KJV King James Version
Whom God hath set forth [to be] a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
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Romans 3:25
Whom God hath set forth [to be] a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.
WEB World English Bible
whom God set forth to be an atoning sacrifice, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness through the passing over of prior sins, in God’s forbearance;
ASV American Standard Version
whom God set forth to be a propitiation, through faith, in his blood, to show his righteousness because of the passing over of the sins done aforetime, in the forbearance of God;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
whom God did set forth a mercy seat, through the faith in his blood, for the shewing forth of His righteousness, because of the passing over of the bygone sins in the forbearance of God—
Surrounding context — Romans 3
22 Even the righteousness of God [which is] by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
25 Whom God hath set forth [to be] a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
26 To declare, [I say], at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
27 Where [is] boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὃνG3739 · hos, hēwhichπροέθετοG4388 · protithēmito plan/presentὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεὸςG2316 · theosGodἱλαστήριονG2435 · hilastēriospropitiationδιὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofπίστεωςG4102 · pistisfaithἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heαἵματιG129 · ahimabloodεἰςG1519 · eistowardἔνδειξινG1732 · endeixisdemonstrationτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoδικαιοσύνηςG1343 · dikaiosunērighteousnessαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heδιὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπάρεσινG3929 · paresispassing overτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπρογεγονότωνG4266 · proginomaito do beforehandἁμαρτημάτωνG265 · hamartēmasinἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀνοχῇG463 · anochētoleranceτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦ·G2316 · theosGod
Cross-references
Romans 3:23-24For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;1 Peter 1:18-20Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, [as] silver and gold, from your vain conversation [received] by tradition from your fathers;1 John 4:10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins.1 John 2:2And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for [the sins of] the whole world.Hebrews 9:14-22How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?Romans 5:9Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.Colossians 1:20-23And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, [I say], whether [they be] things in earth, or things in heaven.Acts 13:38-39Be it known unto you therefore, men [and] brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:Acts 17:30And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:Hebrews 10:4For [it is] not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.Hebrews 11:39-40And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:Psalm 22:31They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done [this].Hebrews 10:19-20Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,Leviticus 16:15Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that [is] for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:Revelation 13:8And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.Hebrews 11:7By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.Exodus 25:17-22And thou shalt make a mercy seat [of] pure gold: two cubits and a half [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.Romans 5:1Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
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