20. because no one can be made right with God by following the law. The law only shows us our sin.
21. But God has a way to make people right with him without the law, and he has now shown us that way which the law and the prophets told us about.
22. God makes people right with himself through their faith in Jesus Christ. This is true for all who believe in Christ, because all people are the same:
23. Everyone has sinned and fallen short of God’s glorious standard,
24. and all need to be made right with God by his grace, which is a free gift. They need to be made free from sin through Jesus Christ.