24. They are justified freely by his grace through the redemption in Christ Jesus,
25. whom God set forth as an expiation, through faith, by his blood, to prove his righteousness because of the forgiveness of sins previously committed,
26. through the forbearance of God—to prove his righteousness in the present time, that he might be righteous and justify the one who has faith in Jesus.
27. What occasion is there then for boasting? It is ruled out. On what principle, that of works? No, rather on the principle of faith.