23For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
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For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. …
What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 19-31)From all this Paul infers that it is in vain to look for justification by the works of the law, and that it is to be had only by faith, which is the point he has been all along proving, from Rom. 1:17; and which he lays down (Rom. 3:28) as the summary of his discourse, with a quod erat demonstrandum—which was to be demonstrated. We conclude that a man is justified by faith, without the deeds of th…
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