in the verse. First, we are told “a person” is justified by faith instead of works, which is a general way of including all people. Second, Paul shifts to “we,” indicating that Jews aren’t exempted from what is true of people generally. “Peter,” Paul said, “you know that what is true of gentiles is also true of Jews.” Finally, we are told that “no human being” is (lit., “all flesh is not”) justified by doing the law. Here we have an allusion to Psalm 143:2, where David confesses that no living person