ROM 3:26 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT in the forbearance of God, for the demonstration of his righteousness at this present time, so that he could be just and justifying the one who is from faith in Jesus.

UST God did this because he is so tolerant. God also did this in order to show how he makes people righteous during our time. This is for the purpose of showing that God is righteous and that he makes people righteous if they trust in Jesus.

BSB [He did this] to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the [one] [who has] faith in Jesus.

BLB in the forbearance of God, for the showing forth of His righteousness in the present time, for Him to be just, and justifying the one of the faith of Jesus.

AICNT in the forbearance of God, for the demonstration of his righteousness in the present time, so that he might be justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.[fn]

3:26, faith in Jesus: Or “faithfulness of Jesus” as the construction is genitive.

OEB as a proof, I repeat, at the present time, of his own righteousness, that he might be righteous in our eyes, and might pronounce righteous the person who takes their stand on faith in Jesus.

WEBBE to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time, that he might himself be just and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.

WMBB to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time, that he might himself be just and the justifier of him who has faith in Yeshua.

NET This was also to demonstrate his righteousness in the present time, so that he would be just and the justifier of the one who lives because of Jesus’ faithfulness.

LSV for the showing forth of His righteousness in the present time, for His being righteous, and declaring him righteous who [is] of the faith of Jesus.

FBV but now at this present time God proves he is fair and does what is right, and that he makes right those who trust in Jesus.

TCNT He did so to prove in the present time that he is righteous and that he justifies the one who has faith in Jesus.

T4T because he is patient. God arranged for Jesus to die for us. By doing that, God now shows that he is just, and he shows that he is justly able to erase the record of sins for everyone who trusts/believes in Jesus.

LEB in the forbearance of God, for the demonstration of his righteousness in the present time, so that he should be just and the one who justifies the person by faith[fn] in Jesus.

3:26 Or “by Jesus’ faithfulness”

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

Moff it was to demonstrate his justice at the present epoch, showing that God is just himself and that he justifies man on the score of faith in Jesus.

Wymth with a view to demonstrating, at the present time, His righteousness, that He may be shown to be righteous Himself, and the giver of righteousness to those who believe in Jesus.

ASV for the showing, I say, of his righteousness at this present season: that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him that hath faith in Jesus.

DRA Through the forbearance of God, for the shewing of his justice in this time; that he himself may be just, and the justifier of him, who is of the faith of Jesus Christ.

YLT for the shewing forth of His righteousness in the present time, for His being righteous, and declaring him righteous who [is] of the faith of Jesus.

Drby for [the] shewing forth of his righteousness in the present time, so that he should be just, and justify him that is of [the] faith of Jesus.

RV for the shewing, I say, of his righteousness at this present season: that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him that hath faith in Jesus.
(for the showing, I say, of his righteousness at this present season: that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him that hath/has faith in Jesus. )

SLT For the manifestation of his justice now in time: for him to be just, and justifying him of the faith of Jesus.

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

KJB-1769 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
(To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth/believes in Jesus. )

KJB-1611 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousnesse: that hee might bee iust, and the iustifier of him which beleeueth in Iesus.
(To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth/believes in Yesus/Yeshua.)

Bshps Which God dyd suffer, to shew at this tyme his righteousnes, that he might be iuste, & the iustifier of hym which beleueth on Iesus.
(Which God did suffer, to show at this time his righteousness, that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth/believes on Yesus/Yeshua.)

Gnva Through the patience of God, to shewe at this time his righteousnesse, that hee might be iust, and a iustifier of him which is of the faith of Iesus.
(Through the patience of God, to show at this time his righteousness, that he might be just, and a justifier of him which is of the faith of Yesus/Yeshua. )

Cvdl that at this tyme he mighte shewe ye righteousnes which avayleth before him: yt he onely mighte be righteous, & the righteous maker of him which is of the faith on Iesus.
(that at this time he might show ye/you_all righteousness which avayleth before him: it he only might be righteous, and the righteous maker of him which is of the faith on Yesus/Yeshua.)

TNT to shewe at this tyme the rightewesnes that is alowed of him that he myght be counted iuste and a iustifiar of him which belevith on Iesus.
(to show at this time the rightewesnes that is allowed of him that he might be counted just and a justifiar of him which belevith on Yesus/Yeshua. )

Wycl in the beryng up of God, to the schewyng of his riytwisnesse in this tyme, that he be iust, and iustifyynge hym that is of the feith of Jhesu Crist.
(in the bearing up of God, to the schewing of his righteousness in this time, that he be just, and justifying him that is of the faith of Yhesu Christ.)

