Romans 5:1

Therefore, having been pronounced righteous as the result of faith, let us enjoy peace with God through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

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Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

In Context

2It is through him that, by reason of our faith, we have obtained admission to that place in God’s favor in which we now stand. So let us exult in our hope of attaining God’s glorious ideal.

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Cross References

Psalms 122:6Pray that all may be well with Jerusalem, and well with those who love you,

Habakkuk 2:4The strength of the proud fails, but the upright lives by their faithfulness.

Luke 2:14“glory to God on high, and on earth peace among those in whom he finds pleasure.”

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 →

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