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The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 3:21-31

(4) The righteousness of God, manifested in Christ and apprehended by faith, is the sole remedy, and available for all. The position enunciated in Romans 1:18 being now sufficiently established, the apostle enters here on his main argument, announced in Romans 1:17 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 3:21-31

Justification through faith in Christ. The design of the Law, to intensify our sense of sin, having been made plain, the apostle, in the present paragraph, proceeds to show where justification comes from. It does not come from the Law; for the Law can only give us condemnation. It comes from a source foretold in "the Law and the prophets"—from Jesus Christ, our Propitiation. And more than justification, as we shall now see, proceeds from this marvellous source. Three leading thoughts... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 3:24-26

Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: whom God set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood. δικαιούμενοι agrees with πάντες in Romans 3:23 . "Repente sic panditur scena amaenior" (Bengel). δωρεὰν and τῆ αὐτοῦ χάριτι are opposed to the impossible theory of justification by law . And, as all sinned, so all are so justified potentially, the redemption being for all; cf. especially Romans 5:18 . But ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 3:24

Being justified - Being treated as if righteous; that is, being regarded and treated as if they had kept the Law. The apostle has shown that they could not be so regarded and treated by any merit of their own, or by personal obedience to the Law. He now affirms that if they were so treated, it must be by mere favor, and as a matter not of right, but of gift. This is the essence of the gospel. And to show this, and the way in which it is done, is the main design of this Epistle. The expression... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 3:25

Whom God hath set forth - Margin, “Fore-ordained” (προέθετο proetheto). The word properly means, “to place in public view;” to exhibit in a conspicuous situation, as goods are exhibited or exposed for sale, or as premiums or rewards of victory were exhibited to public view in the games of the Greeks. It sometimes has the meaning of decreeing, purposing, or constituting, as in the margin (compare Romans 1:13; Ephesians 1:9); and many have supposed that this is its meaning here. But the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 3:21-24

Romans 3:21-24. But now the righteousness of God That is, the manner of becoming righteous which God hath appointed; without the law Without that perfect and previous obedience which the law requires; without reference to, or dependance on, the law, ceremonial or moral, revealed or natural; is manifested In the gospel, being attested by the law and the prophets. The example of Abraham’s justification by faith, recorded Genesis 15:6, and the passage which the apostle quotes, Romans... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 3:25-26

Romans 3:25-26. Whom God hath set forth Before angels and men: hath in his infinite mercy exhibited to us in the gospel, to be a propitiation Greek, ιλαστηριον , a propitiatory, or mercy-seat, where mercy may be found by the penitent, in a way consistent with divine justice. The reader will observe, the cover of the ark, in the tabernacle and temple of the Israelites, was called the mercy-seat, or propitiatory, and is termed by the LXX., Exodus 25:17, ιλαστηριον επιθεμα , a... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Romans 3:21-31

3:21-5:21 THE WAY OF SALVATION (JUSTIFICATION)Now that he has established that all humankind is sinful and under God’s condemnation, Paul moves on to explain the salvation that God has made available through Jesus Christ. The following outline introduces a number of ideas and words that Paul uses in this section.God’s loveIt is true that God loves sinners and wants to forgive them (2 Peter 3:9; 1 John 4:16; 1 John 4:16), but genuine love also acts justly. It does not ignore wrongdoing. Suppose,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 3:24

freely . Greek. dorean. See John 15:25 . by . Dative case. No preposition. grace . Greek. charis. App-184 . Compare Romans 3:28 ; Romans 5:1 , Romans 5:9 . through . Greek. dia. App-104 .Romans 3:1 . redemption . Greek. apolutrosis. Occurs ten times. Here; Romans 8:23 .Luke 21:28 . 1 Corinthians 1:30 . Ephesians 1:7 , Ephesians 1:14 ; Ephesians 4:30 . Colossians 1:14 .Hebrews 9:15 ; Hebrews 11:35 . Christ Jesus . App-98 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 3:25

hath . Omit. set forth = foreordained (margin) Greek. protithemi. See Romans 1:13 . to be = as. propitiation . Greek. hilasterion. Only here and Hebrews 9:5 . The word comes to us from the Septuagint. In Exodus 25:17 kapporeth (cover) is rendered hilasterion epithema , propitiatory cover, the cover of the ark on which the blood was sprinkled as the means of propitiation. to, &c . = for (Greek. eis . App-104 .) a declaration of (Greek. endeixis. Occurs also, Romans 3:26 ; 2... read more

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