Rom 3:21-22 | RWP | e4.org | But now apart from the law ( νυν δε χωρις νομου ). He now ( νυν emphatic logical transition) proceeds carefully in verses the nature of the God-kind of righteousness which stands manifested ( δικαιοσυνη θεου πεφανερωτα , perfect passive indicative of φανεροω , to make manifest), the necessity of which he has shown in . This God kind of righteousness is "apart from law" of any kind and all of grace ( χαριτ ) as he will show in verse . But it is not a new discovery on the part of Paul, but "witnessed by the law and the prophets" ( μαρτυρουμενη , present passive participle, υπο του νομου κα των προφητων ), made plain continuously by God himself.

‏ Romans 3:21-22

But now apart from the law ( νυν δε χωρις νομου ). He now ( νυν emphatic logical transition) proceeds carefully in verses 21-31 the

nature of the God-kind of righteousness which stands manifested ( δικαιοσυνη θεου πεφανερωτα, perfect passive indicative of φανεροω, to make manifest), the

necessity of which he has shown in 1:18-3:20. This God kind of righteousness is "apart from law" of any kind and all of grace ( χαριτ ) as he will show in verse 24. But it is not a new discovery on the part of Paul, but "witnessed by the law and the prophets" ( μαρτυρουμενη, present passive participle, υπο του νομου κα των προφητων ), made plain continuously by God himself.

Even ( δε ). Not adversative here. It defines here.

Through faith in Jesus Christ ( δια πιστεως [Ιησου] Χριστου ). Intermediate agency ( δια ) is faith and objective genitive, "in Jesus Christ," not subjective "of Jesus Christ," in spite of Haussleiter's contention for that idea. The objective nature of faith in Christ is shown in Ga 2:16 by the addition εις Χριστον Ιησουν επιστευσαμεν (we believed in Christ), by της εις Χριστον πιστεως υμων (of your faith in Christ) in Col 2:5, by εν πιστε τη εν Χριστω Ιησου (in faith that in Christ Jesus) in 1Ti 3:13, as well as here by the added words "unto all them that believe" ( εις παντας τους πιστευοντας ) in Jesus, Paul means.

Distinction ( διαστολη ). See on 1Co 14:7 for the difference of sounds in musical instruments. Also in Ro 10:12. The Jew was first in privilege as in penalty (2:9f.), but justification or setting right with God is offered to both on the same terms.