<p>3:21&nbsp;<i>But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets</i><i>- &ldquo;</i>A righteousness of God&rdquo; is a poor translation which is out of harmony with the context of 3:20 see there. The idea is that the justification of God, the way God sets a person right, without reference to the law, outside the paradigm of law- is in fact revealed (RV &ldquo;has been manifested&rdquo;, already) within the Old Testament prophets and the Law of Moses itself. The Old Testament scriptures are described with yet another legal term- they are right now witnessing in court, attesting. It&rsquo;s as if we stood in the dock condemned and silent before God; but then the very law which we had broken and the Scriptures themselves take the witness box- and offer a way for us to be declared right.</p>