Charles Ellicott Commentary Romans 3:28

"We reckon therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law." — Romans 3:28 (ASV)

Therefore. . . .—There is a remarkable division among some of the best authorities on this verse between “therefore” and “for.” The weight of authority seems somewhat in favor of “for,” which also makes the best sense. That boasting is excluded is much more the consequence than the cause of the principle that a person is justified by faith. This principle the Apostle regards as sufficiently proved by his previous argument.

We conclude.—This conveys too much the idea of an inference; the statement is rather made in the form of an assertion, “we consider,” or “we hold.” “For we hold that a man (any human being—whether Jew or Greek) is justified by faith, independently of any works prescribed by law.”