What does Romans 3:23–24 declare?

• A. Only Jews have sinned; Gentiles are righteous
• B. All have sinned and fall short, and are justified freely by God’s grace through the redemption in Christ Jesus.
• C. Sin is no longer counted for believers
• D. The law alone justifies

Answer: (B)

All people have sinned and fall short of God’s standard, and justification comes freely by God’s grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. Romans 3:23–24 puts those ideas together: everyone, Jew and Gentile alike, has missed God’s glory, and the way back to righteousness isn’t by earning it through works or by the law but by receiving a gift—being justified freely by grace—through the redeeming work of Christ Jesus. This shows both the universality of sin and the means of salvation: grace as a gift, secured through Jesus’ atonement.

That’s why this answer fits best: it accurately reflects that sin affects all people, and the remedy is God’s gracious justification made possible through Christ’s redemption. The other statements either imply sin isn’t universal, or claim justification comes by the law alone, or suggest sin isn’t counted for believers, which doesn’t align with the passage’s emphasis on grace and redemption in Christ.