³ Because they ·did not know [or ignored] the ·way that God makes people right with him [righteousness of God], they ·tried to make themselves right in their own way [^Lsought to establish their own righteousness]. So they did not ·accept God’s way of making people right [^Lsubmit to God’s righteousness]. ⁴ [^LFor] Christ ·ended [is the end/culmination/fulfillment of] the law so that everyone who believes in him may ·be right with God [have righteousness].

⁵ [^LFor] Moses writes about ·being made right [the righteousness attained] by following the law. He says, “A person who ·obeys [^Ldoes] these things will live ·because of [or by means of] them [Lev. 18:5].”