Luth auf daß er zu diesen Zeiten darböte die Gerechtigkeit, die vor ihm gilt, auf daß er allein gerecht sei und gerecht mache den, der da ist des Glaubens an JEsum.
(on/in/to that he to/for this times/periods darböte the justice, the before/in_front_of him gilt, on/in/to that he alone just/fair be and just/fair make him, the/of_the there is the faiths at/to Yesum.)

ClVg in sustentatione Dei, ad ostensionem justitiæ ejus in hoc tempore: ut sit ipse justus, et justificans eum, qui est ex fide Jesu Christi.[fn]
(in/into/on sustentatione of_God, to ostensionem justice his in/into/on this at_the_time: as be exactly_that/himself just, and justificans him, who/which it_is from with_faith Yesu Christi. )

3.26 In sustentatione. Patienter sustinuit Deus peccata eorum qui fuerunt ante legem, et sub lege: non punivit, neque remisit, ita ut gloriam haberent, donec venit qui delicta tam præcedentium, quam subsequentium pretio sui sanguinis absolveret.

3.26 In sustentatione. Patienter I_enduredt God sins their who/which they_were before the_law, and under lawfully: not/no punivit, nor remisit, so/thus as glory they_would_have, until he_came who/which offences tam they_will_precedeium, how subsequentium at_a_price self blood absolveret.

UGNT ἐν τῇ ἀνοχῇ τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρὸς τὴν ἔνδειξιν τῆς δικαιοσύνης αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ νῦν καιρῷ, εἰς τὸ εἶναι αὐτὸν δίκαιον καὶ δικαιοῦντα τὸν ἐκ πίστεως Ἰησοῦ.
(en taʸ anoⱪaʸ tou Theou, pros taʸn endeixin taʸs dikaiosunaʸs autou en tōi nun kairōi, eis to einai auton dikaion kai dikaiounta ton ek pisteōs Yaʸsou.)

SBL-GNT ἐν τῇ ἀνοχῇ τοῦ θεοῦ, πρὸς ⸀τὴν ἔνδειξιν τῆς δικαιοσύνης αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ νῦν καιρῷ, εἰς τὸ εἶναι αὐτὸν δίκαιον καὶ δικαιοῦντα τὸν ἐκ πίστεως Ἰησοῦ.
(en taʸ anoⱪaʸ tou theou, pros ⸀taʸn endeixin taʸs dikaiosunaʸs autou en tōi nun kairōi, eis to einai auton dikaion kai dikaiounta ton ek pisteōs Yaʸsou.)

RP-GNT ἐν τῇ ἀνοχῇ τοῦ θεοῦ· πρὸς ἔνδειξιν τῆς δικαιοσύνης αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ νῦν καιρῷ, εἰς τὸ εἶναι αὐτὸν δίκαιον καὶ δικαιοῦντα τὸν ἐκ πίστεως Ἰησοῦ.
(en taʸ anoⱪaʸ tou theou; pros endeixin taʸs dikaiosunaʸs autou en tōi nun kairōi, eis to einai auton dikaion kai dikaiounta ton ek pisteōs Yaʸsou.)

TC-GNT ἐν τῇ ἀνοχῇ τοῦ Θεοῦ· πρὸς [fn]ἔνδειξιν τῆς δικαιοσύνης αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ νῦν καιρῷ, εἰς τὸ εἶναι αὐτὸν δίκαιον καὶ δικαιοῦντα τὸν ἐκ πίστεως Ἰησοῦ.
(en taʸ anoⱪaʸ tou Theou; pros endeixin taʸs dikaiosunaʸs autou en tōi nun kairōi, eis to einai auton dikaion kai dikaiounta ton ek pisteōs Yaʸsou. )

3:26 ενδειξιν ¦ την ενδειξιν CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 3:21–31: God makes people righteous when they believe in Jesus

In this section Paul explained God’s plan for rescuing wrongdoers and making them right with himself. God did this by sending Jesus Christ to stand in the place of every wrongdoer and take the punishment that every wrongdoer deserves. So then, when a person believes in Jesus as the one who has taken the punishment on his behalf, God makes that person right with himself. In this way God remains true to his righteous character, for wrongdoing has been punished.

Since God did that, believers cannot boast in themselves. Paul also said that this faith in Jesus supports the law of Moses.

Here are other possible headings for this section:

Righteousness Through Faith (NIV)

How We Are Put Right with God (GNT)

God Gives Us His Approval as a Gift (GW)

God’s Way of Accepting People (CEV)

3:26a

He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time,

and to show his righteousness in these days,
Those things/deeds also occurred to show that he/God does what is right today.

