Rom 3:20, 4:4-5 | ESV | STEP | For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight , since through the law comes knowledge of sin .

Romans 3:20

20 For ^aby works of the law no human being ^{▼▼Greek flesh} will be justified in his sight, since ^cthrough the law comes knowledge of sin.

Romans 4:4-5

4 Now ^dto 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 ^ebelieves in ^{▼▼Or but trusts; compare verse 24} him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,