Romans 3:27 (GNV)

Passage

Where is then the reioycing? It is excluded. By what Lawe? of woorkes? Nay: but by the Lawe of faith.

Nearby Context

Romans 3:25 Whom God hath set forth to be a reconciliation through faith in his blood to declare his righteousnes, by the forgiuenesse of the sinnes that are passed,

Romans 3:26 Through the patience of God, to shewe at this time his righteousnesse, that hee might be iust, and a iustifier of him which is of the faith of Iesus.

Romans 3:27 Where is then the reioycing? It is excluded. By what Lawe? of woorkes? Nay: but by the Lawe of faith.

Romans 3:28 Therefore we conclude, that a man is iustified by faith, without the workes of the Lawe.

Romans 3:29 God, is he the God of the Iewes onely, and not of the Gentiles also? Yes, euen of the Gentiles also.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "where", "reioycing", "excluded", "lawe", and "woorkes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "where", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "Through the patience of God to shewe..." into verse 28's "Therefore we conclude that a man is...", so "faith" and "where" belong inside that flow. In Romans context, the local focus is righteousness by faith, union with Christ, life in the Spirit, and God's covenant faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "faith" and "where" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.