Focused Passage

Romans 3:21-26

All Under Sin and the Righteousness of God Revealed Through Faith in Christ

Paul moves from defending God's faithfulness despite Jewish unfaithfulness, to proving that all humanity is under sin, to silencing every mouth before God, and then to announcing the righteousness of God given through faith in Jesus Christ.

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21But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and the Prophets.

22And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,

23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

24and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

25God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.

26He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus.

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References and Original Words

Verse 21

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctionnowΝυνὶG3570Adverbapart fromχωρὶςG5565Preposition[the] lawνόμουG3551Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular[the] righteousnessδικαιοσύνηG1343Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularhas been revealedπεφανέρωταιG5319Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singularas attestedμαρτυρουμένηG3140Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine SingularbyὑπὸG5259PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularLawνόμουG3551Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralProphetsπροφητῶνG4396Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 22

Original words

AndδὲG1161Conjunction[this] righteousnessδικαιοσύνηG1343Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular[from] GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular[comes] throughδιὰG1223PrepositionfaithπίστεωςG4102Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularin JesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine SingulartoεἰςG1519PrepositionallπάνταςG3956Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralwhoτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralbelieveπιστεύονταςG4100Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural-γάρG1063ConjunctionThere isἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnoοὐG3756AdverbdistinctionδιαστολήG1293Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Verse 23

Original words

forγὰρG1063ConjunctionallπάντεςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralhave sinnedἥμαρτονG264Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionfall shortὑστεροῦνταιG5302Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Pluralof theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingulargloryδόξηςG1391Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 24

Original words

[and are] justifiedδικαιούμενοιG1344Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralfreelyδωρεὰνG1432AdverbbyτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingulargraceχάριτιG5485Noun - Dative Feminine SingularthroughδιὰG1223PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularredemptionἀπολυτρώσεωςG629Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularthatτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singular[is] inἐνG1722PrepositionChristΧριστῷG5547Noun - Dative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 25

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GodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularpresentedπροέθετοG4388Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular[Him]ὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular[as an] atoning sacrificeἱλαστήριονG2435Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularbloodαἵματιG129Noun - Dative Neuter SingularthroughδιὰG1223Preposition-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularfaithπίστεωςG4102Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularin orderεἰςG1519Prepositionto demonstrateἔνδειξινG1732Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςG1343Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularbecauseδιὰG1223PrepositioninἐνG1722PrepositionτῇτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singular[His]ΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularforbearanceἀνοχῇG463Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singular[He] had passed overπάρεσινG3929Noun - Accusative Feminine SingulartheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluralsinsἁμαρτημάτωνG265Noun - Genitive Neuter Pluralcommitted beforehandπρογεγονότωνG4266Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Plural

BSB notes

  • Or as a propitiation
Verse 26

Original words

[He did this]πρὸςG4314Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singularto demonstrateἔνδειξινG1732Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςG1343Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularatἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularpresentνῦνG3568AdverbtimeκαιρῷG2540Noun - Dative Masculine Singularso asεἰςG1519Preposition-αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singularto beεἶναιG1510Verb - Present Infinitive ActivejustδίκαιονG1342Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionto justifyδικαιοῦνταG1344Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singularthe [one]τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singular[who has]ἐκG1537PrepositionfaithπίστεωςG4102Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularin JesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

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