Romans 3:21 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; ”

• Romans 3:21 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  But now - The apostle, having shown the entire failure of all attempts to be justified by the “Law,” whether among Jews or Gentiles, proceeds to state fully the plan of justification by Jesus Chr...

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• Romans 3:21 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  (7) But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; (7) "Therefore", says the apostle, "so that men would not perish, God now exhibits th...

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• Romans 3:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  A new chapter opens in human history the achievement of Redemption in Christ Jesus. Romans 3:21 . In the desperation to which man's sin, brought home to him by the Law, has reduced him, a manifes...

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• Romans 3:21 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  now . at this present time. Greek. nuni . First of twenty-one occurances. without the law . apart from (Greek. choris) law. is manifested. Greek. phaneroo. App-106. Compare Romans 1:19 ....

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• Romans 3:21 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  21. But now without the law, etc. It is not certain for what distinct reason he calls that the righteousness of God, which we obtain by faith; whether it be, because it can alone stand be...

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• Romans 3:21 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 1832 THE BELIEVER’S RIGHTEOUSNESS Romans 3:21-22 . But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets; even the righteousness...

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• Romans 3:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; But now the righteousness of God - God's method of saving sinners is now shown, by the Gos...

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• Romans 3:21 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  But now, &c.— But now a righteousness of God without law is discovered, being testified by the law and the prophets, ( Romans 3:22 .) even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Ch...

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• Romans 3:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; But now - х nuni ( G3570 ) de ( G1161 )]. We may view this either as a pa...

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• Romans 3:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The New Way of Acceptance with God In Romans 1:2 St. Paul has shown that both Gentile and Jew have sinned wilfully, and are under God's condemnation. He now digresses to Jewish objections agains...

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• Romans 3:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  But now. — In these latter days. The Apostle conceives of the history of the world as divided into periods; the period of the Gospel succeeds that of the Law, and to it the Apostle and his readers...

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• Romans 3:21 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 9 THE ONE WAY OF DIVINE ACCEPTANCE Romans 3:21-31 So then "there is silence" upon earth, that man may hear the "still, small voice," "the sound of stillness," 1 Kings 19:12 from the...

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• Romans 3:21 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  All Freely Justified by Grace Romans 3:21-31 From the universal need the Apostle turns to the all-sufficient remedy. The Law and the Prophets hinted dimly at justification by faith, but did not...

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• Romans 3:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Paul here turned to a brief discussion of certain objections. First, "What advantage, then, hath the Jew?" He replied, "Much, every way." He then mentioned only one, which he spoke of as being "first...

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• Romans 3:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; (22) Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all...

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• Romans 3:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  But now the righteousness of God ,.... The apostle having proved that all men are unrighteous, and that no man can be justified in the sight of God by his obedience, either to the law of nature or o...

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• Romans 3:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Ver. 21. But now ] Since Christ came.

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• Romans 3:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  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 re...

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• Romans 3:21 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  What Advantage Has the Jew? Since God requires subjection of heart from the Jew, and at the same time honors a like subjection of heart in the Gentiles, the question arises, "What advantage then...

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• Romans 3:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Justification by Faith; Christ a Propitiation. A. D.  58.       19 Now we know that what things soe...

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• Romans 3:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  But now: q.d. Though justification be not by the law, yet it is to be obtained in another way, as follows. The righteousness of God: see Romans 1:17 . Without the law; inasmuch as the law, p...

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• Romans 3:21 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘But now apart from the law a righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets,' This righteousness of God that God has provided is apart from the Law. It is not...

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• Romans 3:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES Romans 3:22 . By faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe .—Faith apprehends and appropriates a personal mediator. The righteousness of God .—Our participati...

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• Romans 3:21 - Scofield Reference Notes

  righteousness of God The righteousness of God is neither an attribute of God, not the changed character of the believer, but Christ Himself, who fully met in our stead and behalf every demand...

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• Romans 3:21 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Romans 3:21-26 Paul's Evangel. The history of God's relations with human sin breaks into two before Christ, and after Christ. The death of Christ, which marks the point of division, is at the sam...

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• Romans 3:21 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Romans 3:1 . What advantage then hath the Jew? Or what profit is there of circumcision? If, after all, both Jew and Gentiles were under sin, what advantage had the Jew by the covenant under which...

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• Romans 3:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  The first part of this chapter, as far as the twentieth verse, belongs to the two preseding Chapter s, and confirms, by the words of David, the deplorable state of fallen man. Romans 3:1 . What ad...

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• Romans 3:21 - The Biblical Illustrator

  But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested. The righteousness of God is I. Prepared by God. Devised; approved; conferred by Him. II. Attested by the law and the prophets....

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• Romans 3:21 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Romans 3:1-45 (2) Certain objections with regard to the Jews suggested and met. In this passage, before proceeding with his argument, the apostle meets certain objections tha...

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• Romans 3:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  But now the righteousness of God without the Law is manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the prophets;

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• Romans 3:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 1:30 ; 1 Peter 1:10 ; 2 Corinthians 5:21 ; 2 Peter 1:1 ; Acts 10:43 ; Acts 15:11 ; Acts 26:22 ; Acts 28:23 ; Acts 3:21-25 ; Daniel 9:24 ; Deuteronomy 18:15-19 ; Galatians 3:...

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• Romans 3:21 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  Sin and Salvation Romans 3:9-25 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Word of God never belittles sin. Sin, to God, is heinous. It is black, without one ray of white. Sin to God is exceeding sinful. There is...

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• Romans 3:21 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  But now the righteousness of God — That is, the manner of becoming righteous which God hath appointed. Without the law — Without that previous obedience which the law requires; without reference to...

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