Romans 4:25

Romans 4:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
• English Standard Version (ESV)who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification.
• New King James Version (NKJV)who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification.
• New Living Translation (NLT)He was handed over to die because of our sins, and he was raised to life to make us right with God.

Context of Romans 4:25

23The words “it was credited to him” were written not for him alone, 24but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness—for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.

Romans 4:25 word by word

ὃς παρεδόθη διὰ τὰ παραπτώματα ἡμῶν καὶ ἠγέρθη διὰ τὴν δικαίωσιν ἡμῶν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• was deliveredπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• forδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• offencesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• offencesπαράπτωμαparaptōma · trespassG3900
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• was raised againἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
• justificationδικαίωσιςdikaiōsis · justificationG1347

Cross-references for Romans 4:25

• Romans 3:25God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished—
• Romans 5:6You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
• Romans 8:3For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh,
• Isaiah 53:5But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.
• Daniel 9:24“Seventy ‘sevens’ are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
• Zechariah 13:7“Awake, sword, against my shepherd, against the man who is close to me!” declares the Lord Almighty. “Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn my hand against the little ones.
• Matthew 20:28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
• 1 Corinthians 15:3For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
• 2 Corinthians 5:21God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
• Galatians 1:4who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
• Galatians 3:13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.”
• Ephesians 5:2and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
• Hebrews 9:28so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
• 1 Peter 1:18For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors,
• 1 Peter 2:24“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”
• 1 Peter 3:18For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit.

Commentaries on Romans 4:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Who was delivered for our offenses - Who was delivered up to death as a sacrifice for our sins; for in what other way, or for what other purpose could He, who is innocence itself, be delivered for our offenses? And was raised again for our justification - He was raised that we might have the fullest assurance that the death of Christ had accomplished the end for which it took place; viz. our reconciliation to God, and giving us a title to that eternal…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Who was delivered - To death; compare the notes at Acts 2:23. For our offences - On account of our crimes. He was delivered up to death in order to make expiation for our sins. And was raised again - From the dead. For our justification - On account of our justification. In order that we may be justified. The word “justification” here seems to be used in a large sense, to denote acceptance with God; including not merely the formal act by which God pardons…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-25Verses 23-25 The history of Abraham, and of his justification, was recorded to teach men of after-ages; those especially to whom the gospel was then made known. It is plain, that we are not justified by the merit of our own works, but by faith in Jesus Christ and his righteousness; which is the truth urged in this and the foregoing chapter, as the great spring and foundation of all comfort. Christ did meritoriously work our justification and salvation by…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-2523-25. Now, &c.--Here is the application of this whole argument about Abraham: These things were not recorded as mere historical facts, but as illustrations for all time of God's method of justification by faith.Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 4:25

• Atonement
• Bigotry
• Catholicity
• Faith
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Justification
• Salvation
• Suffering

In the dictionaries

• Flesh
• Impute
• Quicken
• Raise
• Reckon
• Resurrection of Christ
• Stagger
• Unbelief
• Void
• Agony

Commentaries on Romans 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings