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Romans 3:23-26 KJV
Romans · chapter 3 · verses 23–26
23For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 24Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25Whom 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; 26To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.Romans 3:23-26 · King James Version
Romans 3:23-26 in context
21But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
22Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
23For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
24Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
25Whom 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;
26To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
27Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
28Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
Commentary
Cross references
- Ecclesiastes 7:20
- 1 John 1:8-10
- Romans 3:9
- Galatians 3:22
- Romans 11:32
- Romans 3:19
- 1 Thessalonians 2:12
- 2 Thessalonians 2:14
- 1 Peter 1:18-19
- Titus 3:5-7
- Colossians 1:14
- Ephesians 1:6-7
Key words (Strong's)
- righteousnessdikaiosynēin a broad sense state of him who is as he ought to be, righteousness, the condition…G1343 →
- propitiationhilastērionrelating to an appeasing or expiating, having placating or expiating force, expiatory a…G2435 →
- redemptionapolytrōsisa releasing effected by payment of ransom, redemption, deliverance, liberation procured…G629 →
- justifieddikaioōto render righteous or such he ought to be, to show, exhibit, evince, one to be…G1344 →
- remissionparesispassing over, letting pass, neglecting, disregardingG3929 →
- throughdiathrough, of place, with, in, of time, throughout, during, of means, by, by the means of…G1223 →
- declareendeixisdemonstration, proof, manifestation made by act, sign, evidenceG1732 →
- sinnedhamartanōto be without a share in, to miss the mark, to err, be mistaken, to miss or wander from…G264 →
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From all this Paul infers that it is in vain to look for justification by the works of the law, and that it is to be had only by faith, which is the point he has been all along proving, from Rom 1:17, and which he lays down (Rom 3:28) as the summary of his discourse, with a quod erat demonstrandum - which was to be…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 19-31