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And by himf all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.*

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Isa. 53:11• ¹¹He shall see of the fruit of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant instruct many in righteousness; and *he* shall bear their iniquities. (Isa. 53:11)

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Hab. 2:4• ⁴Behold, his soul is puffed up, it is not upright within him: but the just shall live by his faith. (Hab. 2:4)

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Rom. 3:28• ²⁸for we reckon that a man is justified by faith, without works of law. (Rom. 3:28)

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Rom. 8:1• ¹There is then now no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus. (Rom. 8:1)

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Isa. 53:11• ¹¹He shall see of the fruit of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant instruct many in righteousness; and *he* shall bear their iniquities. (Isa. 53:11)

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Hab. 2:4• ⁴Behold, his soul is puffed up, it is not upright within him: but the just shall live by his faith. (Hab. 2:4)

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Luke 18:14• ¹⁴I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than that other. For every one who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted. (Luke 18:14)

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John 5:24• ²⁴Verily, verily, I say unto you, that he that hears my word, and believes him that has sent me, has life eternal, and does not come into judgment, but is passed out of death into life. (John 5:24)

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Rom. 3:24‑30• ²⁴being justified freely by his grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus;
²⁵whom God has set forth a mercy-seat, through faith in his blood, for the shewing forth of his righteousness, in respect of the passing by the sins that had taken place before, through the forbearance of God;
²⁶for the shewing forth of his righteousness in the present time, so that he should be just, and justify him that is of the faith of Jesus.
²⁷Where then is boasting? It has been excluded. By what law? of works? Nay, but by law of faith;
²⁸for we reckon that a man is justified by faith, without works of law.
²⁹Is God the God of Jews only? is he not of the nations also? Yea, of nations also:
³⁰since indeed it is one God who shall justify the circumcision on the principle of faith, and uncircumcision by faith. (Rom. 3:24‑30)

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Rom. 4:5‑8,24• ⁵but to him who does not work, but believes on him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned as righteousness.
⁶Even as David also declares the blessedness of the man to whom God reckons righteousness without works:
⁷Blessed they whose lawlessnesses have been forgiven, and whose sins have been covered:
⁸blessed the man to whom the Lord shall not at all reckon sin.
²⁴but on ours also, to whom, believing on him who has raised from among the dead Jesus our Lord, (Rom. 4:5‑8,24)

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Rom. 5:1,9• ¹Therefore having been justified on the principle of faith, we have peace towards God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
⁹Much rather therefore, having been now justified in the power of his blood, we shall be saved by him from wrath. (Rom. 5:1,9)

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Rom. 8:1,3,30‑34• ¹There is then now no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus.
³For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, having sent his own Son, in likeness of flesh of sin, and for sin, has condemned sin in the flesh,
³⁰But whom he has predestinated, these also he has called; and whom he has called, these also he has justified; but whom he has justified, these also he has glorified.
³¹What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who against us?
³²He who, yea, has not spared his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him grant us all things?
³³Who shall bring an accusation against God's elect? It is God who justifies:
³⁴who is he that condemns? It is Christ who has died, but rather has been also raised up; who is also at the right hand of God; who also intercedes for us. (Rom. 8:1,3,30‑34)

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Rom. 10:10• ¹⁰For with the heart is believed to righteousness; and with the mouth confession made to salvation. (Rom. 10:10)

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1 Cor. 6:11• ¹¹And these things were some of you; but ye have been washed, but ye have been sanctified, but ye have been justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. (1 Cor. 6:11)

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Gal. 2:16• ¹⁶but knowing that a man is not justified on the principle of works of law nor but by the faith of Jesus Christ, *we* also have believed on Christ Jesus, that we might be justified on the principle of the faith of Christ; and not of works of law; because on the principle of works of law no flesh shall be justified. (Gal. 2:16)

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Gal. 3:8• ⁸and the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the nations on the principle of faith, announced beforehand the glad tidings to Abraham: In thee all the nations shall be blessed. (Gal. 3:8)

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Job 9:20• ²⁰If I justified myself, mine own mouth would condemn me; were I perfect, he would prove me perverse. (Job 9:20)

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Job 25:4• ⁴And how should man be just with *God? Or how should he be clean that is born of a woman? (Job 25:4)

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Psa. 143:2• ²And enter not into judgment with thy servant; for in thy sight no man living shall be justified. (Psa. 143:2)

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Jer. 31:32• ³²not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers, in the day of my taking them by the hand, to lead them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they broke, although I was a husband unto them, saith Jehovah. (Jer. 31:32)

