Romans 3:26

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And to make clear his righteousness now, so that he might himself be upright, and give righteousness to him who has faith in Jesus.

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  • Acts 13:38-39 : 38 And so, let it be clear to you, my brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is offered to you: 39 And through him everyone who has faith is made free from all those things, from which the law of Moses was not able to make you free.
  • Rom 3:30 : 30 If God is one; and he will give righteousness because of faith to those who have circumcision, and through faith to those who have not circumcision.
  • Rom 4:5 : 5 But to him who without working has faith in him who gives righteousness to the evil-doer, his faith is put to his account as righteousness.
  • Rom 8:33 : 33 Who will say anything against the saints of God? It is God who makes us clear from evil;
  • Gal 3:8-9 : 8 And the holy Writings, seeing before the event that God would give the Gentiles righteousness by faith, gave the good news before to Abraham, saying, In you will all the nations have a blessing. 9 So then those who are of faith have a part in the blessing of Abraham who was full of faith. 10 For all who are of the works of the law are under a curse: because it is said in the Writings, A curse is on everyone who does not keep on doing all the things which are ordered in the book of the law. 11 Now that no man gets righteousness by the law in the eyes of God, is clear; because, The upright will be living by faith. 12 And the law is not of faith; but, He who does them will have life by them. 13 Christ has made us free from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us: because it is said in the Writings, A curse on everyone who is put to death by hanging on a tree: 14 So that on the Gentiles might come the blessing of Abraham in Christ Jesus; in order that we through faith might have the Spirit which God had undertaken to give.
  • Rev 15:3 : 3 And they give the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and full of wonder are your works, O Lord God, Ruler of all; true and full of righteousness are your ways, eternal King.
  • Deut 32:4 : 4 He is the Rock, complete is his work; for all his ways are righteousness: a God without evil who keeps faith, true and upright is he.
  • Ps 85:10-11 : 10 Mercy and faith have come together; righteousness and peace have given one another a kiss. 11 Faith comes up from the earth like a plant; righteousness is looking down from heaven.
  • Isa 42:21 : 21 It was the Lord's pleasure, because of his righteousness, to make the teaching great and give it honour.
  • Isa 45:21 : 21 Give the word, put forward your cause, let us have a discussion together: who has given news of this in the past? who made it clear in early times? did not I, the Lord? and there is no God but me; a true God and a saviour; there is no other.
  • Zeph 3:5 : 5 The Lord in her is upright; he will not do evil; every morning he lets his righteousness be seen, he is unchanging; but the evil-doer has no sense of shame.
  • Zeph 3:15 : 15 The Lord has taken away those who were judging you, he has sent your haters far away: the King of Israel, even the Lord, is among you: you will have no more fear of evil.
  • Zech 9:9 : 9 Be full of joy, O daughter of Zion; give a glad cry, O daughter of Jerusalem: see, your king comes to you: he is upright and has overcome; gentle and seated on an ass, on a young ass.

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    24And they may have righteousness put to their credit, freely, by his grace, through the salvation which is in Christ Jesus:

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    17For in it there is the revelation of the righteousness of God from faith to faith: as it is said in the holy Writings, The man who does righteousness will be living by his faith.

    18For there is a revelation of the wrath of God from heaven against all the wrongdoing and evil thoughts of men who keep down what is true by wrongdoing;

  • Rom 3:20-22
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    20Because by the works of the law no man is able to have righteousness in his eyes, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

    21But now without the law there is a revelation of the righteousness of God, to which witness is given by the law and the prophets;

    22That is, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ, to all those who have faith; and one man is not different from another,

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    27What reason, then, is there for pride? It is shut out. By what sort of law? of works? No, but by a law of faith.

    28For this reason, then, a man may get righteousness by faith without the works of the law.

    29Or is God the God of Jews only? is he not in the same way the God of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles:

    30If God is one; and he will give righteousness because of faith to those who have circumcision, and through faith to those who have not circumcision.

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    5But to him who without working has faith in him who gives righteousness to the evil-doer, his faith is put to his account as righteousness.

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    38And so, let it be clear to you, my brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is offered to you:

    39And through him everyone who has faith is made free from all those things, from which the law of Moses was not able to make you free.

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    11Now that no man gets righteousness by the law in the eyes of God, is clear; because, The upright will be living by faith.

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    6Even as Abraham had faith in God, and it was put to his account as righteousness.

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    9And be seen in him, not having my righteousness which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

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    1For which reason, because we have righteousness through faith, let us be at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

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    16Being conscious that a man does not get righteousness by the works of the law, but through faith in Jesus Christ, we had faith in Christ Jesus, so that we might get righteousness by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law: because by the works of the law will no flesh get righteousness.

    17But if, while we were desiring to get righteousness through Christ, we ourselves were seen to be sinners, is Christ a servant of sin? In no way!

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    4In no way: but let God be true, though every man is seen to be untrue; as it is said in the Writings, That your words may be seen to be true, and you may be seen to be right when you are judged.

    5But if the righteousness of God is supported by our wrongdoing what is to be said? is it wrong for God to be angry (as men may say)?

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    22For which reason it was put to his account as righteousness.

    23Now, it was not because of him only that this was said,

    24But for us in addition, to whose account it will be put, if we have faith in him who made Jesus our Lord come back again from the dead,

    25Who was put to death for our evil-doing, and came to life again so that we might have righteousness.

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    2For if Abraham got righteousness by works, he has reason for pride; but not before God.

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    3Because, not having knowledge of God's righteousness, and desiring to give effect to their righteousness, they have not put themselves under the righteousness of God.

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    33Who will say anything against the saints of God? It is God who makes us clear from evil;

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    7But if, because I am untrue, God being seen to be true gets more glory, why am I to be judged as a sinner?

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    24So the law has been a servant to take us to Christ, so that we might have righteousness by faith.

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    21Is the law then against the words of God? in no way; because if there had been a law which was able to give life, truly righteousness would have been by the law.

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    21For him who had no knowledge of sin God made to be sin for us; so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

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    4But was marked out as Son of God in power by the Holy Spirit through the coming to life again of the dead; Jesus Christ our Lord,

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    6And he had faith in the Lord, and it was put to his account as righteousness.

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    11And he was given the sign of circumcision as a witness of the faith which he had before he underwent circumcision: so that he might be the father of all those who have faith, though they have not circumcision, and so that righteousness might be put to their account;

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    8And the holy Writings, seeing before the event that God would give the Gentiles righteousness by faith, gave the good news before to Abraham, saying, In you will all the nations have a blessing.

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    24You see that a man's righteousness is judged by his works and not by his faith only.

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    16For this reason it is of faith, so that it may be through grace; and so that the word of God may be certain to all the seed; not only to that which is of the law, but to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,

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    13For God's word, that the earth would be his heritage, was given to Abraham, not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.