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

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24 You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.

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24 You see that a man (believer) is justified by works and not by faith alone [that is, by acts of obedience a born-again believer reveals his faith].

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24 You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.

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

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26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

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26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also (A)faith without works is dead.

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26 For just as the [human] body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works [of obedience] is also dead.

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26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.(A)

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26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

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17 “But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found (A)sinners, is Christ therefore a minister of sin? Certainly not!

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17 But if, while seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves have also been found (A)sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? [a](B)Far from it!

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 2:17 Lit May it never happen!

17 But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ [by faith], we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ an advocate or promoter of our sin? Certainly not!

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17 “But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners,(A) doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not!(B)

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17 But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.

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13 (for (A)not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified; 14 for when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to themselves,

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13 for it is (A)not the hearers [a]of the Law who are [b]righteous before God, but the doers [c]of the Law who will be justified. 14 For when Gentiles who do not have [d]the Law [e](B)instinctively perform the requirements of the Law, these, though not having [f]the Law, are a law to themselves,

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 2:13 Or of law
  2. Romans 2:13 Or just
  3. Romans 2:13 Or of law
  4. Romans 2:14 Or law
  5. Romans 2:14 Lit by nature
  6. Romans 2:14 Or law

13 For it is not those who merely hear the Law [as it is read aloud] who are just or righteous before God, but it is those who [actually] obey the Law who will be [a]justified [pronounced free of the guilt of sin and declared acceptable to Him]. 14 When Gentiles, who do not have the Law [since it was given only to Jews], do [b]instinctively the things the Law requires [guided only by their conscience], they are a law to themselves, though they do not have the Law.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 2:13 Because of one’s personal faith in Jesus Christ as Savior, God graciously credits His righteousness to the believer. Justification denotes a legal standing with God as designated only by God. God declares a believer to be acquitted or innocent, then designates the believer to be brought into right standing before Him.
  2. Romans 2:14 Lit by nature.

13 For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey(A) the law who will be declared righteous. 14 (Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law,(B) they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law.

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13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:

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Paul’s Post-Conversion Life

19 “Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, 20 but (A)declared first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and throughout all the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent, turn to God, and do (B)works befitting repentance.

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19 “For that reason, King Agrippa, I did not prove disobedient to the heavenly vision, 20 but continually proclaimed (A)to those in Damascus first, and (B)in Jerusalem, and then all the region of Judea, and even (C)to the Gentiles, that they are to (D)repent and turn to God, performing deeds (E)consistent with repentance.

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19 “So, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, 20 but I openly proclaimed first to those at Damascus, then at Jerusalem and throughout the region of Judea, and even to the Gentiles, that they should repent [change their inner self—their old way of thinking] and turn to God, doing deeds and living lives which are consistent with repentance.

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19 “So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient(A) to the vision from heaven. 20 First to those in Damascus,(B) then to those in Jerusalem(C) and in all Judea, and then to the Gentiles,(D) I preached that they should repent(E) and turn to God and demonstrate their repentance by their deeds.(F)

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19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:

20 But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.

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