3. For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn’t subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
4. For Messiah is the fulfilment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
5. For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, “The one who does them will live by them.”
6. But the righteousness which is of faith says this, “Don’t say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Messiah down);
7. or, ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ (that is, to bring Messiah up from the dead.)”