²⁵God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement,ⁱ^m through the shedding of his bloodⁿ—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished^o—

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Footnotes

iThe Greek for sacrifice of atonement refers to the atonement cover on the ark of the covenant (see Lev. 16:15, 16).

Cross references

m Ex 25:17; Lev 16:10; Ps 65:3; Heb 2:17; 9:28; 1 Jn 4:10
n Ac 20:28; Ro 5:9; Eph 1:7; Heb 9:12, 14; 13:12; 1 Pe 1:19; Rev 1:5
o Ac 14:16; 17:30

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

God presented him as the mercy seat by his blood, through faith, to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his restraint God passed over the sins previously committed.

NLTNew Living Translation

For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past,

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

whom God made publicly available as the mercy seat through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness, because of the passing over of previously committed sins,

KJV 1900King James Version

Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

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