⁷ There an upright man might put his cause before him; and I would be free for ever from my judge.

³ But I would have talk with the Ruler of all, and my desire is to have an argument with God.

¹⁵ Even if my cause was good, I would not be able to give an answer; I would make request for grace from him who was against me.

¹⁸ Come now, and let us have an argument together, says the Lord: how may your sins which are red like blood be white as snow? how may their dark purple seem like wool?

⁵ Will he be angry for ever? will he keep his wrath to the end? These things you have said, and have done evil and have had your way.

¹ You are in the right, O Lord, when I put my cause before you: still let me take up with you the question of your decisions: why does the evil-doer do well? why are the workers of deceit living in comfort?

¹⁹ Now, we have knowledge that what the law says is for those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and all men may be judged by God:

²⁰ Because by the works of the law no man is able to have righteousness in his eyes, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

²¹ But now without the law there is a revelation of the righteousness of God, to which witness is given by the law and the prophets;

²² That is, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ, to all those who have faith; and one man is not different from another,

¹ For this cause those who are in Christ Jesus will not be judged as sinners.

³³ Who will say anything against the saints of God? It is God who makes us clear from evil;

³⁴ Who will give a decision against us? It is Christ Jesus who not only was put to death, but came again from the dead, who is now at the right hand of God, taking our part.