Romans 3:19-23 Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world become accountable to God.

WPNT⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁹ Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world become accountable to God. ²⁰ It follows that no flesh will be justified in His sight by the works of the law, because through the law comes the knowledge of sin. ²¹ But now, apart from law, a righteousness from God has been revealed, being attested by the Law and the Prophets, ²² namely, a righteousness from God through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and upon all those who believe. There is no difference: ²³ all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,