23 for all [a](A)have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified as a gift (B)by His grace through (C)the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; 25 whom God displayed publicly as (D)a [b]propitiation [c](E)in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, [d]because in the (F)forbearance of God He (G)passed over the sins previously committed;

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  1. Romans 3:23 Or sinned
  2. Romans 3:25 Or a propitiatory sacrifice
  3. Romans 3:25 Or by
  4. Romans 3:25 Lit because of the passing over of the sins previously committed in the forbearance of God

23 for all have sinned(A) and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and all are justified(B) freely by his grace(C) through the redemption(D) that came by Christ Jesus. 25 God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement,[a](E) through the shedding of his blood(F)—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished(G)

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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).