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24 being justified as a gift (A)by His grace through (B)the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; 25 whom God displayed publicly as (C)a [a]propitiation [b](D)in His blood through faith, for a demonstration of His righteousness, [c]because in the (E)forbearance of God He (F)passed over the sins previously committed; 26 for the demonstration of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who [d]has faith in Jesus.

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  1. Romans 3:25 Or propitiatory sacrifice
  2. Romans 3:25 Or by
  3. Romans 3:25 Lit because of the passing over of the sins previously committed in the forbearance of God
  4. Romans 3:26 Lit is of the faith of Jesus

24 and all are justified(A) freely by his grace(B) through the redemption(C) that came by Christ Jesus. 25 God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement,[a](D) through the shedding of his blood(E)—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished(F) 26 he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.

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  1. Romans 3:25 The Greek for sacrifice of atonement refers to the atonement cover on the ark of the covenant (see Lev. 16:15,16).