Old Testament it often denoted deliverance from physical danger), in this verse it refers to Christian salvation, the deliverance from the power of sin. For the gospel reveals is in the Greek a passive construction, literally “for in it is revealed.” For the gospel reveals may be rendered as “for the Good News shows” or “the Good News explains.” How God puts men right with himself represents the Greek phrase “the righteousness of God.” In this context, however, “the righteousness of God”