Romans 3:27 (WEB)

Passage

Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.

Nearby Context

Romans 3:25 whom God sent to be an atoning sacrifice, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness through the passing over of prior sins, in God’s forbearance;

Romans 3:26 to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time; that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.

Romans 3:27 Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.

Romans 3:28 We maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

Romans 3:29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Isn’t he the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "where", "boasting", "excluded", "kind", and "works". 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 "to demonstrate his righteousness at this present..." into verse 28's "We maintain therefore 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.