Parallel Verses
NET Bible
But now apart from the law the righteousness of God (which is attested by the law and the prophets) has been disclosed --
New American Standard Bible
But now apart
King James Version
But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
Holman Bible
But now, apart from the law, God’s righteousness has been revealed
International Standard Version
But now, apart from the Law, God's righteousness is revealed and is attested by the Law and the Prophets
A Conservative Version
But now a righteousness of God has been manifested independent of law, being witnessed by the law and the prophets.
American Standard Version
But now apart from the law a righteousness of God hath been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
Amplified
But now the righteousness of God has been clearly revealed [independently and completely] apart from the Law, though it is [actually] confirmed by the Law and the [words and writings of the] Prophets.
An Understandable Version
But now [i.e., under the Gospel age], a way of being considered right with God apart from [any] law has been made known. [The writings of] the law [i.e., the Pentateuch] and the prophets bear witness to this.
Anderson New Testament
But now, God's plan of justifying men without law is revealed, being attested by the law and the prophets;
Bible in Basic English
But now without the law there is a revelation of the righteousness of God, to which witness is given by the law and the prophets;
Common New Testament
But now the righteousness of God has been revealed apart from law, although the law and the prophets bear witness to it,
Daniel Mace New Testament
but the divine justification certified by the law and the prophets, is now clearly proposed independently of the law:
Darby Translation
But now without law righteousness of God is manifested, borne witness to by the law and the prophets;
Godbey New Testament
And now the righteousness of God without law has been made manifest, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
Goodspeed New Testament
But now God's way of uprightness has been disclosed without any reference to law, though the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it.
John Wesley New Testament
But the righteousness of God without the law is now manifested, being attested by the law and the prophets,
Julia Smith Translation
But now without law the justice of God has been made apparent, being testified by the law and by the prophets;
King James 2000
But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
Lexham Expanded Bible
But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified about by the law and the prophets--
Modern King James verseion
But now a righteousness of God has been revealed apart from Law, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Now, verily, is the righteousness that cometh of God declared without the fulfilling of the law: having witness yet of the law, and of the prophets.
Moffatt New Testament
But now we have a righteousness of God disclosed apart from law altogether; it is attested by the Law and the prophets,
Montgomery New Testament
But now, quite apart from any law, a righteousness coming from God has been fully brought to light, continually witnessed to by the Law and the Prophets.
New Heart English Bible
But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the Law and the Prophets;
Noyes New Testament
But now, apart from the Law, the righteousness which is of God, to which the Law and the Prophets bear testimony,
Sawyer New Testament
BUT now God's righteousness has been made manifest without the law, being testified to by the law and the prophets,
The Emphasized Bible
But now, apart from law, a righteousness of God hath been manifested, borne witness to by the law and the prophets, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But now distinct from the law the righteousness of God is manifest, receiving testimony from the law and the prophets;
Twentieth Century New Testament
But now, quite apart from Law, the Divine Righteousness stands revealed, and to it the Law and the Prophets bear witness--
Webster
But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being testified by the law and the prophets;
Weymouth New Testament
But now a righteousness coming from God has been brought to light apart from any Law, both Law and Prophets bearing witness to it--
Williams New Testament
But now God's way of giving men right standing with Himself has come to light; a way without connection with the law, and yet a way to which the law and the prophets testify.
World English Bible
But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the law and the prophets;
Worrell New Testament
But now, apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
Worsley New Testament
But now, without the law, righteousness before God is manifested, being attested by the law and the prophets;
Youngs Literal Translation
And now apart from law hath the righteousness of God been manifested, testified to by the law and the prophets,
Themes
Bigotry » Paul's argument against
Faith » Through it is » Justification
Faith/faithfulness » What is achieved through and by the faith of jesus Christ
Gentiles/heathen » Gentiles and jews being equal in Christ
Israel/jews » Jews and gentiles being equal in Christ
Law » Prophecies in, of the messiah
Righteousness imputed » Described as » The righteousness of God, without the law
Topics
Interlinear
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Martureo
Devotionals
Devotionals about Romans 3:21
Devotionals containing Romans 3:21
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 3:21
Images Romans 3:21
Prayers for Romans 3:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Righteousness Through Faith Revealed
20 For no one is declared righteous before him by the works of the law, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin. 21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God (which is attested by the law and the prophets) has been disclosed -- 22 namely, the righteousness of God through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction,
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Acts 10:43
About him all the prophets testify, that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name."
