| 39. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the prepositional phrase en toutō {ἐν τούτῳ | en toútō}, functioning as a dative of sphere that refers to union with Christ. The generic subject pas ho pisteuōn {πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων | pâs ho pistéuōn} uses the article plus a present participle to denote anyone whose defining stance is ongoing faith. The verb dikaioūtai {δικαιοῦται | dikaioûtai} is a present passive indicative (“divine passive”), implying God as the unstated agent who declares believers righteous. The next prepositional phrase apo pantōn {ἀπὸ πάντων | apó pántōn} marks separation “from all things,” and the relative clause introduced by hou {οὗ | hoû} with the negation ouk {οὐκ | ouk} and the impersonal verb ēn {ἦν | ēn}, alongside the predicate adjective dynaton {δυνατὸν | dynatón} and the passive infinitive dikaiōthēnai {δικαιωθῆναι | dikaióthēnai}, together with the dative noun phrase nomō Mōuseōs {νόμῳ Μωϋσέως | nó-mō Mōuseōs}, conveys that justification under the law of Moses was not possible. |