New American Standard Bible 2020

Romans 3:21-25

21But now apart 1from the Law 2the righteousness of God has been revealed, being 3witnessed by the 4Law and the Prophets,

22but it is the 5righteousness of God through 6faith 7in Jesus Christ for 8all those 9who believe; for 10there is no distinction,

23for all 11 12have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

24being justified as a gift 13by His grace through 14the redemption which is in Christ Jesus,

25whom God displayed publicly as 15a 16propitiation 17 18in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, 19because in God’s merciful 20restraint He 21let the sins previously committed go unpunished;

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Notes

1. Romans 3:21 Or from law ↩
2. Romans 3:21 Is 46:13; 51:5f; Rom 1:17; 9:30 ↩
3. Romans 3:21 Acts 10:43; Rom 1:2 ↩
4. Romans 3:21 I.e., the Old Testament ↩
5. Romans 3:22 Rom 1:17; 9:30 ↩
6. Romans 3:22 Rom 4:5 ↩
7. Romans 3:22 Acts 3:16; Gal 2:16, 20; 3:22; Eph 3:12 ↩
8. Romans 3:22 Rom 4:11, 16; 10:4 ↩
9. Romans 3:22 Or who believe. For there is ↩
10. Romans 3:22 Rom 10:12; Gal 3:28; Col 3:11 ↩
11. Romans 3:23 Or sinned ↩
12. Romans 3:23 Rom 3:9 ↩
13. Romans 3:24 Rom 4:4f, 16; Eph 2:8 ↩
14. Romans 3:24 1 Cor 1:30; Eph 1:7; Col 1:14; Heb 9:15 ↩
15. Romans 3:25 1 John 2:2; 4:10 ↩
16. Romans 3:25 I.e., a means of reconciliation between God and mankind by paying the penalty for sin ↩
17. Romans 3:25 Or by ↩
18. Romans 3:25 1 Cor 5:7; Heb 9:14, 28; 1 Pet 1:19; Rev 1:5 ↩
19. Romans 3:25 Lit because of the passing over of the sins previously committed, in the restraint of God ↩
20. Romans 3:25 Rom 2:4 ↩
21. Romans 3:25 Acts 14:16; 17:30 ↩

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