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and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
Romans 3:24 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;
  • KJV Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
  • NKJV being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
  • NASB being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus,
  • NLT Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.

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Quick answer

Sinners are justified freely by God's grace through Christ's redemption. Salvation is an unearned gift purchased by Christ.

Overview

Here Paul concentrates the gospel: justification is 'freely' given, grounded in grace, and accomplished through 'the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.' Redemption pictures a price paid to set captives free, namely Christ's atoning death. Those who deserve condemnation are instead declared righteous as a gift, not a wage.

Cross-references & the web

Theme

  • Redemption"Justified freely by his grace through the redemption in Christ."

Cross-references · 18

  • 1 Pet 1:18–19For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
  • Titus 3:5–7He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
  • Col 1:14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
  • Eph 1:6–7to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.
  • Rom 5:9Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!
  • Rom 4:16Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.
  • Titus 2:14He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
  • 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.
  • Matt 20:28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
  • Eph 2:7–10in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
  • 1 Tim 2:6who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony that was given at just the right time.
  • Rom 5:16–19Again, the gift is not like the result of the one man’s sin: The judgment that followed one sin brought condemnation, but the gift that followed many trespasses brought justification.
  • 1 Cor 6:11And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
  • Rev 5:9And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
  • Heb 9:2–15A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place.
  • 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.
  • Rev 7:14“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
  • Rom 4:4Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation.

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Christ at the center

Paul unfolds the gospel in full: Christ our righteousness received by faith, the second Adam in whom many are made righteous, in whose death and resurrection we are buried and raised.

How Romans 3:24 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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