Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Being justified (dikaioumenoi). Present passive participle of dikaiow, to set right, repeated action in each case, each being set right.
Freely (dwrean). As in Galatians 2:21.
By his grace (th autou xariti). Instrumental case of this wonderful word xariv which so richly expresses Paul's idea of salvation as God's free gift.
Through the redemption (dia thv apolutrwsewv). A releasing by ransom (apo, lutrwsiv from lutrow and that from lutron, ransom). God did not set men right out of hand with nothing done about men's sins. We have the words of Jesus that he came to give his life a ransom (lutron) for many (Mark 10:45; Matthew 20:28). Lutron is common in the papyri as the purchase-money in freeing slaves (Deissmann, Light from the Ancient East, pp. 327f.).
That is in Christ Jesus (th en Xristw Ihsou). There can be no mistake about this redemption. It is like John 3:16.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Romans 1:17
Romans 3:21
Romans 3:21
Romans 3:22
Romans 8:4
Romans 8:28
Romans 8:33
1 Corinthians 1:30
Colossians 1:14
Titus 3:7
Hebrews 9:12
Revelation 21:6
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