📜WEB · Romans 3:26
What does Romans 3:26 mean?
"to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time; that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus."
— Romans 3:26 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;
whom God sent 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;
to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time; that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.
Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.
We maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
Or is God the God of Jews only? Isn’t he the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,
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