Romans 3:21-26 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;… A poor man who had spent a life of ignorance and sin was found by a London clergyman apparently dying in a miserable garret. He was in great anxiety of mind from an apparently accidental cause. A stray leaf torn from a Testament met his eye. It was part of this chapter. He had read the vivid description of a sinner and had applied it to his own ease. But where was the remedy? where the gospel? Alas! the paper ended, "But now the righteousness of God without the law is"... "Is what?" said the anxious man. "Do the next words give any hope for such a sinner as I am?" The remainder of the chapter was read and explained to him, and the good news was as cold water to his thirsty soul. (W. Baxendale.) Parallel Verses KJV: But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; |
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