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Luke 10:25,28• ²⁵And behold, a certain lawyer stood up tempting him, and saying, Teacher, having done what, shall I inherit life eternal?
²⁸And he said to him, Thou hast answered right: this do and thou shalt live. (Luke 10:25,28)

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John 1:17• ¹⁷For the law was given by Moses: grace and truth subsists through Jesus Christ. (John 1:17)

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Rom. 3:19• ¹⁹Now we know that whatever the things the law says, it speaks to those under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world be under judgment to God. (Rom. 3:19)

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Rom. 4:15• ¹⁵For law works wrath; but where no law is neither is there transgression. (Rom. 4:15)

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Rom. 5:20• ²⁰But law came in, in order that the offence might abound; but where sin abounded grace has overabounded, (Rom. 5:20)

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Rom. 7:9‑11• ⁹But *I* was alive without law once; but the commandment having come, sin revived, but *I* died.
¹⁰And the commandment, which was for life, was found, as to me, itself to be unto death:
¹¹for sin, getting a point of attack by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me. (Rom. 7:9‑11)

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Rom. 8:3• ³For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, having sent his own Son, in likeness of flesh of sin, and for sin, has condemned sin in the flesh, (Rom. 8:3)

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Rom. 9:31• ³¹But Israel, pursuing after a law of righteousness, has not attained to that law. (Rom. 9:31)

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Rom. 10:4• ⁴For Christ is the end of law for righteousness to every one that believes. (Rom. 10:4)

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Gal. 2:16,19• ¹⁶but knowing that a man is not justified on the principle of works of law nor but by the faith of Jesus Christ, *we* also have believed on Christ Jesus, that we might be justified on the principle of the faith of Christ; and not of works of law; because on the principle of works of law no flesh shall be justified.
¹⁹For *I*, through law, have died to law, that I may live to God. (Gal. 2:16,19)

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Gal. 3:10‑12,21‑25• ¹⁰For as many as are on the principle of works of law are under curse. For it is written, Cursed is every one who does not continue in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them;
¹¹but that by law no one is justified with God is evident, because The just shall live on the principle of faith;
¹²but the law is not on the principle of faith; but, He that shall have done these things shall live by them.
²¹Is then the law against the promises of God? Far be the thought. For if a law had been given able to quicken, then indeed righteousness were on the principle of law;
²²but the scripture has shut up all things under sin, that the promise, on the principle of faith of Jesus Christ, should be given to those that believe.
²³But before faith came, we were guarded under law, shut up to faith which was about to be revealed.
²⁴So that the law has been our tutor up to Christ, that we might be justified on the principle of faith.
²⁵But, faith having come, we are no longer under a tutor; (Gal. 3:10‑12,21‑25)

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Gal. 5:3• ³And I witness again to every man who is circumcised, that he is debtor to do the whole law. (Gal. 5:3)

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Phil. 3:6‑9• ⁶as to zeal, persecuting the assembly; as to righteousness which is in the law, found blameless;
⁷but what things were gain to me these I counted, on account of Christ, loss.
⁸But surely I count also all things to be loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, on account of whom I have suffered the loss of all, and count them to be filth, that I may gain Christ;
⁹and that I may be found in him, not having my righteousness, which would be on the principle of law, but that which is by faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God through faith, (Phil. 3:6‑9)

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Heb. 7:19• ¹⁹(for the law perfected nothing,) and the introduction of a better hope by which we draw nigh to God. (Heb. 7:19)

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Heb. 9:9‑10• ⁹the which is an image for the present time, according to which both gifts and sacrifices, unable to perfect as to conscience him that worshipped, are offered,
¹⁰consisting only of meats and drinks and divers washings, ordinances of flesh, imposed until the time of setting things right. (Heb. 9:9‑10)

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Heb. 10:4,11• ⁴For blood of bulls and goats is incapable of taking away sins.
¹¹And every priest stands daily ministering, and offering often the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. (Heb. 10:4,11)

• But the grace of God in the gospel justifies the believer “from all things.” Indeed, if it were not so, how could the sinner's condition be met in a way worthy of God?....Nothing is so excellent, so holy, so strengthening, so God-glorifying as the revelation of His grace in Christ, and this undiluted as well as unadulterated. But it seems extreme to some minds, lax to others, and dangerous to more. (“Acts 13:32-41” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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and from all things from which ye could not be justified in the law of Moses, in him every one that believes is justified.

W. Kelly Translation

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anda from all things from which ye could not in Moses’ lawb be justified, in him every one that believeth is justified.

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"And" is omitted by the most ancient authorities.

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Most of the late witnesses add "the" to "law of Moses."