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25 whom God displayed publicly as (A)a [a]propitiation [b](B)in His blood through faith, for a demonstration of His righteousness, [c]because in the (C)forbearance of God He (D)passed over the sins previously committed;

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  1. Romans 3:25 Or propitiatory sacrifice
  2. Romans 3:25 Or by
  3. Romans 3:25 Lit because of the passing over of the sins previously committed in the forbearance of God

25 God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement,[a](A) through the shedding of his blood(B)—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished(C)

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  1. Romans 3:25 The Greek for sacrifice of atonement refers to the atonement cover on the ark of the covenant (see Lev. 16:15,16).