JMNT(i)
19 But we know from having seen that whatever the Law ([Torah]; or: custom)
continues saying, it continues speaking to and for those within the Law (or: custom) –
to the end that every mouth may be shut (fenced in; hedged around; stopped; barred; silenced)!
And so all the world (ordered System of religion, culture, economy, and government; or: secular society; or: = all humanity)
can come to be "under fair and equitable dealings," in God (or: would become subject to a just decision and a pointing out of the Way, by God; or: should come to be liable to God, "under what is right"; or: may be brought to a just trial with God).
20 On account of that (or: Wherefore),
no flesh (= person) [
at]
all will proceed to be put in right relationship (be rightwised; be justified; be made right; be made free from guilt, placed in the Way pointed out; = placed in covenant relationship)
before Him (in His sight; face to face with Him in His presence;
corem Deo)
from out of works of Law (or: deeds or accomplishments springing from Law; performance of Laws' cultus; or: observance of custom or Torah),
for you see, through Law [
comes]
a full, clear, exact, added and experience-gained knowledge of sin (or: from failure; having the character of a missing of the target; which is deviation and error).
21 Yet now, apart from Law (or: custom; habitual practice; ordinance made by authority; or: = Torah),
a righteousness of God (God’s solidarity, with fair and equitable dealings; a turning in the right direction, from God; God’s covenantal faithfulness, justice and pointing out of the Way; a rightwisedness and right relationship, which is God)
has been manifested and remains displayed in clear light – being continuously attested in witness by means of (or: under)
the Law (= Torah)
and the Prophets –
22 yet a righteousness of God (or: a right relationship and solidarity with and which is God; justice from God; God’s fair and equitable dealings in accord with the Way pointed out; a rightwised condition effected by God)
through Jesus Christ’s faithfulness (trust; faith; convinced loyalty) [
coming]
into all humanity – as well as upon and into all those believing, for you see, there exists no distinction (no difference; no divided arrangement)!
23 You see, all people at one point veered off the mark (or: all folks deviated; or: everyone fails; all humanity sins),
and so they are continually posterior to, falling short of, inferior to and wanting of, God’s glory (of a manifestation of God which calls forth praise; of a reputation which comes from, and has the character of, God; of God's opinion and imagination; of [having] an appearance of God; of the glory from God),