But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.

I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.

Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for “The righteous shall live by faith.”

Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God. Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.