Act 13:38-39, Rom 3:20-22, 8:3, Gal 2:16 | ISV | STEP | “Therefore, brothers, you must understand that through him the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,

Acts 13:38-39

38 “Therefore, brothers, you must understand that through him the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,Jer 31:34; Dan 9:24; Luke 24:47; 1John 2:12 39 and that everyone who believes in him is justified and freed from everything that kept you from being justified by the law of Moses.Isa 53:11; Rom 3:28; 8:3; Heb 7:19

Romans 3:20-22

20 Therefore, no human being will be justified in God's ^{▼▼Lit. his} sight by means of the works prescribed by the law, for through the law comes the full knowledge of sin.Ps 143:2; Acts 13:39; Rom 7:7; Gal 2:16; 3:11; Eph 2:8-9; Titus 3:5

21 God Gives Us Righteousness through FaithBut now, apart from the law, God's righteousness is revealed and is attested by the Law and the ProphetsJohn 5:46; Acts 15:11; 26:22; Rom 1:2, 17; Phil 3:9; Heb 11:4; 1Pet 1:10— 22 God's righteousness through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ ^{▼▼Or through faith in Jesus Christ} for all who believe. For there is no distinction,Rom 10:12; Gal 3:28; Col 3:11

Romans 8:3

3 For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to deal with sin. He condemned sin in the fleshActs 13:39; Rom 3:20; 2Cor 5:21; Gal 3:13; Heb 7:18-19

Galatians 2:16

16 yet we know that a person is not justified by the works of the law but by the faithfulness of Jesus Christ. ^{▼▼Or by faith in Jesus Christ} We, too, have believed in Christ Jesus so that we might be justified by the faith of Christ ^{▼▼Or by faith in Christ} and not by the works of the law, for no human being ^{▼▼Lit. no flesh} will be justified by the works of the law.Ps 143:2; Acts 13:38-39; Rom 1:17; 8:3; Gal 3:11, 24; Heb 7:18-19