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Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Romans 5:1 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
  • KJV Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
  • NKJV Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
  • NASB Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
  • NLT Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.

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Quick answer

Because we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through Jesus Christ. The result of justification is reconciliation and rest.

Overview

Paul begins to unfold the fruits of justification, the first being 'peace with God,' an end to the enmity caused by sin. This peace is not a feeling we achieve but a settled relationship secured through our Lord Jesus Christ. Having established justification by faith in chapters 3 and 4, Paul now shows the rich blessings that flow from it.

Cross-references & the web

Theme

  • Hope"We have peace with God… and rejoice in hope of the glory of God."

Cross-references · 40

  • Isa 32:17The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever.
  • Rom 15:13Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
  • John 16:33I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
  • Col 1:20and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.
  • Acts 13:38–39Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.
  • Rom 6:23For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • John 14:27Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
  • Eph 2:14–17For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility
  • Rom 14:17For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
  • Col 3:15Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.
  • 2 Th 3:16Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
  • Rom 4:5However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness.
  • Isa 54:13Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.
  • Rom 15:33The God of peace be with all of you. Amen.
  • Phil 3:9and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.
  • 2 Cor 5:18–20All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
  • Acts 10:36He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
  • Rom 5:9–10Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!
  • Ps 85:8–10I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.
  • Rom 5:18So then, just as one trespass brought condemnation for all men, so also one act of righteousness brought justification and life for all men.
  • Luke 19:38“Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
  • Luke 19:42and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.
  • 1 Th 5:23Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Isa 27:5Or let them lay claim to My protection; let them make peace with Me—yes, let them make peace with Me.”
  • Jas 2:23–26And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.
  • Rom 1:7To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Isa 55:12You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
  • Luke 10:5–6Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, ‘Peace to this house.’
  • Rom 10:10For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.
  • Gal 2:16know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
  • Rom 1:17For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
  • John 20:31But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.
  • John 3:16–18For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
  • Isa 57:19–21bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”
  • Hab 2:4Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright—but the righteous will live by faith—
  • Rom 3:30since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.
  • Gal 3:11–14Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”
  • Luke 2:14“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”
  • Rom 4:24–25but also for us, to whom righteousness will be credited—for us who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
  • Gal 5:4–6You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.

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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 5:1 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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