Romans 3:26

righteousness

"His righteousness", here, is God's consistency with His own law and holiness in freely justifying a sinner who believes in Christ; that is, one in whose behalf Christ has met every demand of the law (Romans 10:4).

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

At this time - The time now since the Saviour has come, now is the time when he manifests it. That he might be just - This verse contains the...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

To declare, [I say], (a) at this time his righteousness: that he might be (b) just, and the (c) justifier of him which (d) believeth in Jesus. (a) T...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

26. For a demonstration, (121) etc. The repetition of this clause is emphatical; and Paul resignedly made it, as it was very needful; fo...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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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 men...
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...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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,...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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to declare, I say, at this time His righteousness: that he might be just, and the Justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. "Having proved that ju...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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²⁶ To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

Related Commentaries of Romans 3:26

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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