Two terms in the single verse of Romans 3:21 evidence both the continuity and the discontinuity of the newness of the righteousness-revealing gospel of Jesus with the oldness of the sin-revealing Law.
But now, the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from [χωÏὶς|choris; in discontinuity with] the law , although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to [μαÏÏ„Ï…ÏουμÎνη|marturoumene; in continuity with] it-