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Romans 3:28

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Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
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  1. Titus 3:7Rank 1 from verse 28
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    7That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

  2. Galatians 2:16Rank 2 from verse 28
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    16Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

  3. Galatians 3:24Rank 3 from verse 28
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    24Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

  4. Galatians 3:8Rank 4 from verse 28
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    8And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.

  5. Romans 3:26Rank 5 from verse 28
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    26To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

  6. James 2:24Rank 6 from verse 28
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    24Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

  7. Philippians 3:9Rank 7 from verse 28
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    9And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

  8. Romans 4:5Rank 8 from verse 28
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    5But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

  9. Romans 8:3Rank 9 from verse 28
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    3For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

  10. 1 Corinthians 6:11Rank 10 from verse 28
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    11And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

  11. Acts 13:38–39Rank 11 from verse 28
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    38¶ Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:

    39And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

  12. Ephesians 2:9Rank 12 from verse 28
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    9Not of works, lest any man should boast.

  13. Galatians 3:11–14Rank 13 from verse 28
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    11But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.

    12And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.

    13Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

    14That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

  14. John 5:24Rank 14 from verse 28
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    24Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

  15. John 6:40Rank 15 from verse 28
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    40And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

  16. Romans 3:20–22Rank 16 from verse 28
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    20Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

    21But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

    22Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

  17. Romans 5:1Rank 17 from verse 28
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    1THEREFORE being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

  18. John 3:14–18Rank 18 from verse 28
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    14¶ And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

    15That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

    16¶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

    17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

    18¶ He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

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Romans 3:28

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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justified

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1. Declared righteous or acquitted. 2. Shown or proved to be right. 3. Comparatively shown to be more righteous.

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faith

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Sense 1: The substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen; trust, confidence, belief, persuasion, or reliance. Sense 2: Faithfulness, fidelity, or trustworthiness. Sense 3: The revealed truth or gospel believed and kept.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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without

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Outside or on the exterior; beyond a boundary; lacking, absent, free from, not accompanied by, or apart from the person, thing, condition, means, or relation named.

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law

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Sense 1: An authoritative rule, command, ordinance, instruction, standard, or body of requirements. Sense 2: The writings containing such instruction. Sense 3: A governing principle, power, regular order, or civil rule. Sense 4: In family compounds, relationship by marriage.

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3:27Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

3:28Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

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3:29Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:

3:30Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.

3:31Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.

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