Acts 13:39

By Jesus everyone who believes is justified from everything the law of Moses could not justify. Faith in Christ brings the righteousness the law could not give.

Cross-references · 39

• Gal 2:16Knowing 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.
• Rom 10:4For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
• Heb 7:19For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.
• Rom 8:3For 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:
• Rom 10:10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
• Rom 8:1There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
• Rom 3:19Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
• Rom 4:15Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.
• Rom 4:5–8But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
• Rom 5:9Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
• Gal 3:21–25Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.
• John 1:17For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
• Heb 10:11And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
• Rom 5:20Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
• Heb 10:4For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
• Job 25:4How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?
• Job 9:20If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
• Acts 10:43To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
• Phil 3:6–9Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
• Ps 143:2And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
• Rom 5:1Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
• Rom 4:24But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
• Rom 3:24–30Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
• Rom 7:9–11For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
• John 5:24Verily, 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.
• Rom 9:31But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.
• 1 Cor 6:11And 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.
• Luke 18:14I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
• Heb 9:9–10Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;
• Gal 3:8And 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.
• Gal 3:10–12For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
• Gal 2:19For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.
• Gal 5:3For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
• Rom 8:30–34Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
• Luke 10:28And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
• Isa 53:11He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
• Jer 31:32Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:
• Hab 2:4Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
• Luke 10:25And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

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