Romans 3:23-26
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
23 all have sinned and are deprived of the glory of God.(A) 24 They are justified freely by his grace through the redemption in Christ Jesus,(B) 25 whom God set forth as an expiation,[a] through faith, by his blood, to prove his righteousness because of the forgiveness of sins previously committed,(C) 26 through the forbearance of God—to prove his righteousness in the present time, that he might be righteous and justify the one who has faith in Jesus.
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- 3:25 Expiation: this rendering is preferable to “propitiation,” which suggests hostility on the part of God toward sinners. As Paul will be at pains to point out (Rom 5:8–10), it is humanity that is hostile to God.
Romans 3:23-26
New King James Version
23 for (A)all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified [a]freely (B)by His grace (C)through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God set forth (D)as a [b]propitiation (E)by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over (F)the sins that were previously committed, 26 to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
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- Romans 3:24 without any cost
- Romans 3:25 mercy seat
Romans 3:23-26
King James Version
23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
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