For God has confined all in disobedience so that he might have mercy on all.
He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all might believe through him.
And when I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw all people to myself.”
so they too have now become disobedient in order that, by the mercy shown to you, they also may receive mercy.
that is, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all and upon all who believe; for there is no distinction.
What then? Are we Jews any better off? Not at all! For we have previously charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin,
For just as many were made sinners through the disobedience of one man, so also many will be made righteous through the obedience of one man.
But the Scripture has confined all under sin, so that the promise might be given on the basis of faith in Jesus Christ to those who believe.
Now before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, confined until the faith that was to come would be revealed.