But, I ask, have they not heard? Yes, indeed: "To the whole world the preachers' voices have sounded forth, and their words to the remotest parts of the earth."

in expectation of the fulfilment of our blessed hope--the Appearing in glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;

Righteousness

And He, when He comes, will convict the world in respect of sin, of righteousness, and of judgement; --

But now a righteousness coming from God has been brought to light apart from any Law, both Law and Prophets bearing witness to it--

To what conclusion does this bring us? Why, that the Gentiles, who were not in pursuit of righteousness, have overtaken it--a righteousness, however, which arises from faith;

Ignorant of the righteousness which God provides and building their hopes upon a righteousness of their own, they have refused submission to God's righteousness.

He has made Him who knew nothing of sin to be sin for us, in order that in Him we may become the righteousness of God.

not having a righteousness of my own, derived from the Law, but that which arises from faith in Christ--the righteousness which comes from God through faith.

Simon Peter, a bondservant and Apostle of Jesus Christ: To those to whom there has been allotted the same precious faith as that which is ours through the righteousness of our God and of our Saviour Jesus Christ.

Openly shewed

For in the Good News a righteousness which comes from God is being revealed, depending on faith and tending to produce faith; as the Scripture has it, "The righteous man shall live by faith."

General references

Which Thou hast made ready in the sight of all nations--

and then shall all mankind see God's salvation.'"

And there was great joy in that city.