eternal life: and I will take him up on the last day.
  • Acts 13:38-39 : 38 And so, let it be clear to you, my brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is offered to you: 39 And through him everyone who has faith is made free from all those things, from which the law of Moses was not able to make you free.
  • Rom 3:20-22 : 20 Because by the works of the law no man is able to have righteousness in his eyes, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin. 21 But now without the law there is a revelation of the righteousness of God, to which witness is given by the law and the prophets; 22 That is, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ, to all those who have faith; and one man is not different from another,
  • Rom 3:26 : 26 And to make clear his righteousness now, so that he might himself be upright, and give righteousness to him who has faith in Jesus.
  • Rom 4:5 : 5 But to him who without working has faith in him who gives righteousness to the evil-doer, his faith is put to his account as righteousness.
  • Rom 5:1 : 1 For which reason, because we have righteousness through faith, let us be at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
  • Rom 8:3 : 3 For what the law was not able to do because it was feeble through the flesh, God, sending his Son in the image of the evil flesh, and as an offering for sin, gave his decision against sin in the flesh:
  • 1 Cor 6:11 : 11 And such were some of you; but you have been washed, you have been made holy, you have been given righteousness in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
  • Gal 2:16 : 16 Being conscious that a man does not get righteousness by the works of the law, but through faith in Jesus Christ, we had faith in Christ Jesus, so that we might get righteousness by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law: because by the works of the law will no flesh get righteousness.
  • Gal 3:8 : 8 And the holy Writings, seeing before the event that God would give the Gentiles righteousness by faith, gave the good news before to Abraham, saying, In you will all the nations have a blessing.
  • Gal 3:11-14 : 11 Now that no man gets righteousness by the law in the eyes of God, is clear; because, The upright will be living by faith. 12 And the law is not of faith; but, He who does them will have life by them. 13 Christ has made us free from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us: because it is said in the Writings, A curse on everyone who is put to death by hanging on a tree: 14 So that on the Gentiles might come the blessing of Abraham in Christ Jesus; in order that we through faith might have the Spirit which God had undertaken to give.
  • Gal 3:24 : 24 So the law has been a servant to take us to Christ, so that we might have righteousness by faith.
  • Eph 2:9 : 9 Not by works, so that no man may take glory to himself.
  • Phil 3:9 : 9 And be seen in him, not having my righteousness which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
  • Titus 3:7 : 7 So that, having been given righteousness through grace, we might have a part in the heritage, the hope of eternal life.
  • John 3:14-18 : 14 As the snake was lifted up by Moses in the waste land, even so it is necessary for the Son of man to be lifted up: 15 So that whoever has faith may have in him eternal life. 16 For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life. 17 God did not send his Son into the world to be judge of the world; he sent him so that the world might have salvation through him. 18 The man who has faith in him does not come up to be judged; but he who has no faith in him has been judged even now, because he has no faith in the name of the only Son of God.

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    26 And to make clear his righteousness now, so that he might himself be upright, and give righteousness to him who has faith in Jesus.

    27 What reason, then, is there for pride? It is shut out. By what sort of law? of works? No, but by a law of faith.

  • Gal 2:16-17
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    16 Being conscious that a man does not get righteousness by the works of the law, but through faith in Jesus Christ, we had faith in Christ Jesus, so that we might get righteousness by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law: because by the works of the law will no flesh get righteousness.

    17 But if, while we were desiring to get righteousness through Christ, we ourselves were seen to be sinners, is Christ a servant of sin? In no way!

  • Gal 3:11-12
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    11 Now that no man gets righteousness by the law in the eyes of God, is clear; because, The upright will be living by faith.

    12 And the law is not of faith; but, He who does them will have life by them.

  • Rom 3:20-22
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    20 Because by the works of the law no man is able to have righteousness in his eyes, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

    21 But now without the law there is a revelation of the righteousness of God, to which witness is given by the law and the prophets;

    22 That is, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ, to all those who have faith; and one man is not different from another,

  • Rom 4:2-6
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    2 For if Abraham got righteousness by works, he has reason for pride; but not before God.

