Romans 3:26

to the showing of his rightwiseness in this time, that he be just, and justifying him that is of the faith of Jesus Christ.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

In Context

25Whom God ordained (the) forgiver [or purposed (as) an helper], by faith in his blood, to the showing of his rightwiseness, for [the] remission of before-going sins, in the bearing up of God,

27Where then is thy glorying? (or Then where is thy boasting?) It is excluded. By what law? Of deeds doing? Nay, but by the law of faith.

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Cross References

Psalms 85:10Mercy and truth met themselves; rightfulness and peace were kissed. (Love and faithfulness came together; righteousness and peace kissed each other.)

Isaiah 45:21Tell ye, and come ye, and take ye counsel together. Who made this heard from the beginning? from that time I before-said it. Whether I am not the Lord, and no God is further without me? [a] God rightful and saving is none, besides me. (Tell ye, and come ye, and take ye counsel together. Who made this heard from the beginning, or from long ago? yea, from the time that I foretold it. Am I not the Lord? and furthermore, there is no God besides me; yea, there is no rightful, or just, God, or one who saveth, besides me.)

Zephaniah 3:15The Lord hath taken away thy doom, [he] hath turned away thine enemies; the king of Israel, the Lord, is in the middle of thee, thou shalt no more dread evil. (The Lord hath stopped thy judgement, or thy punishment, he hath turned away thy enemies; the King of Israel, the Lord, is in thy midst, thou shalt no more fear any evil.)

Acts 13:38Therefore, brethren, be it known to you, that by him remission of sins is told to you, (And so brothers, let it be known to you, that through him forgiveness of sins is now told to you,)

Romans 4:5Soothly to him that worketh not, but believeth into him that justifieth a wicked [or an unpious] man, his faith is areckoned to rightwiseness, after the purpose of God’s grace.

Galatians 3:8And the scripture seeing afar, that God justifieth the heathen of belief, [or Forsooth the scripture purveying, for God justifieth of faith heathen men], told before (hand) to Abraham, That in thee all the heathen [or all (the) folks] shall be blessed. (And the Scripture seeing afar off, that God justifieth the Gentiles by faith, said ahead of time to Abraham, Through thee all the nations and all the peoples shall be blessed.)

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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