Romans 3:28

Webster's Bible (1833)

We maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

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  • Jas 2:24 : 24 You see then that by works, a man is justified, and not only by faith.
  • John 5:24 : 24 "Most assuredly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn't come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
  • John 6:40 : 40 This is the will of the one who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day."
  • Acts 13:38-39 : 38 Be it known to you therefore, brothers{The word for "brothers" here and where the context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."}, that through this man is proclaimed to you remission of sins, 39 and by him everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.
  • Rom 3:20-22 : 20 Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin. 21 But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the law and the prophets; 22 even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,
  • Rom 3:26 : 26 to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time; that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.
  • Rom 4:5 : 5 But to him who doesn't work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.
  • Rom 5:1 : 1 Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
  • Rom 8:3 : 3 For what the law couldn't do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh;
  • 1 Cor 6:11 : 11 Such were some of you, but you were washed. But you were sanctified. But you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.
  • Gal 2:16 : 16 yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through the faith of Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.
  • Gal 3:8 : 8 The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the Gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you all the nations will be blessed."
  • Gal 3:11-14 : 11 Now that no man is justified by the law before God is evident, for, "The righteous will live by faith." 12 The law is not of faith, but, "The man who does them will live by them." 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us. For it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree," 14 that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Christ Jesus; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
  • Gal 3:24 : 24 So that the law has become our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
  • Eph 2:9 : 9 not of works, that no one would boast.
  • Phil 3:9 : 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
  • Titus 3:7 : 7 that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
  • John 3:14-18 : 14 As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 17 For God didn't send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him. 18 He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn't believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.

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  • Rom 3:26-27
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    26 to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time; that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.

    27 Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what manner of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.

  • Gal 2:16-17
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    16 yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through the faith of Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.

    17 But if, while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a servant of sin? Certainly not!

  • Gal 3:11-12
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    11 Now that no man is justified by the law before God is evident, for, "The righteous will live by faith."

    12 The law is not of faith, but, "The man who does them will live by them."

  • Rom 3:20-22
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    20 Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

    21 But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the law and the prophets;

    22 even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,

  • Rom 4:2-6
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    2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not toward God.

    3 For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness."

    4 Now to him who works, the reward is not counted as grace, but as debt.

    5 But to him who doesn't work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.

    6 Even as David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works,

  • 24 You see then that by works, a man is justified, and not only by faith.

  • Rom 3:29-31
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    29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Isn't he the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,

    30 since indeed there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith, and the uncircumcised through faith.

    31 Do we then nullify the law through faith? May it never be! No, we establish the law.

  • 1 Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

  • 39 and by him everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

  • 24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;

  • 30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who didn't follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;

  • Gal 3:21-25
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    21 Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could make alive, most assuredly righteousness would have been of the law.

    22 But the Scriptures shut up all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

    23 But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, shut up to the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

    24 So that the law has become our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

    25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.

  • Gal 3:5-6
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    5 He therefore who supplies the Spirit to you, and works miracles among you, does he do it by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?

    6 Even as Abraham "believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness."

  • 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;

  • 13 For it isn't the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified

  • Eph 2:8-9
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    8 for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

    9 not of works, that no one would boast.

  • 17 For in it is revealed God's righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, "But the righteous shall live by faith."

  • 4 For Christ is the fulfillment{or, completion, or end} of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

  • Rom 4:13-16
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    13 For the promise to Abraham and to his seed that he should be heir of the world wasn't through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

    14 For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of no effect.

    15 For the law works wrath, for where there is no law, neither is there disobedience.

    16 For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed, not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.

  • 9 So then, those who are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.

  • Gal 5:4-5
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    4 You are alienated from Christ, you who desire to be justified by the law. You have fallen away from grace.

    5 For we, through the Spirit, by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.

  • 20 But do you want to know, vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?

  • 22 You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected;

  • 26 For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.

  • 18 Yes, a man will say, "You have faith, and I have works." Show me your faith from your works, and I by my works will show you my faith.

  • 7 that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

  • 2 I just want to learn this from you. Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?

  • 9 What then? Are we better than they? No, in no way. For we previously charged both Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin.

  • 14 that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Christ Jesus; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.