    3 But what does it say in the holy Writings? And Abraham had faith in God, and it was put to his account as righteousness.

    4 Now, the reward is credited to him who does works, not as of grace but as a debt.

    5 But to him who without working has faith in him who gives righteousness to the evil-doer, his faith is put to his account as righteousness.

    6 As David says that there is a blessing on the man to whose account God puts righteousness without works, saying,

  • Jas 2:24
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    24 You see that a man's righteousness is judged by his works and not by his faith only.

  • Rom 3:29-31
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    29 Or is God the God of Jews only? is he not in the same way the God of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles:

    30 If God is one; and he will give righteousness because of faith to those who have circumcision, and through faith to those who have not circumcision.

    31 Do we, then, through faith make the law of no effect? in no way: but we make it clear that the law is important.

  • Rom 5:1
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    1 For which reason, because we have righteousness through faith, let us be at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

  • Acts 13:39
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    39 And through him everyone who has faith is made free from all those things, from which the law of Moses was not able to make you free.

  • Rom 3:24
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    24 And they may have righteousness put to their credit, freely, by his grace, through the salvation which is in Christ Jesus:

  • Rom 9:30
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    30 What then may we say? That the nations who did not go after righteousness have got righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:

  • Gal 3:21-25
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    21 Is the law then against the words of God? in no way; because if there had been a law which was able to give life, truly righteousness would have been by the law.

    22 However, the holy Writings have put all things under sin, so that that for which God gave the undertaking, based on faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who have such faith.

    23 But before faith came, we were kept in prison under the law, waiting for the revelation of the faith which was to come.

    24 So the law has been a servant to take us to Christ, so that we might have righteousness by faith.

    25 But now that faith is come, we are no longer under a servant.

  • Gal 3:5-6
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    5 He who gives you the Spirit, and does works of power among you, is it by the works of law, or by the hearing of faith?

    6 Even as Abraham had faith in God, and it was put to his account as righteousness.

  • Phil 3:9
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    9 And be seen in him, not having my righteousness which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

  • Rom 2:13
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    13 For it is not the hearers of the law who will be judged as having righteousness before God, but only the doers:

  • Eph 2:8-9
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    8 Because by grace you have salvation through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is given by God:

    9 Not by works, so that no man may take glory to himself.

  • Rom 1:17
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    17 For in it there is the revelation of the righteousness of God from faith to faith: as it is said in the holy Writings, The man who does righteousness will be living by his faith.

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    4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who has faith.

  • Rom 4:13-16
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    13 For God's word, that the earth would be his heritage, was given to Abraham, not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

    14 For if they who are of the law are the people who get the heritage, then faith is made of no use, and the word of God has no power;

    15 For the outcome of the law is wrath; but where there is no law it will not be broken.

    16 For this reason it is of faith, so that it may be through grace; and so that the word of God may be certain to all the seed; not only to that which is of the law, but to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,

  • Gal 3:9
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    9 So then those who are of faith have a part in the blessing of Abraham who was full of faith.

  • Gal 5:4-5
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    4 You are cut off from Christ, you who would have righteousness by the law; you are turned away from grace.

    5 For we through the Spirit by faith are waiting for the hope of righteousness.

  • Jas 2:20
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    20 Do you not see, O foolish man, that faith without works is of no use?

  • Jas 2:22
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    22 You see that his faith was helping his works and was made complete by them;

  • Jas 2:26
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    26 For as the body without the spirit is dead even so faith without works is dead.

  • Jas 2:18
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    18 But a man may say, You have faith and I have works; let me see your faith without your works, and I will make my faith clear to you by my works.

  • Titus 3:7
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    7 So that, having been given righteousness through grace, we might have a part in the heritage, the hope of eternal life.

  • Gal 3:2
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    2 Give me an answer to this one question, Did the Spirit come to you through the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

  • Rom 3:9
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    9 What then? are we worse off than they? In no way: because we have before made it clear that Jews as well as Greeks are all under the power of sin;

  • Gal 3:14
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    14 So that on the Gentiles might come the blessing of Abraham in Christ Jesus; in order that we through faith might have the Spirit which God had undertaken to give.