Romans 3
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Romans 3:22-28

22but it is the 1righteousnessG1343 of GodG2316 throughG1223 2faithG4102 3in JesusG2424 ChristG5547 for 4allG3956 thoseG3588 5who believeG4100; for 6there is noG3756 distinctionG1293, 23for allG3956 78have sinnedG264 and fallG5302 shortG5302 of the gloryG1391 of GodG2316, 24being justifiedG1344 as a giftG1432 9by His graceG5485 throughG1223 10the redemptionG629 which is in ChristG5547 JesusG2424, 25whomG3739 GodG2316 displayedG4388 publiclyG4388 as 11a 12propitiationG2435 1314in His bloodG129 throughG1223 faithG4102. This was to demonstrateG1731 His righteousnessG1343, 15becauseG1223 in God’sG2316 merciful 16restraintG463 He 17letG3929 the sinsG265 previouslyG4266 committedG4266 goG3929 unpunishedG3929; 26for the demonstrationG1732, that is, of His righteousnessG1343 at the presentG3568 timeG2540, soG1519 thatG1519 He would be justG1342 and the justifierG1344 of the one who 18has faithG4102 in JesusG2424.

27WhereG4226 thenG3767 is 19boastingG2746? It has been excludedG1576. By 20whatG4169 kindG4169 of lawG3551? Of worksG2041? NoG3780, but by a lawG3551 of faithG4102. 2821For 22we maintainG3049 that a personG444 is justifiedG1344 by faithG4102 apartG5565 from worksG2041 23of the LawG3551.

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Notes

  1. 1. Romans 3:22 Rom 1:17; 9:30 ↩
  2. 2. Romans 3:22 Rom 4:5 ↩
  3. 3. Romans 3:22 Acts 3:16; Gal 2:16, 20; 3:22; Eph 3:12 ↩
  4. 4. Romans 3:22 Rom 4:11, 16; 10:4 ↩
  5. 5. Romans 3:22 Or who believe. For there is ↩
  6. 6. Romans 3:22 Rom 10:12; Gal 3:28; Col 3:11 ↩
  7. 7. Romans 3:23 Or sinned ↩
  8. 8. Romans 3:23 Rom 3:9 ↩
  9. 9. Romans 3:24 Rom 4:4f, 16; Eph 2:8 ↩
  10. 10. Romans 3:24 1 Cor 1:30; Eph 1:7; Col 1:14; Heb 9:15 ↩
  11. 11. Romans 3:25 1 John 2:2; 4:10 ↩
  12. 12. Romans 3:25 I.e., a means of reconciliation between God and mankind by paying the penalty for sin ↩
  13. 13. Romans 3:25 Or by ↩
  14. 14. Romans 3:25 1 Cor 5:7; Heb 9:14, 28; 1 Pet 1:19; Rev 1:5 ↩
  15. 15. Romans 3:25 Lit because of the passing over of the sins previously committed, in the restraint of God ↩
  16. 16. Romans 3:25 Rom 2:4 ↩
  17. 17. Romans 3:25 Acts 14:16; 17:30 ↩
  18. 18. Romans 3:26 Lit is of the faith of Jesus ↩
  19. 19. Romans 3:27 Rom 2:17, 23; 4:2; 1 Cor 1:29ff ↩
  20. 20. Romans 3:27 Rom 9:31 ↩
  21. 21. Romans 3:28 One early ms Therefore ↩
  22. 22. Romans 3:28 Acts 13:39; Rom 3:20, 21; Eph 2:9; James 2:20, 24, 26 ↩
  23. 23. Romans 3:28 Or of law ↩

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