Romans 10:4

Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. He is the goal to which the law pointed and the source of righteousness for all who trust him.

Cross-references · 16

• Gal 3:24So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
• Rom 8:3–4For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh,
• Matt 5:17–18Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.
• Acts 13:38–39Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.
• John 1:17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
• Heb 10:14because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified.
• Isa 53:11After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.
• Col 2:17These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.
• Col 2:10And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
• Rom 7:1–4Do you not know, brothers (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law has authority over a man only as long as he lives?
• 1 Cor 1:30It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
• Rom 3:25–31God presented Him as the atoning sacrifice through faith in His blood, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.
• Rom 3:22And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,
• Heb 10:8–12In the passage above He says, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor did You delight in them” (although they are offered according to the law).
• Matt 3:15“Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him.
• Heb 9:7–14But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.

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