Romans 3:21-26
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
21 But now[a] the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, though testified to by the law and the prophets,(A) 22 the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction;(B) 23 all have sinned and are deprived of the glory of God.(C) 24 They are justified freely by his grace through the redemption in Christ Jesus,(D) 25 whom God set forth as an expiation,[b] through faith, by his blood, to prove his righteousness because of the forgiveness of sins previously committed,(E) 26 through the forbearance of God—to prove his righteousness in the present time, that he might be righteous and justify the one who has faith in Jesus.
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- 3:21 But now: Paul adopts a common phrase used by Greek authors to describe movement from disaster to prosperity. The expressions indicate that Rom 3:21–26 are the consolatory answer to Rom 3:9–20.
- 3:25 Expiation: this rendering is preferable to “propitiation,” which suggests hostility on the part of God toward sinners. As Paul will be at pains to point out (Rom 5:8–10), it is humanity that is hostile to God.
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