Romans 3
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 3:21-30

21But now apart 1from the Law 2the righteousness of God has been manifested, being 3witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, 22even the 4righteousness of God through 5faith 6in Jesus Christ for 7all those 8who believe; for 9there is no distinction; 23for all 1011have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24being justified as a gift 12by His grace through 13the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; 25whom God displayed publicly as 14a 15propitiation 1617in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, 18because in the 19forbearance of God He 20passed over the sins previously committed; 26for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who 21has faith in Jesus.

27Where then is 22boasting? It is excluded. By 23what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith. 2824For 25we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works 26of the Law. 29Or 27is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, 30since indeed 28God 29who will justify the 30circumcised 31by faith and the 32uncircumcised through faith 33is one.

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  1. 1. Romans 3:21 Or from law ↩
  2. 2. Romans 3:21 Rom 1:17; 9:30 ↩
  3. 3. Romans 3:21 Acts 10:43; Rom 1:2 ↩
  4. 4. Romans 3:22 Rom 1:17; 9:30 ↩
  5. 5. Romans 3:22 Rom 4:5 ↩
  6. 6. Romans 3:22 Acts 3:16; Gal 2:16, 20; 3:22; Eph 3:12 ↩
  7. 7. Romans 3:22 Rom 4:11, 16; 10:4 ↩
  8. 8. Romans 3:22 Or who believe. For there is no distinction, since they all have sinned...and are being justified ↩
  9. 9. Romans 3:22 Rom 10:12; Gal 3:28; Col 3:11 ↩
  10. 10. Romans 3:23 Or sinned ↩
  11. 11. Romans 3:23 Rom 3:9 ↩
  12. 12. Romans 3:24 Rom 4:4f, 16; Eph 2:8 ↩
  13. 13. Romans 3:24 1 Cor 1:30; Eph 1:7; Col 1:14; Heb 9:15 ↩
  14. 14. Romans 3:25 1 John 2:2; 4:10 ↩
  15. 15. Romans 3:25 Or a propitiatory sacrifice ↩
  16. 16. Romans 3:25 Or by ↩
  17. 17. Romans 3:25 1 Cor 5:7; Heb 9:14, 28; 1 Pet 1:19; Rev 1:5 ↩
  18. 18. Romans 3:25 Lit because of the passing over of the sins previously committed in the forbearance of God ↩
  19. 19. Romans 3:25 Rom 2:4 ↩
  20. 20. Romans 3:25 Acts 14:16; 17:30 ↩
  21. 21. Romans 3:26 Lit is of the faith of Jesus ↩
  22. 22. Romans 3:27 Rom 2:17, 23; 4:2; 1 Cor 1:29ff ↩
  23. 23. Romans 3:27 Rom 9:31 ↩
  24. 24. Romans 3:28 One early ms reads Therefore ↩
  25. 25. Romans 3:28 Acts 13:39; Rom 3:20, 21; Eph 2:9; James 2:20, 24, 26 ↩
  26. 26. Romans 3:28 Or of law ↩
  27. 27. Romans 3:29 Acts 10:34f; Rom 9:24; 10:12; 15:9; Gal 3:28 ↩
  28. 28. Romans 3:30 Rom 10:12; Gal 3:20 ↩
  29. 29. Romans 3:30 Rom 3:22; 4:11f, 16; Gal 3:8 ↩
  30. 30. Romans 3:30 Lit circumcision ↩
  31. 31. Romans 3:30 Lit out of ↩
  32. 32. Romans 3:30 Lit uncircumcision ↩
  33. 33. Romans 3:30 Deut 6:4 ↩

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