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Berean Standard Bible

“God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.”

Romans 3:25

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Paul has argued that all people, Jew and Gentile, are under sin, and that righteousness comes through faith and not through the law. This verse is often called the heart of the letter because it explains how God can forgive sinners and remain just.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.

World English Bible (WEB)

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;

King James Version (KJV)

Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

American Standard Version (ASV)

whom God set forth [to be] a propitiation, through faith, in his blood, to show his righteousness because of the passing over of the sins done aforetime, in the forbearance of God;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Whom God has put forward as the sign of his mercy, through faith, by his blood, to make clear his righteousness when, in his pity, God let the sins of earlier times go without punishment;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

whom God did set forth a mercy seat, through the faith in his blood, for the showing forth of His righteousness, because of the passing over of the bygone sins in the forbearance of God --

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Al cual Dios ha propuesto en propiciación por la fe en su sangre, para manifestación de su justicia, atento á haber pasado por alto, en su paciencia, los pecados pasados,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Dios ofreció a Jesucristo como sacrificio por nuestros pecados. Cuando creemos esto, Dios nos perdona todos nuestros pecados pasados, pues nos tiene paciencia. De esa manera da a conocer su justicia y muestra que él es justo y que nos hace justos por tener fe en Cristo Jesús.

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