Romans 5:1
Having been declared righteous, then, by faith, we have peace toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
In Context
Cross References
Job 21:21For what [is] his delight in his house after him, || And the number of his months cut off?
Psalms 122:6Ask [for] the peace of Jerusalem, || Those loving you are at rest.
Isaiah 32:17And a work of the righteousness has been peace, || And a service of the righteousness—Keeping quiet and confidence for all time.
Isaiah 55:12For you go forth with joy, || And you are brought in with peace, || The mountains and the hills || Break forth before you [with] singing, || And all trees of the field clap the hand.
Habakkuk 2:4Behold, a presumptuous one! His soul is not upright within him, || And the righteous lives by his faith.
Luke 2:14“Glory in the highest to God, and on earth peace, among men—good will!”
Matthew Henry on Romans 5:1
The apostle, having made good his point, and fully proved justification by faith, in this chapter proceeds in the explication, illustration, and application of that truth. I. He shows the fruits of justification, ver. 1-5 . II. He shows the fountain and foundation of justification in the death of Jesus Christ, which he discourses of at large in the rest of the chapter . Read the whole commentary →