Joh 3:16, Rom 3:22, 4:4-5 | ESV | STEP | For God so loved the world , that he gave his only Son , that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life .

John 3:16

For God So Loved the World

16 “For ^aGod so loved ^bthe world, ^{▼▼Or For this is how God loved the world} ^dthat he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not ^eperish but have eternal life.

Romans 3:22

22 the righteousness of God ^fthrough faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. ^gFor there is no distinction:

Romans 4:4-5

4 Now ^hto the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. 5 And to the one who does not work but ⁱbelieves in ^{▼▼Or but trusts; compare verse 24} him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,