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Outside of the Gospels themselves, there is no single Christian document whose influence has been greater than Paul’s epistle to the Romans. Its explosive character has changed lives—Augustine’s, Martin Luther’s, Karl Barth’s, to name a few—and precipitated revolutions. This full-scale commentary deals with the most important issues of the early Christian church. And it is through the eyes of...

now that we are justified through faith. Lit., “justified from faith,” expressed by the aor. pass. ptc., which connotes the once-for-all action of Christ Jesus on behalf of humanity. What is stated at the beginning of this verse is a summation of the latter section of part A, especially of 3:22–26. The mention of dikaiōsis in 4:25 is picked up now by the ptc. dikaiōthentes. Thus justification forms the basis of the further development of Paul’s thought about Christian life and its destiny. Justification
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