He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor punished us according to our iniquities.
Parallel translations
- WEB He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor repaid us for our iniquities.
- KJV He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
- BSB He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities.
- NASB He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor rewarded us according to our guilty deeds.
- NLT He does not punish us for all our sins; he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve.
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Quick answer
God has not treated us as our sins deserve nor repaid us according to our iniquities. This is the very definition of grace.
Overview
Were God to deal with us strictly by justice, we would be condemned; instead He withholds the punishment we have earned. This restraint flows from His mercy, not our merit. Its ground is the cross, where Christ bore the full penalty so that we receive mercy rather than the wrath our sins deserved.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Ezra 9:13“After all that has come on us for our evil deeds, and for our great guilt, since you, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us such a remnant,
- Lam 3:22It is because of Yahweh’s loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassion doesn’t fail.
- Neh 9:31“Nevertheless in your manifold mercies you did not make a full end of them, nor forsake them; for you are a gracious and merciful God.
- Ps 130:3If you, Yah, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?
- Job 11:6that he would show you the secrets of wisdom! For true wisdom has two sides. Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves.
- Dan 9:18–19My God, turn your ear, and hear; open your eyes, and see our desolations, and the city which is called by your name: for we do not present our petitions before you for our righteousness, but for your great mercies’ sake.
- Hab 3:2Yahweh, I have heard of your fame. I stand in awe of your deeds, Yahweh. Renew your work in the middle of the years. In the middle of the years make it known. In wrath, you remember mercy.
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