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Romans 3:20 to Psalm 143:2

NT Text: Romans 3:20

OT Source(s):

  • Psalm 143:2 (LXX 142:2) - "No living person will be justified before you"

Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Reference Type: Direct Quotation

Connection Method(s): Contrast

Significance: Paul adapts the Psalmist's plea for mercy to demonstrate that justification cannot come through law observance. He adds "by works of the law" to make explicit what is implicit in the psalm.