Romans 3:25

Whom God has put forward as the sign of his mercy, through faith, by his blood, to make clear his righteousness when, in his pity, God let the sins of earlier times go without punishment;

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In The King James Version

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;

In Context

24And they may have righteousness put to their credit, freely, by his grace, through the salvation which is in Christ Jesus:

26And to make clear his righteousness now, so that he might himself be upright, and give righteousness to him who has faith in Jesus.

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Cross References

Exodus 25:17And you are to make a cover of the best gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

Psalms 22:31\22:30\A seed will be his servant; the doings of the Lord will be made clear to the generation which comes after.

Psalms 50:6And let the heavens make clear his righteousness; for God himself is the judge. (Selah.)

Psalms 119:142Your righteousness is an unchanging righteousness, and your law is certain.

John 6:47Truly I say to you, He who has faith in me has eternal life.

Acts 2:23Him, when he was given up, by the decision and knowledge of God, you put to death on the cross, by the hands of evil men:

Matthew Henry on Romans 3:20-31

Justification by Faith; Christ a Propitiation. ( a. d. 58.) 19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. 20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. 21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; 22 Even the righteousness of God which is by… Read the whole commentary →

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