⁴ Not at all! Let God be true,^(A) and every human being a liar.^(B) As it is written:

⁵ But if our unrighteousness brings out God’s righteousness more clearly,^(A) what shall we say? That God is unjust in bringing his wrath on us? (I am using a human argument.)^(B)

¹⁶ know that a person is not justified by the works of the law,^(A) but by faith in Jesus Christ.^(B) So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in^[a] Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.^(C)

⁷ Understand, then, that those who have faith^(A) are children of Abraham.^{(B) 8} Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”^{[a](C) 9} So those who rely on faith^(D) are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.^(E)

¹⁰ For all who rely on the works of the law^(F) are under a curse,^(G) as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”^{[b](H) 11} Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God,^(I) because “the righteous will live by faith.”^{[c](J) 12} The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, “The person who does these things will live by them.”^{[d](K) 13} Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law^(L) by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.”^{[e](M) 14} He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus,^(N) so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.^(O)