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19 So, we know that God's Law belongs to the Jews. God told them to obey everything that his Law teaches. As a result, nobody can say: ‘God should not punish me.’ Everybody in the world must stand in front of God and he will judge them. 20 God's Law shows people clearly that they have done wrong things. Nobody can become right with God because they obey that Law.

How God accepts people

21 But now we know how to become right with God. God has shown us the way that he will accept people as right with himself. This way is not part of the Law that he gave to Moses. But God's Law and the messages of his prophets have told us about it.

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19 Ahora bien, sabemos que todo lo que dice la Ley, lo dice a quienes están sujetos a ella, para que todo el mundo se calle la boca y quede convicto delante de Dios. 20 Por tanto, nadie será justificado en presencia de Dios por hacer las obras que exige la Ley; más bien, mediante la Ley cobramos conciencia del pecado.

La justicia mediante la fe

21 Pero ahora, sin la mediación de la Ley, se ha manifestado la justicia de Dios, de la que dan testimonio la Ley y los Profetas.

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