He did this to demonstrate: The Greek is literally “for the display of.” It connects to “God presented Him as the atoning sacrifice” (3:25a). It introduces a second thing that God would show from that atonement.The first thing that God showed is told in 3:25c–d. Here are other ways to translate this phrase:

and to demonstrate

he did it to demonstrate (NIV)

God also did that in order to show

You should translate this phrase in a similar way to how you translated “in order to demonstrate” in 3:25c.

His righteousness: This is the same Greek phrase as in 3:25c. It probably has the same meaning here. Translate it as you did in 3:25c.

at the present time: This phrase refers to the time that Paul wrote this. But it also refers generally to the time between Jesus ascending to heaven and his return. For example:

for the present age (NJB)

3:26b

so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus.

in order that he is righteous/upright and that he declares people right/innocent when they believe in Jesus.
In that way God always does what is right and also says that people who believe in Jesus are right in his sight.

so as to: The words so as to introduces the purpose of God patiently waiting for Jesus to atone for people’s sins. Here are other ways to translate this phrase:

in order to be

Thus it can-be-seen thatKankanaey Back Translation on TW.

be just and to justify: The Greek words for be just and to justify have the same root, dikaio-.The Greek word that this TN interprets to be “justice” (BSB “righteousness”) in 3:25–26 also has the same root. Here it indicates that the two words have related meanings, to be just means “to do what is right” and to justify means “to be a person who makes people right with someone.” English is able to use two words with the same root as well, just-. If possible translate using similar words for both Greek words.

be just: Here this word means “to do what is right.” God always does the right deed. Here are other ways to translate this word:

is righteous (RSV)

always does what is right

is a just God (JBP)

is upright

is truly straightYakan Back Translation on TW.

to justify: The Greek is literally “the one putting right.” Here it means “declares people right before God.” When people believe in Jesus, God forgives them and considers them righteous. Here are other ways to translate this phrase:

the one who puts right in his sight

he who makes right with himself

he declares righteous

The word “the one putting right” is the same word as “will be justified” in 3:20. See how you translated this word there.

the one who has faith in Jesus: The word faith means “to believe.” Some languages must use a verb for the meaning of faith. For example:

the one who believes in Jesus

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ἐν

Here, in introduces a reason clause. Paul is giving the reason for God “overlooking of the sins that happened previously,” as stated in the previous verse. Starting a new sentence, use a natural way in your language to indicate a reason. Alternate translation: [The reason for this is]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐν τῇ ἀνοχῇ τοῦ Θεοῦ

in the forbearance ¬the ˱of˲_God

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of forbearance, you could express the same idea with a different form. Alternate translation: [because God is so forbearing] or [since God forbears]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ἐν τῇ ἀνοχῇ τοῦ Θεοῦ

in the forbearance ¬the ˱of˲_God

Paul is using the possessive form to describe God as being characterized by forbearance. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: [in God’s forbearance]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

πρὸς τὴν ἔνδειξιν τῆς δικαιοσύνης αὐτοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐν τῇ ἀνοχῇ τοῦ Θεοῦ πρός τήν ἔνδειξιν τῆς δικαιοσύνης αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ νῦν καιρῷ εἰς τό εἶναι αὐτόν δίκαιον καί δικαιοῦντα τόν ἐκ πίστεως Ἰησοῦ)

See how you translated this phrase in the previous verse.

ἐν τῷ νῦν καιρῷ

in in the present time

Alternate translation: [at this time in history] or [currently]

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

εἰς τὸ εἶναι αὐτὸν

in_order (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐν τῇ ἀνοχῇ τοῦ Θεοῦ πρός τήν ἔνδειξιν τῆς δικαιοσύνης αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ νῦν καιρῷ εἰς τό εἶναι αὐτόν δίκαιον καί δικαιοῦντα τόν ἐκ πίστεως Ἰησοῦ)

Here, so that indicates that what follows is a purpose clause. Paul is stating the purpose for which God now demonstrates his righteousness. Use a natural way in your language for introducing a purpose clause. Alternate translation (without a comma preceding): [in order that he would be]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

τὸν ἐκ πίστεως Ἰησοῦ

Paul is speaking of all people who have faith in Jesus, not one particular person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a more natural phrase. Alternate translation: [anyone who is from faith in Jesus] or [every person who trusts in Jesus]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τὸν ἐκ πίστεως Ἰησοῦ

Here Paul is using the possessive form to describe a person who is characterized by faith in Jesus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: [the one who is characterized by faith in Jesus]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

πίστεως Ἰησοῦ

faith ˱in˲_Jesus

See how you translated this phrase in [3:22](../03/22.md).

Parallel ROM 3:26

Section 3:21–31: God makes people righteous when they believe in Jesus

3:26a

3:26b