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Romans 3:23-25
International Standard Version
Romans 3:23-25
International Standard Version
23 since all have sinned and continue to fall short of God’s glory. 24 By his grace they are justified freely through the redemption that is in the Messiah[a] Jesus, 25 whom God offered as a place where atonement by the Messiah’s[b] blood would occur through faith. He did this[c] to demonstrate his righteousness, because he had waited patiently to deal with sins committed in the past.
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- Romans 3:24 Or Christ
- Romans 3:25 Lit. by his
- Romans 3:25 The Gk. lacks He did this
Romans 3:23-25
New King James Version
Romans 3:23-25
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,
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- Romans 3:24 without any cost
- Romans 3:25 mercy seat
Romans 3:23-25
New International Version
Romans 3:23-25
New International Version
23 for all have sinned(A) and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and all are justified(B) freely by his grace(C) through the redemption(D) that came by Christ Jesus. 25 God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement,[a](E) through the shedding of his blood(F)—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished(G)—
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- 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).
Romans 3:23-25
King James Version
Romans 3:23-25
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;
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Romans 3:23-25
English Standard Version
Romans 3:23-25
English Standard Version
23 for (A)all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 (B)and are justified (C)by his grace as a gift, (D)through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God (E)put forward as (F)a propitiation (G)by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in (H)his divine forbearance he had passed over (I)former sins.
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