Romans 3:22 Cross References - Twentieth_Century

²² The Divine Righteousness which is bestowed, through faith in Jesus Christ, upon all, without distinction, who believe in him.

¹¹ But, when the king went in to see his guests, he noticed there a man who had not put on a wedding-robe. ¹² So he said to him 'My friend, how is it that you came in here without a wedding-robe?' The man was speechless.

²² But the father turned to his servants and said 'Be quick and fetch a robe--the very best--and put it on him; give him a ring for his finger and sandals for his feet;

⁹ He made no distinction between them and us, when he purified their hearts by their faith.

¹ Therefore you have nothing to say in your own defense, whoever you are who set yourself up as a judge. In judging others you condemn yourself, for you who set yourself up as a judge do the very same things.

³ For what are the words of Scripture? 'Abraham had faith in God, and his faith was regarded by God as righteousness.' ⁴ Now wages are regarded as due to the man who works, not as a favor, but as a debt; ⁵ While, as for the man who does not rely upon his obedience, but has faith in him who can pronounce the godless righteous, his faith is regarded by God as righteousness. ⁶ In precisely the same way David speaks of the blessing pronounced upon the man who is regarded by God as righteous apart from actions-- ⁷ 'Blessed are those whose wrong-doings have been forgiven and over whose sins a veil has been drawn! ⁸ Blessed the man whom the Lord will never regard as sinful!' ⁹ Is this blessing, then, pronounced upon the circumcised only or upon the uncircumcised as well? We say that-'Abraham's faith was regarded by God as righteousness.' ¹⁰ Under what circumstances, then, did this take place? After his circumcision or before it? ¹¹ Not after, but before. And it was as a sign of this that he received the rite of circumcision-to attest the righteousness due to the faith of an uncircumcised man-in order that he might be the father of all who have faith in God even when uncircumcised, that they also may be regarded by God as righteous; ¹² As well as father of the circumcised-to those who are not only circumcised, but who also follow our father Abraham in that faith which he had while still uncircumcised. ¹³ For the promise that he should inherit the world did not come to Abraham or his descendants through Law, but through the righteousness due to faith.

²⁰ He was not led by want of faith to doubt God's promise. ²¹ On the contrary, his faith gave him strength; and he praised God, in the firm conviction that what God has promised he is also able to carry out. ²² And therefore his faith 'was regarded as righteousness.'

¹ Therefore, having been pronounced righteous as the result of faith, let us enjoy peace with God through Jesus Christ, our Lord. ² It is through him that, by reason of our faith, we have obtained admission to that place in God's favor in which we not stand. So let us exult in our hope of attaining God's glorious ideal. ³ And not only that, but let us also exult in our troubles; ⁴ For we know that trouble develops endurance, and endurance strength of character, and strength of character hope, ⁵ And that 'hope never disappoints.' For the love of God has filled our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given us; ⁶ Seeing that, while we were still powerless, Christ, in God's good time, died on behalf of the godless. ⁷ Even for an upright man scarcely any one will die. For a really good man perhaps some one might even dare to die. ⁸ But God puts his love for us beyond all doubt by the fact that Christ died on our behalf while we were still sinners. ⁹ Much more, then, now that we have been pronounced righteous by virtue of the shedding of his blood, shall we be saved through him from the Wrath of God. ¹⁰ For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, much more, now that we have become reconciled, shall we be saved by virtue of Christ's Life. ¹¹ And not only that, but we exult in God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, through whom we have now obtained this reconciliation.

¹ There is, therefore, now no condemnation for those who are in union with Christ Jesus;

³⁰ What are we to say, then? Why, that Gentiles, who were not in search of righteousness, secured it-a righteousness which was the result of faith;

¹² For no distinction is made between the Jew and the Greek, for all have the same Lord, and he is bountiful to all who invoke him.

⁷ For who makes any one of you superior to others? And what have you that was not given you? But if you received it as a gift, why do you boast as if you had not?

¹⁶ So we placed our faith in Christ Jesus, in order that we might be pronounced righteous, as the result of faith in Christ, and not of obedience to Law; for such obedience 'will not result in even one soul's being pronounced righteous.'

⁶ It is just as it was with Abraham--'He had faith in God, and his faith was regarded by God as righteousness.' ⁷ You see, then, that those whose lives are based on faith are the Sons of Abraham. ⁸ And Scripture, foreseeing that God would pronounce the Gentiles righteous as the result of faith, foretold the Good News to Abraham in the words--'Through thee all the Gentiles shall be blessed.' ⁹ And, therefore, those whose lives are based on faith share the blessings bestowed upon the faith of Abraham.

²⁸ All distinctions between Jew and Greek, slave and freeman, male and female, have vanished; for in union with Christ Jesus you are all one.

⁹ Any righteousness that I have being, not the righteousness that results from Law, but the righteousness which comes through faith in Christ--the righteousness which is derived from God and is founded on faith.

¹¹ In that new life there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, freeman; but Christ is all!--and in all!

²³ And that in this way the words of Scripture came true-- "Abraham believed God, and that was regarded by God as righteousness," and "He was called the friend of God."