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Romans 3:23-28
23because all have sinned and fall short of the glory[] of God 24and are justified[] freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25whom God publicly displayed as the atonement seat[] through faith in his blood. God did this to demonstrate his justice, since, in his divine restraint, he had left the sins that were committed earlier unpunished. 26He did this to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so that he would be both just and the one who justifies the person who has faith in Jesus.
Footnotes
- 3:23 Or approval
- 3:24 Or declared righteous
- 3:25 The atonement seat was the cover of the Ark of the Covenant. It served as the footstool of God's throne and was the place where the sacrificial blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement (see Leviticus 16:2, 14, 15). Christ is the fulfillment of the function of the atonement seat.
- 3:27 In this verse, principle translates the Greek term nomos, which is often translated law.