Romans 1:17
For the righteousness of God is revealed in the gospel from faith to faith, just as it is written, "The righteous by faith will live."
Romans 1:2
This gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy scriptures,
Romans 16:26
but now is disclosed, and through the prophetic scriptures has been made known to all the nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith --
Genesis 15:6
Abram believed the Lord, and the Lord considered his response of faith as proof of genuine loyalty.
Deuteronomy 18:15-19
The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you -- from your fellow Israelites; you must listen to him.
Isaiah 45:24-25
they will say about me, "Yes, the Lord is a powerful deliverer."'" All who are angry at him will cower before him.
Isaiah 46:13
I am bringing my deliverance near, it is not far away; I am bringing my salvation near, it does not wait. I will save Zion; I will adorn Israel with my splendor."
Isaiah 51:8
For a moth will eat away at them like clothes; a clothes moth will devour them like wool. But the vindication I provide will be permanent; the deliverance I give will last."
Isaiah 54:17
No weapon forged to be used against you will succeed; you will refute everyone who tries to accuse you. This is what the Lord will do for his servants -- I will vindicate them," says the Lord.
Isaiah 61:10
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; I will be overjoyed because of my God. For he clothes me in garments of deliverance; he puts on me a robe symbolizing vindication. I look like a bridegroom when he wears a turban as a priest would; I look like a bride when she puts on her jewelry.
Jeremiah 23:5-6
"I, the Lord, promise that a new time will certainly come when I will raise up for them a righteous branch, a descendant of David. He will rule over them with wisdom and understanding and will do what is just and right in the land.
Jeremiah 33:16
Under his rule Judah will enjoy safety and Jerusalem will live in security. At that time Jerusalem will be called "The Lord has provided us with justice."
Daniel 9:24
"Seventy weeks have been determined concerning your people and your holy city to put an end to rebellion, to bring sin to completion, to atone for iniquity, to bring in perpetual righteousness, to seal up the prophetic vision, and to anoint a most holy place.
Luke 24:44
Then he said to them, "These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled."
John 1:45
Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one Moses wrote about in the law, and the prophets also wrote about -- Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."
John 3:14-15
Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
John 5:46-47
If you believed Moses, you would believe me, because he wrote about me.
Acts 3:21-25
This one heaven must receive until the time all things are restored, which God declared from times long ago through his holy prophets.
Acts 15:11
On the contrary, we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they are."
Acts 26:22
I have experienced help from God to this day, and so I stand testifying to both small and great, saying nothing except what the prophets and Moses said was going to happen:
Acts 28:23
They set a day to meet with him, and they came to him where he was staying in even greater numbers. From morning until evening he explained things to them, testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus from both the law of Moses and the prophets.
Romans 5:19
For just as through the disobedience of the one man many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of one man many will be made righteous.
Romans 5:21
so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace will reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 9:30
What shall we say then? -- that the Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness obtained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith,
Romans 10:3-4
For ignoring the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking instead to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to God's righteousness.
1 Corinthians 1:30
He is the reason you have a relationship with Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,
2 Corinthians 5:21
God made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we would become the righteousness of God.
Galatians 3:8
And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the gospel to Abraham ahead of time, saying, "All the nations will be blessed in you."
Galatians 5:5
For through the Spirit, by faith, we wait expectantly for the hope of righteousness.
Philippians 3:9
and be found in him, not because I have my own righteousness derived from the law, but because I have the righteousness that comes by way of Christ's faithfulness -- a righteousness from God that is in fact based on Christ's faithfulness.
Hebrews 10:1-14
For the law possesses a shadow of the good things to come but not the reality itself, and is therefore completely unable, by the same sacrifices offered continually, year after year, to perfect those who come to worship.
Hebrews 11:4-40
By faith Abel offered God a greater sacrifice than Cain, and through his faith he was commended as righteous, because God commended him for his offerings. And through his faith he still speaks, though he is dead.
1 Peter 1:10
Concerning this salvation, the prophets who predicted the grace that would come to you searched and investigated carefully.
2 Peter 1:1
From Simeon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ, have been granted a faith just as precious as ours.