Romans 4:25
for Jesus was given up to death to atone for our offenses, and was raised to life that we might be pronounced righteous.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
In Context
Cross References
Zechariah 13:7Awake, sword, against my shepherd, against the man who stands near to me, says the Lord of hosts. I will strike the shepherd so that the sheep may be scattered, I will turn my hand against the little ones.
Romans 3:25For God set him before the world, to be, by the shedding of his blood, a means of reconciliation through faith. And this God did to prove his righteousness, and because, in his forbearance, he had passed over the sins that people had previously committed;
Romans 5:18Briefly then, just as a single offense resulted for all humanity in condemnation, so, too, a single decree of righteousness resulted for all humanity in that declaration of righteousness which brings life.
Romans 8:32God did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up on behalf of us all; will he not, then, with him, freely give us all things?
Matthew Henry on Romans 4:24-25
The Case of Abraham. ( a. d. 58.) 23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him; 24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; 25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification. In the close of the chapter, he applies all to us; and, having abundantly proved that Abraham was justified by faith, he here concludes that his justification was to be the pattern or sampler of ours: It was not… Read the whole commentary →