Romans 3:24

Context
3:24 But they are justified¹ freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

Romans 3:26-30

Context
3:26 This was² also to demonstrate³ his righteousness in the present time, so that he would be just⁴ and the justifier of the one who lives because of Jesus’ faithfulness.⁵

3:27 Where, then, is boasting?⁶ It is excluded! By what principle?⁷ Of works? No, but by the principle of faith! 3:28 For we consider that a person⁸ is declared righteous by faith apart from the works of the law.⁹ 3:29 Or is God the God of the Jews only? Is he not the God of the Gentiles too? Yes, of the Gentiles too! 3:30 Since God is one,¹⁰ he will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.

[3:24] ¹tn Or “declared righteous.” Grk “being justified,” as a continuation of the preceding clause. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[3:26] ²tn The words “This was” have been repeated from the previous verse to clarify that this is a continuation of that thought. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[3:26] ³tn Grk “toward a demonstration,” repeating and expanding the purpose of God’s action in v. 25a.

[3:26] ⁴tn Or “righteous.”

[3:26] ⁵tn Or “of the one who has faith in Jesus.” See note on “faithfulness of Jesus Christ” in v. 22 for the rationale behind the translation “Jesus’ faithfulness.”

[3:27] ⁶tn Although a number of interpreters understand the “boasting” here to refer to Jewish boasting, others (e.g. C. E. B. Cranfield, “‘The Works of the Law’ in the Epistle to the Romans,” JSNT 43 [1991]: 96) take the phrase to refer to all human boasting before God.

[3:27] ⁷tn Grk “By what sort of law?”

[3:28] ⁸tn Here ἄνθρωπον (anqrwpon) is used in an indefinite and general sense (BDAG 81 s.v. ἄνθρωπος 4.a.γ).

[3:28] ⁹tn See the note on the phrase “works of the law” in Rom 3:20.

[3:30] ¹⁰tn Grk “but if indeed God is one.”